UIF commissioner Teboho Maruping said companies could apply for the benefit on behalf of their workers, saying that simplified the process for them.

Sixteen criminals have been arrested in the Cape Town CBD since the weekend, most of them for breaking into businesses which have had to close.

So far, at least 39,500 tests have been conducted while the department's preparing to ramp this up drastically in the coming weeks.

The 32-year-old man is believed to have started the fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The 23-year-old man was pulled over on Tuesday morning during a roadblock along the N7.

There were four attacks on paramedics in areas including Lavender Hill and Philippi at the weekend.

The refunds comprise payments to large businesses of R1.1 billion and payments to the Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises SMMEs to the tune of R1.3 billion.

Law enforcement officers were patrolling along Lukannon Drive in the Bay View section of Strandfontein on Tuesday morning when they spotted a suspicious vehicle.

The accused were apprehended after Cremer's body was discovered at a Philippi sand mine in August last year.

Last Friday, Moody's joined the other two major ratings agencies in downgrading South Africa's sovereign credit rating to junk status.

This was expected to have a detrimental effect on workers who performed essential services and relied on public transport to commute between their homes and places of work.

Queue marshals were seen summoning commuters at Bara Taxi Rank, but instead of multiple shouts at the same time, only a few voices could be heard.

Murder accused Phillip April will be transported to Cape Town in August to make a first appearance in the High Court - a pre-trial hearing.

Preliminary police investigations revealed that the woman was sleeping in her rondavel when she was shot dead.

Tourist who have made pre-paid reservations can call the Cango Caves at 044-272 7410 to reschedule their visit or ask for a refund.

Police management said that it viewed the misleading alerts as mischievous and meant to sow unnecessary panic and confusion.

Members of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) were meeting to discuss the impact of President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that mass gatherings were restricted to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

The week-long festival was meant to start on 23 March and end on 29 March 2020.