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The picnic spot area and some traffic light issues on Dumasanian Kaya and the R102 around Duffs Road causing some delays, particularly if you're arriving into that junction from the Phoenix side. Cape Town, absolute chaos trying to get through Athlone. It's a big truck that's broken down. The Youngsmutts and Clifffontaine. Young Smuts is heavy coming from Epping. Clifffontein heavy from Mowbray. Behind that, you've got really big traffic on Lisbick Parkway through Observatory down to Mowbray. Forest Drive, Rapenberg Road through the Clifffontaine out of Pinelands. That's heavy. The M5 south down towards Crane.

56, which includes Factreton, Maitland, and Kensington from the DA during a February 2023 by-election. 65-year-old Julia Matruis says a lot has changed in the area since then. Carlo Peterson has more. Julia Matruis says she spent her whole life in the Kensington and Factreton area. Matrus says her political party of choice used to be the Democratic Alliance. I don't spent my whole life with you because I don't understand politics back.

Says she now votes for the Patriotic Alliance because the party fights for coloured people. The PA took Ward 56, which includes Fackreton, Maitland, and Kensington, from the DA in a February 2023 by-election. 65-year-old Julia Matruis says a lot has changed in the area since then. Carlo Peterson has the special report. Julia Matruis says she spent her whole life in the Kensington and Fackreton area. Matruas says her political

R559. While in the mother city, we're still dealing with that accident scene in Century City. This is at Century Boulevard approaching Ratunga Road. There's also slow-moving traffic on the M5 southbound between Pinelands and Kenilworth. If you come across any other traffic issues, kindly what up us on 072-702-1702. There's more EWN on air, online, and on the EWN app at Specsavers this October. Get to

Times the price. The rest of the audience in there can pay 180 rand, but I'll charge her 540 if that'll get her to come. EWN traffic. It's brought to you by OUTsurance in partnership with Cape Talk. In Century City at Century Boulevard and Ratanga Road, there's just been an accident, so do pass with caution. If you are on the M5 South, traffic is still slow moving between Pinelands and Kenilworth. And on Nelson Mandela Boulevard, outbound traffic is still backed up at Rudablum Road.

Traffic happening now. The M5 South traffic is still backed up between Pinelands and Kenilworth this afternoon. And as you leave the CBD or Nelson Mandela Boulevard outbound, traffic is already congested from Riddablum Road. The N1 outbound that's slowing down between the Foreshore and Balville. A reminder that schools are back today, so there's a lot more activity on our roads. Traffic lights are also faulty in Sunset Beach at Marine Drive and Ocean Way, as well as in Mitchell Splane at the R300 and AZ Berman Drive. I'm Justine Ringquist, and I'll have.

Station. How reliable is the train except for days that are late? The route is retreat to Pinelands and then Pinelands to retreat. Trains have generally become more reliable. I would suggest, I wouldn't park and ride at retreat station. What I would do is maybe if you're coming from the south, the deep south, Lakeside provides, I think, a bit more safer park and ride, park there.