The closure of the Mbekweni/Paarl and Bellville route comes as negotiations between taxi operators fail and will affect thousands of commuters
Several vaccination sites were forced to a standstill on Monday, with healthcare workers unable to attend work because of limited public transport
Western Cape government cuts off its Blue Dot incentive payments to Cata and Codeta and financial support agreement with Santaco
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The Western Cape taxi war now threatens commuters on the Golden Arrow bus service, with talks between various stakeholders not yielding a solution
The ongoing taxi war in the Western Cape claimed the lives of three more people on Tuesday as the province braces itself for the possibility of the looting that has rocked Gauteng and KwaZulu-Nata
Police on full alert as shops and malls tighten up security and some close as a safety measure
Illegal occupations of unsuitable land coupled with heavy rains cause disruption of flood management systems
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The province gets a permanent police commissioner to fight crime and violence during a time of instability in the police force
The 2020 lockdown meant tourism took a dive, but according to Libstar subsidiary Cape Herb & Spice, many people chose to ‘travel via their taste buds
People who have had Covid-19 in the past 30 days or who have had a flu shot in the past 14 days will be vaccinated at a later date
Zane Kilian has been denied further information into the charges against him, which include murder, unlawful interception of communications and fraud
The police union said it would challenge the process that led to the axing of the Western Cape head of detectives
The Western Cape head of detectives was found to have brought the police service into disrepute with a series of Facebook posts taking aim at national commissioner Khehla Sitole
The bail hearing of alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack and his co-accused is delayed as defence asks for more information
The speaker of City of Cape Town says no sanctions are considered against City’s ward councillor, as yet
Judge says appellant’s evidence ‘riddled with improbabilities and untruths’ and defence failed to prove any exceptional circumstances that would allow bail under schedule six charges
To avoid the spread of the highly contagious disease, 937 farms are being monitored
Nafiz Modack is the second person to be charged with killing Charl Kinnear and five others are accused of conspiracy to commit murder, among 61 other charges
On Monday morning, roads to Arniston and Struisbaai were still closed, but authorities say they may open later in the day as water levels are subsiding quickly
Civil rights organisations want the department to find a permanent solution to the problem
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The winter storm that made landfall on Wednesday morning and caused widespread damage is not yet over
Avian flu has been confirmed on two farms in Gauteng and one in North West
The provinces cite limited capacity and funds to implement the regulations
At least 50 more police and other law enforcement officers were sent to the area in response to the spate of violence
For the past four years, the matric results in Tshwane South has been the leading district in Gauteng. The formula to success has been involving the parents
The minister of basic education released the 2020 matric results on Monday, announcing that the overall pass rate has declined from 2019
Former state security minister Bongani Bongo has been charged with corruption for allegedly trying to bribe the evidence leader in a parliamentary inquiry into Eskom.
The City of Cape Town has called on the police and transport ministers to establish a police unit to investigate public transportation crimes
DA leader John Steenhuisen has called for Ramaphosa to throw out what he termed an ‘outdated 20th century ideology of state control’
The drought-stricken Northern Cape experienced some relief as heavy rainfall caused rivers and dams to overflow
The number of people being trained online will steadily increase
Democratic Alliance drags the government to court, demanding a Covid-19 vaccination rollout plan.