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FILE| Damaged house after heavy rains caused flood damage. President Cyril Ramaphosa says, more than 500 homes have been damaged in the Nkomazi municipality of Mpumalanga. This after torrential rain struck the province in recent days. Ramaphosa visited the area to assess the destruction, with an estimate of more than 1 300 houses being damaged…

FILE | President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at an event. President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is working on strengthening its disaster management system to ensure a swift response as climate change continues to intensify. Fossil fuels like oil and coal are the main drivers of climate change. Ramaphosa made these remarks during an oversight visit to…

A health officer checks cattle in a farm as a preventive measure against foot and mouth at a farm in Indonesia. Foot and mouth disease cases in the Free State have increased with 29 new confirmed infections, bringing the total to 223. The provincial Department of Agriculture says multiple outbreak areas have been identified, prompting…

File Image: Aeroplane flying over mountain range. Flights in and out of Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport Nelspruit in Mbombela have resumed following morning delays due to bad weather. Frustrated passengers were told that flights to and from the airport would take off later today. Heavy rains have ravaged Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces since last week….

The Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME) that was triggered by the X1,9 solar flare on Sunday. The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has put out a warning for elevated geomagnetic storm activity to affect the Earth on Tuesday. The geomagnetic storm is caused by burst of energy from the Sun and will affect high…

Empty benches inside a court The case against Tebogo Mnisi, who was arrested in connection with the murder of two young women in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria, has been postponed to the 19th of March 2026 at the Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court.   22-year-old Tshiyamo Moramaga and her cousin, 21-year-old Boleseng Moramaga, were fatally shot after…

The scene of a deadly scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark on 19 January 2026. The Emfuleni Local Municipality Executive Mayor Sipho Radebe says the deadly scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal highlights a growing national crisis on South Africa’s roads. This follows a collision between a minibus used as scholar transport and a…

Accident scene graphic. Nine children have been injured after the driver of their scholar transport vehicle lost control. The vehicle crashed into a tree near Sarnia Primary School in Pinetown, west of Durban. Advanced Life Support (ALS) Paramedics spokesperson, Garrith Jamieson explains: “Its believed that a single vehicle carrying nine school children on their way home…