EMS confirms six dead in Ormonde building collapse
Johannesburg Emergency Management Services on the scene at the Ormonde building after it collapsed. Six…
EMS confirms six dead in Ormonde building collapse
Johannesburg Emergency Management Services on the scene at the Ormonde building after it collapsed. Six people have died following a building collapse in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg. It has been confirmed that 12 people were in the building. According to EMS, two people remain trapped, one person has been rescued and three people have not…
Ntuli notes growth in KZN economy
[FILE IMAGE]: KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli speaks during community engagements at Cecil Emmett Hall in Vryheid on November 6, 2025. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says the economy of the province has been showing signs of recovery after the devastations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 unrest. Ntuli was delivering his third State of…
Accused number 2 in Meyiwa murder claims police used his phone
Accused number two in Senzo Meyiwa murder trial , Bongani Ntanzi seen appearing in court. Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case Bongani Ntanzi has accused police officers of using his phone while he was in custody. The cross examination of Ntanzi has continued at the High Court in Pretoria where he is…
Several measures explored to alleviate SA’s water crisis: Majodina
Droplets of water from a tap. Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says government is exploring a range of measures to alleviate the country’s water crisis. She elaborated on the measures while visiting the Lower Umkhomazi Water Project on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. She says government will focus mostly on people who have no water…
Severe weather batters parts of South Africa
File: Rain drops hitting the roof of a house. The City of Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services says it is on high alert following heavy downpours that affected parts of the metro over the weekend and into Monday morning. While no life-threatening incidents have been reported so far, emergency teams remain on standby to…
SA father pleads for help as daughter uncontactable in Iran
Global reaction to US, Israel attacks on Iran. A South African father is pleading for urgent government intervention as tensions escalate in the Middle East following attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran and the latter’s retaliation. Syed Abdullah Husseini says he has not been able to contact his daughter, who lives in…
Iran’s embassy works with DIRCO to assist stranded SA citizens
Smoke rises after the state news agency reported a missile attack on the service center of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Manama, Bahrain on February 28, 2026. The Iranian embassy in South Africa has committed to working together with the Department of International Relations and…
Kubayi to launch 30-year anniversary of SA’s Constitution on Monday
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi speaking at an event. On Monday, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi will lead the national launch of the 30-year anniversary of South Africa’s Constitution at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. In a statement, the justice ministry says the programme symbolises three decades of…
New Zealand reach semis after Pakistan eliminated from T20 World Cup
New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips in action. New Zealand reached the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals after Pakistan crashed out despite a five-run victory against already-eliminated Sri Lanka in a Group Two Super Eights match in Pallekele on Saturday. An inferior net run rate meant Pakistan had to win big against Sri Lanka in order to pip…
DIRCO urges SA citizens in Middle East Region to contact embassies
Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran on February 28, 2026. The South African government has urged all its citizens currently in the Middle East Region to contact the respective embassies accredited to their countries of residence to ensure that they are registered with and…
