The law enforcement official claimed in a WhatsApp voice note that homeless people would be forcibly removed from the city's streets and taken to Pollsmoor Prison and then placed under quarantine for a year.

Authorities have repeatedly warned the public against disseminating fake news about the pandemic because it could spark needless panic.

The 55-year-old was taken into custody on Monday and charged in terms of the Disaster Management Act.

As Murray Adait was making his way back to Mauritius, he got caught up in travel restrictions.

It's confirmed contact tracing has already begun to identify the people who were in close contact with the staff member and they are all asymptomatic.

Parliament’s transport portfolio committee chairperson Mosebenzi Zwane said it was unfortunate to involve ordinary people in matters they knew nothing about.

The president said extraordinary action was needed to deal with the country’s economic problems.

World Health Organisation data puts the death toll at just over 360 with the vast majority of the casualties in mainland China.

Since the outbreak was detected in China a month ago, at least 132 people have died, and more than 6,000 people have been affected.

Aggett, a doctor and trade unionist born on 6 October 1953, died in 1982 in police custody under mysterious circumstances.

The man was taken into custody on Thursday at a Kuils River house on firearm-related charges.

South Africa boasts the world's best treatment programme which has been given a boost through a new three-in-one pill which is being rolled out.

There've been more than 20 train fires in the city this year so far. The cause of the latest blaze is unknown, but an investigation is under way.

The officer, who was a detective at the Elsies River police station, was shot dead during an apparent house robbery on Tuesday.

The Fireman's Arms caught fire overnight.

Four of the top five eating spots are in Cape Town.

The facility, owned by steel giant ArcelorMittal, is a critical economic driver in the West Coast town.

This was due to the company's failure to honour its repayments for an outstanding loan, which had been advanced by the fund.