FILE: A flooded home 1 minute Some residents of Northam, outside Thabazimbi in Limpopo, have been stranded in their flooded homes for several days. This comes as parts of the province continue to experience heavy rainfall. Schools and roads have been damaged in various areas. Residents have criticised the Thabazimbi local authority for failing to…
Gauteng sign board 1 minute The Gauteng provincial government has refuted media reports claiming that the province is on the brink of bankruptcy. While the provincial government concedes the commitment to repay the e-toll debt has dealt a blow to its finances, it says a host of reforms will be implemented to meet budgetary obligations….
1 minute South Africa’s first democratic minister of education, Professor Sibusiso Bengu’s memorial service takes place on Thursday in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal. He has been accorded a Special Official Funeral Category Two.
1 minute The Lutheran Church says the aim of the first session of Professor Sibusiso Bengu’s memorial service is to comfort the bereaved family. Close friends and family attend the private session at the church in Eshowe, northern KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. Mourners are attending the second session which features tributes. Professor Bengu died last week…
1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs is evaluating the damage caused by heavy rains across parts of the province this week. Areas affected include the uThukela and uMgungundlovu districts. Disaster management teams remain on high alert, with concerns raised about the increased number of road crashes due to the persistent…
NSRI search and rescue respond to a distress call. 1 minute The body of a 17-year-old boy from Khayelitsha in the Cape Flats has been found on Strand Beach. National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the teenager went missing near the Strand Pump Station on Wednesday. NSRI rescue swimmers and CoCT Strand lifeguards…
Economic Freedom Fighters MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. 1 minute The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has confirmed the resignation of Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi as its Member of Parliament. In a statement, the EFF announces the voluntary resignations of fighter Yazini Tetyana and fighter Dr. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi from the Parliament Of South Africa. Tetyana serves in the Eastern…
Airlink flight 1 minute Airlink has announced the resumption of scheduled flights to and from Nampula, Mozambique, starting Thursday. The airline’s decision follows guidance and reassurances from South African and Mozambican authorities, confirming that the situation has been sufficiently resolved to allow flights to proceed without the risk of Airlink aircraft being impounded at the…
[File photo] Late Professor Sibusiso Bengu 5 minutes The memorial service for democratic South Africa’s first Minister of Education, Professor Sibusiso Bengu, will take place in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. He has been granted a special official category two funeral. Bengu died at his home in Mtunzini last month at the age of 90. Education…
ANC supporters carrying the party’s flags 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says that party members in the Western Cape must prioritise reaching out to various national groups. Ramaphosa was speaking in Athlone, Western Cape today where the ANC held a cake cutting ceremony to mark 113 years of its existence. The…
