Beds in hospital. The Free State Health Department says it is diverting maternity patients to relevant health facilities following the closure of the maternity ward at the National District Hospital in Bloemfontein. Health Spokesperson Mondli Mvambi says the closure follows the issuing of Prohibition Notice by the Department of Labour against the maternity ward due…
[File image] Accident road sign. Five people have died in a crash on the N4 in North West. Four vehicles collided between Groot Marico and Swartruggens. It is alleged that a delivery vehicle towing another vehicle overtook a car and then collided with two oncoming vehicles. Four women and a man succumbed to their injuries…
Handcuffs and fingerprints. More than 90 suspects have been arrested for sexual offences in just one week across South Africa. This is part of a 90-day nationwide operation led by the South African Police Service. The intensified blitz aims to fast-track efforts to combat and prevent gender-based violence and femicide in the country. SAPS spokesperson,…
Citrus farm The Citrus Growers’ Association (CGA) says it will continue to work closely with the Department of Agriculture and the Department of International Relations to address what it calls unjustified trade barriers on international markets. The association has outlined key priorities that will help the industry grow and export a total of 260 million…
Torrential rains and localized flooding reported in the Durban Area. Durban’s eThekwini Municipality has warned residents to be aware of possible disruptive rainfall in the region. This follows a Level 2 weather warning issued by the South African Weather service for disruptive rainfall and isolated showers in parts of the province this morning continuing into…
[File Image] Former Deputy President David Mabuza speaks at Former Minister Zola Skweyiya’s memorial service in 2018. Economic Freedom Fighters leader in Mpumalanga, Collen Sedibe, has urged political leaders in the province to take a leaf from former Deputy President David Mabuza’s book and imitate his leadership. Sedibe is one of the mourners attending the Category 2…
Hospital ward. More than 20 initiates have been admitted at George Masebe Hospital outside Mokopane in Limpopo due to alleged botched circumcision. The initiates are from three different initiation schools in the Bakenberg area. According to information, the initiates are in a stable condition. This week, two initiates died in hospitals in separate incidents in…
Police say three suspects including a 14-year-old boy have been arrested on the Cape Flats on separate incidents for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Police spokesperson, Malcolm Pojie says members of the Anti-Gang Unit acted on information about a firearm at a premises in Woodlands. Pojie says the officers conducted a search at…
The 87-year-old Limpopo woman who was hacked to death, allegedly by her 40-year-old son, is being laid to rest at Sebora village, Ga-Mashashane outside Polokwane on Sunday. Raesibe Ledwaba, was killed last week. Police say the body parts were found inside three plastic buckets. The discovery was made when police responded to a missing person’s…
Copper cables in a vehicle Three men aged between 30 and 64 have been arrested in connection with theft of eThekwini Municipality’s electricity infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal. According to the municipality, the trio pretended to be municipal contractors and used a vehicle bearing the name ‘Isithebe Electrical’. They were allegedly found in possession of two sealed…
