Southern cape
WC police hunt 4 suspects after fatal shooting in Thembalethu
The shooting at the entrance to the township earlier on Wednesday.
They'd apparently been fishing from the rocks when a wave swept them off.
The officer was attacked on Friday morning during an apparent robbery.
Six hundred and forty-nine motorists were tested for alcohol of which 39 were arrested.
The Karoo and Southern Cape regions have become fertile grounds for smaller political parties, as their bigger rivals focus on metro areas.
The Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa might be considered a small party but in local government, they were serious contenders.
Earlier this month police made a breakthrough in the 2017 murder of a teacher in Da Gamaskop in the Southern Cape.
Earlier this month police made a breakthrough in the 2017 murder of a teacher in Da Gamaskop.
Reshall Jimmy died when his Ford Kuga burst into flames while he was traveling in wilderness in the Southern Cape.
The 69-year-old man, Julian Klassen, has been missing since Tuesday.
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille visited the region on Sunday to assess the situation.
A fire has been burning for 13 days in different parts of the Southern Cape.
Eight people have been killed and the fire has burned 48,000 hectares of vegetation between George and Knysna since last week.
One adult, two toddlers and a baby died in the Bos Dorp community in Karatara, near George.
Officials say despite fierce winds hampering firefighting efforts on Tuesday afternoon, firefighters managed to douse some of the flames.
The blaze has been raging in the Vermaaklikheid area near Riversdale since Sunday.
Three separate incidents were reported to authorities in Kwanonqaba, in Mossel Bay, over the last week alone.
A man, believed to be in his mid-twenties, died in the fire that broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Bongani Qubu, accused of raping a 69-year-old woman in Thembalethu, died while being kept at the local police station earlier this week.