FILE: Rescue teams use tracking dogs to search for bodies after heavy rains caused flooding in KZN. The body believed to be that of a 20-year-old Lindelani Munyai has been found at the Mutale River in Makuya Domboni Village, bringing a tragic end to the uncertainty that gripped his family and the local community members….
Desk and chairs seen in a classroom at a school. Limpopo’s Education Department says only teachers will report for duty on Monday to assess the impact of the floods. Learners are expected to go to classes on Tuesday after the assessment. The schools in the flood-stricken areas in some parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga didn’t…
[File image] Flooding after heavy rains. Two more children have been reported missing from Mashishimale village outside Phalaborwa in Limpopo. The two boys are suspected to have been swept away by an overflowing local river following recent floods. Police and the emergency services personnel are still searching. Mashishimale village is hardly accessible after a local…
A car drives through a flooded road. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says South Africa has sent SANDF helicopters to help look for the missing Ekurhuleni MMC Andile Mngwevu, who has gone missing in Mozambique. Mngwevu and three other people went missing in Chokwe, Mozambique, after their vehicle was swept away by floods….
Former Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dion George. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has been accused of double standards as it is grappling with infighting between senior national leaders, months before its elective congress. Former Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Dion George resigned from the DA and Parliament, following a bitter public fallout with party…
Attendees at the National Dialogue Induction Programme President Cyril Ramaphosa has told the new members of the National Dialogue Steering Committee to ensure that the much anticipated National Dialogue is all inclusive and citizens must lead it. Watch | His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa, Head of State and Convenor of the National Dialogue, delivers the…
Graphic representing an arrest and court appearance Over 200 suspects across the five districts in the Northern Cape have been arrested for various crimes during Operation Shanela. The operation resulted in the confiscation of dangerous weapons, drugs, alcohol and cash suspected to be the proceeds of crime. Provincial Police Spokesperson, Molefi Shemane, says compliance inspections…
Tennis player, Aryna Sabalenka. Aryna Sabalenka came under early pressure as she launched her bid for a third Australian Open title but the Belarusian clicked into gear and overpowered French wildcard Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6-4 6-1 to reach the second round on Sunday. The world number one arrived for the match at Rod Laver Arena…
The death toll in the catastraphic Limpopo floods has risen to 17. Incidents of drowning continue to emerge from various parts of the province, in some incidents, the searches to retrieve the bodies are underway. The victims were swept away by flooding waters, while in some incidents children drowned in excavated pits filled with rain…
FILE | A road through a mountain Mpumalanga authorities have urged motorists travelling on the R38 road between Barberton and eManzana, formerly known as Badplaas, to be cautious following a rockslide. WTCH | Ahead of an oversight inspection in the area today, residents in Msholozi express frustration over lack of service delivery and incomplete infrastructure…
