A Swiss resort fire killed about 40 at New Year’s Eve bar party Investigators, on Friday set about the painful task of identifying the burned bodies of a blaze that engulfed a crowded bar and killed around 40 people at a New Year’s Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. WATCH |…
Border Management Authority Commissioner, Doctor ,Mike Masiapato speaks at a media briefing. The Border Management Authority (BMA) says plans are under way to construct a one-stop border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. BMA Commissioner Dr. Mike Masiapato says the border will see travelers and cargo trucks being processed at only one point. Masiapato says they…
FILE | Border Management Authority (BMA) border guard checks passport. The Border Management Authority (BMA) says its joint operations are successfully alleviating congestion at the Beit Bridge border post in Musina, Limpopo. BMA Assistant Commissioner in Limpopo Joyce Sebanyoni says their teams are ready to process holidaymakers as they return from various destinations. She also…
Multi-award winning songstress, Makhadzi. Multi-award winning songstress Makhadzi is recovering well at a hospital in Polokwane, Limpopo, after being hit by a car while getting out of her vehicle. Makhadzi, whose real name is Ndivhudzannyi Ralivhona, was driving on the N1 outside Mokopane on Wednesday when the incident occurred. She had alighted from her vehicle…
The Bafana Bafana squad posing for a picture ahead of match with Egypt at the AFCON tournament. As Bafana Bafana prepares to face Zimbabwe in the final group B encounter of Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco, some football fans in Polokwane, in Limpopo say they are confident that South Africa will come out…
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Willie Aucamp Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Willie Aucamp says he has asked Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka to investigate former Minister Doctor Dion George. Aucamp has alleged that George possibly abused state resources. According to Aucamp, the former Minister’s then Advisor and Acting Chief-of-Staff, Shelton Mollentze, as…
The BMA officials checking cars before crossing the border. The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it has enlisted the help of health specialists to examine returning travellers at the Beitbridge border post in Musina, Limpopo. It says the aim of the screening is to curb the spread of communicable diseases in the country. BMA spokesperson…
African National Congress Cadre Dikeledi Magadzi has passed. Former Transport Deputy Minister Dikeledi Magadzi‘s memorial service will be held at the Jack Botes Hall in Polokwane on Friday. She died on Sunday at the age of 70. Magadzi also served as Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister and Limpopo MEC for Safety and Security, as well…
Large quantities of dead shellfish washed ashore at St Helena Bay and Elandsbaai, in the Western Cape The Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Department has warned the public against consuming all shellfish, irrespective of whether they are washed or collected from shore. This after large quantities of dead shellfish, including white mussels and whelks, washed…
FILE | NSRI rescue boat The second body of a group of five swimmers who were swept to sea at the beach, at Pennington on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, has been recovered. Police rescue teams, the national sea rescue institute and lifeguards recovered one body on Thursday. UPDATE | The second body from a group…
