At the time of his murder, Kinnear was the investigating officer in the extortion case of alleged Cape Town underworld figure Nafiz Modack.

Her body was discovered on Thursday after police arrested two suspects for the possession of alleged stolen property.

Police in the Western Cape say they are investigating a murder case after they were led to the lifeless body of a woman along the railway line in the area.

Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer said that the exams were important as they would guide schools on which topics and subjects needed additional attention in the remaining seven weeks.

Attacks on children have been thrust into the spotlight in the Eastern Cape this week.

The DA has expressed sadness at the death of the deputy mayor who died on Wednesday after suffering a stroke.

Schafer said the exams are important as they would guide schools on which topics and subjects need additional attention in the remaining seven weeks before the final National Senior Certificate exams start.

Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz said that the province had nearly 10% less policing resources compared to KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Limpopo and the Eastern Cape.

On Tuesday, seven-year-old Emaan Solomon's father Azmir Oosthuizen was in court as Eben Basson and Chivargo Fredericks appeared in the dock for a bail application.

The incident is believed to have happened at the weekend.

On Monday, another body was discovered along the seaside road near Khayelitsha.

He's accused of sexually assaulting a woman at the provincial Transport and Public Works Department's quarantine facility in Mossel Bay.

The 25-year-old man attacked the child in the Gqunqe village, in the Eastern Cape, in January last year.

Less than three weeks ago, the decomposing bodies of a man and a woman were found among bushes along the same road.

Clinton Hartnick has been remanded in custody.

On Friday, the Grahamstown Regional Court in the Eastern Cape sentenced both 46-year-old Lulamile Lepile and 57-year-old Zandisile Sandi.

Earlier this week, Bomikazi Hlabongi gave birth inside a security guard office at the busy Cape Town station deck.

Phillip April's pre-trial hearing was scheduled for the Western Cape High Court on Friday but it was postponed until 30 October to afford his Legal Aid lawyer time to consult with him.