South African Weather Service warns of severe storms in northern KZN
Severe storms to batter the KZN province. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says a…
South African Weather Service warns of severe storms in northern KZN
Severe storms to batter the KZN province. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says a severe thunderstorm accompanied by heavy downpours, damaging winds and excessive lightning is expected to hit areas in the northern part of KwaZulu-Natal. Weather forecaster Wiseman Dlamini says areas likely to be affected include uThukela, uMzinyathi, Amajuba and others. Dlamini is…
Search for trapped five mineworkers at Ekapa Mine continues
[File Image]: Gold miners work deep underground at Sibanye Gold’s Masimthembe shaft in Westonaria, South Africa, April 3, 2017. Details surrounding the search and rescue operation for five Ekapa Mine workers trapped underground following a mud rush in the early hours of Tuesday morning remain unclear. The Kimberley-based mine said in a statement after the…
Sibiya links Mkhwanazi to social media surge
Suspended National Deputy Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya. Suspended National Deputy Police Commissioner, General Shadrack Sibiya, has alluded to the fact that Kwa-Zulu Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is responsible for the surge in social media accounts supporting him. Sibiya is testifying at the Madlanga Commission. He is at the centre of corruption allegations at…
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Forum blames government for deepening Joburg water crisis
Representatives from WaterCan take to the streets of Melville in Johannesburg protesting against prolonged water shortages The People’s Water Forum has accused government of ignoring Johannesburg’s deepening water crisis. The forum addressed a media briefing at Constitution Hill Wednesday morning. It revealed it has been reaching out to the City of Johannesburg, the Gauteng government,…
Sibiya points finger at MK Party at the Madlanga Commission
Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya has testified at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that he is being politically targeted by the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party. Sibiya, who was suspended as the Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection in September last year, is at the centre of corruption allegations made at the commission. Sibiya explains, “The same MK…
High Court postpones murder accused Tiffany Meek’s case to next month
Tiffany Meek appeared at the Johannesburg High Court on the 18th of February 2026. The High Court in Johannesburg, sitting at the Palm Ridge Court in Ekurhuleni, has postponed the matter of murder accused Tiffany Meek to the 10th of next month. This is to allow the state to submit further particulars and review a…
N West cancels services of scholar transport operator after bus crash
An official inspects a scholar transport bus during a safety blitz at Thapama Secondary School in Taung, North West on 04 February 2026. The North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management, MEC Wessels Morweng, says they will terminate the services of a scholar transport provider whose bus was involved in a crash yesterday….
Second accused in Meyiwa trial rejects ‘nkabi’ characterisation
A man holds a framed picture of South African national soccer team goalkeeper and captain, Senzo Meyiwa during his funeral service in Durban November 1, 2014. Second accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Bongani Ntanzi, says he feels insulted by allegations that he is an assassin. Ntanzi has been on the stand at the…
Three more charged in connection with murder of e-hailing driver
E-hailing vehicle. Three more people have been charged in connection with the murder of slain e-hailing driver, Isaac Satlat, who was killed a week ago in Pretoria West. This brings the number of the accused persons to six. Tumishang Mabutlane, Ofentse Senwamadi, and Thabang Muthwa briefly appeared in the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court yesterday, where their…
