African Roots

Aerial view of the Kruger National Park. Day visits to the Kruger National Park will resume on Monday. This after the park’s authorities put restrictions in place following the heavy rains that affected Limpopo and Mpumalanga. In a statement, SANParks Spokesperson JP Louw says the northern part of the park will remain closed. This is…

File: A man holds a sign as activists mark the start of Climate Week in New York during a demonstration calling for the U.S. government to take action on climate change and reject the use of fossil fuels in New York City, New York, US, September 17, 2023. The South African Local Government Association (SALGA)…

Scholar transport vehicle. The Human Rights Commission (HRC) will, on Monday morning, release a report following its investigations regarding scholar transport in the North West. The commission started its probe into scholar transport last year. This followed endless complaints about unroadworthy buses, learners missing school time when buses did not pitch, non-payment of service providers…

Xolani Khumalo is the ActionSA mayoral candidate for Ekurhuleni. ActionSA National Chairperson, Michael Beaumont, says the party is fully behind its Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate, Xolani Khumalo, as he is set to hand himself over to the police at Katlehong, east of Johannesburg on Monday morning. This follows allegations of being involved in an assault case….

FILE: Rescue teams use tracking dogs to search for bodies after heavy rains caused flooding in KZN. The body believed to be that of a 20-year-old Lindelani Munyai has been found at the Mutale River in Makuya Domboni Village, bringing a tragic end to the uncertainty that gripped his family and the local community members….

Desk and chairs seen in a classroom at a school. Limpopo’s Education Department says only teachers will report for duty on Monday to assess the impact of the floods. Learners are expected to go to classes on Tuesday after the assessment. The schools in the flood-stricken areas in some parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga didn’t…

[File image] Flooding after heavy rains. Two more children have been reported missing from Mashishimale village outside Phalaborwa in Limpopo. The two boys are suspected to have been swept away by an overflowing local river following recent floods. Police and the emergency services personnel are still searching. Mashishimale village is hardly accessible after a local…

A car drives through a flooded road. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says South Africa has sent SANDF helicopters to help look for the missing Ekurhuleni MMC Andile Mngwevu, who has gone missing in Mozambique. Mngwevu and three other people went missing in Chokwe, Mozambique, after their vehicle was swept away by floods….