A view of a Durban beach. Durban is close to equaling pre-COVID 19 festive season visitor numbers thanks to hard work over the past year to market attractions, beef up safety and rehabilitate storm damaged sewage infrastructure. Durban Tourism deputy director Winile Mntungwa says preliminary figures show that average hotel occupancy rates in the metro…
A body of a deceased person in a mortuary. The death toll of initiates during the summer initiation season in the Eastern Cape has risen to 23. This figure is compounded by the deaths of seven traditional nurses, who reportedly died as a result of violent incidents, lightning strikes and suicide. Most initiates are believed…
FILE| Bekkersdal shooting crime scene. The case against five people linked to the Bekkersdal December mass killing is expected to continue in the Westonaria Magistrate’s Court on Monday, pending the outcome of an identity parade. The incident claimed the lives of ten people at KwaNoxolo tavern. Nine died on the scene, while the 10th victim…
A drop of water from a tap. Water supply across the Garden Route and Little Karoo regions remains fragile after lower winter rainfall. It has impacted several towns including George, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and towns in the Little Karoo. Ladysmith in the Kannaland Municipality has been thrown a lifeline by Gift of the Givers with…
A soccer ball on the stadium pitch. Aston Villa roared into 2026 with a resounding 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest that lifted them to second in the Premier League table as Wolverhampton Wanderers finally managed to get their first league win of the season at the 20th attempt. Wolves, who collected a mere three points…
Powerlines seen at sunset. The City of Tshwane has announced planned power outages in areas supplied by the Wapadrand Substation in Pretoria East. The interruptions are part of construction and upgrade work and will take place in two phases, from tomorrow to the 8th of January and again from the 27th to the 29th of…
Photo marker cones are placed across the scene after an early morning shooting in Bekkersdal on 21 December 2025. The case against five accused in the Bekkersdal shooting has been postponed to the 22nd of January in the Westonaria Magistrate Court for further investigations. They were found in possession of illegal firearms and ammunition following a mass…
Police and immigration services are seen during a nationwide Shanela Safer Festive Season operation in the Free State on 31 December 2025. Police have arrested over 16,000 suspects between December 29th and 4th of January. They were arrested for drunk driving, illegal liquor trading, violent crimes and possession of unlicensed firearms during the nationwide Shanela…
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola. ANC NEC member and International Relations Minister, Ronald Lamola, says multilateralism is under threat with the abduction of Venezuelan President, Nicholas Maduro by US forces. The elite US Delta Force led a raid into Venezuela that resulted in the capture of Maduro and his wife in Caracus at…
Police and immigration services are seen during a nationwide Shanela Safer Festive Season operation in the Free State on 31 December 2025. Police have arrested over 16,000 suspects between December 29th and 4th of January. They were arrested for drunk driving, illegal liquor trading, violent crimes and possession of unlicensed firearms during the nationwide Shanela…
