The gist of its argument is: the ban is sinking the country's entire tobacco industry, which means jobs are at risk and tax revenue is being dealt a blow.

Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said that government would regularly evaluate the ban as it wants to limit the impact it's having on the economy and livelihoods.

That is the view of the South African Medical Association which said on Wednesday graft claims relating to medical supply tenders were unsettling and damaged the country’s ability to care for the sick.

Two portfolio committees said that due to the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown, the water department and local government association needed to reconsider proposals to increase tariffs.

A group of hospitality industry workers gathered outside the parliamentary precinct to protest certain lockdown restrictions which they said were throttling the industry.

It said that the ban had cost state over R4 billion in excise tax losses, with 30,000 jobs lost in the industry since the lockdown came into effect.

The Human Settlements Department’s spokesperson Yonela Diko said that authorities needed to be aware of what they could and could not do in the event of land invasions.

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is going ahead with evaluating conditions and the needs of public schools in the province.

It's the second cold snap since Thursday, when a round of inclement weather chilled the Cape before moving inland.

A Cape Town eatery secured victory this week when it took its insurer to court for failing to pay out business interruption insurance claims linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The City of Cape Town said it had been collating data for the N1, N2, N7 and M5 freeways since the start of the COVID-19 shutdown.

The circumstances surrounding Wednesday night's attack at a house in the area are unclear.

Watching his favourite band as a 16-year-old, Regan Thaw finds holding on to his memory of a Depeche Mode concert is getting him through the difficult COVID-19 moments.

The department said three shipping lines were cancelling calls to the Mother City or were implementing a congestion surcharge from next month.

Cabinet described it as a roadmap to stabilise debt and was optimistic it would get the economy back on track.

The provincial Health Department is scrambling to contain the outbreak at the Mount Frere school.

In its latest meeting, Cabinet received an updated report from the national coronavirus command council on the recommendations.

Game reserves are also open but only for self-drive visits and there are limits to how many people can tag along.