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Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia being briefed on the shooting in Westbury, Johannesburg, March 7, 2026. Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia, says the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to Westbury in Johannesburg, will take longer than expected. This is despite the recent scourge of gang violence in the area. In the latest…

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube speaking at an event. Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube, says she is concerned about the uptake of Mathematics and Science participation at schools. Ahead of International Women’s Day, Gwarube was taking part in a panel discussion with Accountancy bodies on how to grow the number of girls taking up accountancy….

[FILE IMAGE]: A river runs high after heavy rains. A total number of four bodies have now been recovered after a bakkie with eight occupants was washed away by the swollen Tugela River amid heavy rains in the Msinga area in KwaZulu-Natal. Two bodies were recovered in the river on Saturday morning while the other…

Another body recovered in Tugela river uMsinga, March 7, 2026. A third person has been found in the Tugela River in the Msinga area in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday morning after the bakkie they were travelling in was washed off a low-lying bridge during heavy rain on Thursday night. Sbonela Khoza from the Msinga disaster management…

A fire at the China mall in Durban’s Springfield area in eThekwini, March 6, 2026 Firefighters in Durban have managed to control the fire, which broke out in the early hours of Friday morning at the Springfield China Mall in Durban. The eThekwini Fire Services say there were no casualties or injuries reported, but that…

FILE | SANDF soldiers on patrol South African National Defence Force  (SANDF) Major General Siphiwe Sangweni says the behaviour of soldiers during their deployment inside South African borders to assist police is guided by the code of conduct. He was briefing the Joint Standing Committee on Defence on the conduct of SANDF members during deployment….

Residents of Sigonde near Musina in Limpopo assess the damage caused by the elephants, March 6, 2026. Residents of Sigonde near Musina in Limpopo say they have abandoned their backyard farming after stray elephants repeatedly destroyed their crops during harvest season. A herd of elephants was spotted in the area on Thursday night, raising safety…