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The party's Cape Town mayoral candidate, Derellen James, launched her campaign in the city on Tuesday, outlining plans that include free MyCiTi bus rides for Capetonians on weekdays and a reduction in municipal rates and tariffs.

The party’s Cape Town mayoral candidate, Derellen James, launched her campaign in the city on Tuesday, outlining plans that include free MyCiTi bus rides for Capetonians on weekdays and a reduction in municipal rates and tariffs.

The manager, the sixth witness, worked at the Pepperclub Hotel in Cape Town, where Tembe and Forbes were staying in April 2021.

Three more witnesses, who asked that their testimony not be recorded, gave their version of events at the inquest sitting in the Cape Town Magistrates Court, bringing the total to eight.

Forbes' father, Tony, was initially listed as a witness for his family and late son but withdrew from the inquest at the last minute.

Brent crude is currently trading at around 101-dollars a barrel, amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Early snapshots from the Central Energy Fund are already pointing to increases of around R2 a litre for both grades of petrol next month, and between R1,50 and R1,80 for diesel.

Provincial police leadership released the quarterly crime statistics on Thursday, covering the period from January to March this year.

Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide following the crash earlier on Friday. Three people have died in a head-on collision on the N1 at Lee-Gamka in the Western Cape Karoo.

The South African Weather Service said that a cut-off low is expected to make landfall on Sunday, bringing widespread rain to the two provinces.