KZN Education orders Addington Primary to submit registration list

SAPS officers outside Addington Primary School in Durban. KwaZulu-Natal Education Department says it has instructed the principal of Addington primary school to submit a detailed registration list, amid allegations of the admission of foreign children outweighing locals at the school.   Clashes erupted between foreign nationals, members of the uMkhontho weSizwe Party as well as lobby…

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11 dead after floods hit Limpopo since December

The overflowing Mohlapitsi River in Ga-Mampa village, Limpopo. A total of 11 people have died in the floods that have hit Limpopo from the 25th of December to date. President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Tshakhuma in the Vhembe district and Mbaula in the Mopani district on Thursday to assess the extent of flood damage. Premier Phophi…

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SA government officials set to participate in WEF Annual Meeting

President Cyril Ramaphosa in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting. The Government of South Africa represented by Cabinet Ministers and senior government officials, will participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland from 19 to 23 January 2026 under “A Spirit of Dialogue” theme.  The delegation will be led by the Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwan and…

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Four suspects killed in shootout with KZN police

Barrier tape and gun cartridges. Four alleged suspects have been shot and fatally wounded in a shootout without police in Woodlands south of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. Police says three others have been arrested whilst the search for those who fled the scene is ongoing. The suspects were wanted for a number of serious crimes. Meanwhile,…

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Airlink suspends Hoedspruit flights amid severe flooding

An Airlink aircraft. Some holidaymakers in the Kruger National Park area may have their travel plans upended. Airlink says it has suspended all flights to and from Hoedspruit in Limpopo. This is due to severe floods which have left many roads impassable and, in the process, restricting access to the airport. The Hoedspruit Airport serves…

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Sibiya ‘forced me’ to compile report on PKTT disbandment: Khumalo

Head of Crime Intelligence Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo. Crime intelligence boss Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo has told the Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town that he was forced to compile a report regarding the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT). Khumalo says suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya demanded that he write…

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Leopard on the loose in Bloemfontein

Leopard walking around. The Free State Department of Environment Affairs and Tourism has warned the public about a leopard seen roaming between Glen Agricultural College and the N1/R30 interchange near Bloemfontein. The community of Glen and the surrounding areas are requested to be vigilant. Wildlife experts from the department are still searching for the leopard.

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