Concerns are escalating over businesses being targeted by extortion rackets in a number of areas such as Khayelitsha, Bloekombos, Wallacedene and Gugulethu.
In recent weeks, community leaders and business owners in various areas including the city centre, Gugulethu, and Khayelitsha have raised the alarm over protection rackets.
Eskom is implementing stage two load shedding for a second day, while technicians work to bring generating units back online.
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that these sensible health precautions included social distancing, wearing of masks, sanitising, self-isolation if infected and the re-arranging of the workspace as necessary.
The party has now invited Energy Minister Gwede Manatashe to brief its standing committee on finance and economic opportunities and tourism about proceedings relating to that request.
The chamber, however, said her resignation left many unanswered questions.
Over the past few days, there have been protests in several Cape Town communities.
Eskom and government say there’s no quick fix to the country's electricity issues, with months of load shedding still expected.
Eskom implemented stage 4 load shedding on Monday which was expected to continue until Wednesday.
Cape Town will be staging the event and the centre will be used as one of the main venues.
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has praised President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (Sona), calling it courageous.
Plato was elected on Tuesday as Patricia De Lille's replacement after receiving 70% of the votes during a special council sitting.
The comments come after a recent train torching at Koeberg train station earlier this week.
The Department of Transport says these containers should only be permitted on special, low-bed trailers for safety reasons.
In July, three trains were torched in the city, two of them in the space of just a week at Cape Town Station.
More than 300,000 people, who use bus services, were forced to make alternative transport arrangements on Wednesday morning.
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe announced consumers will have to fork out 72 cents more for 95 octane while 93 octane is going up 69 cents.
This week's suspension of services on Metrorail’s central line was yet another reminder of the parlous state of the city's rail system.
