Day visitors will be closed out of the Kruger National Park for the day amid disruptive rains and flooding. SANParks states that due to persistent and heavy rainfall affecting the Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces, the park has taken a precautionary decision not to allow day visitors into Kruger National Park until conditions improve BREAKING: The…
The Cape Winelands District Municipality says they have made significant progress overnight in suppressing a fire in the Wemmershoek area near Franschhoek. The municipality says rainfall has contributed to firefighting efforts. Firefighters have been battling to contain the blaze for the past eight days. Fire Services spokesperson, Anesca Roodt, says they’ll remain on high alert…
AGOA US SA trade agreement Senior Agricultural Economist with the National Agricultural Marketing Council, Thabile Nkunjana says South Africa has to make some adjustments following the approval of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Extension Bill by the US House of Representatives. The draft legislation which would extend AGOA until December 2028, still needs…
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy briefs the media. According to the preliminary data of the 2025/26 Festive Season Road Safety Report, road fatalities increased in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Northern Cape, and the Western Cape. Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy revealed this during a media briefing at the GCIS, Ronnie Mamoepa Centre in Pretoria. According to the report,…
The overflowing Mohlapitsi River in Ga-Mampa village, Limpopo. The emergency services in Polokwane, Limpopo, have warned people not to cross swollen streams or rivers amid flooding following heavy rains. Heavy rainfall has continued in some parts of the Vhembe, Mopani and Sekhukhune districts in Limpopo. Senior firefighter, Olley Netshimbupfe says people should not put their…
File image| Flooding after heavy rains. Parents of learners at Dzumeri area outside Giyani, in Limpopo are lamenting their losses due to heavy rains and flooding. The Vhembe and Mopani districts have been experiencing heavy rainfall which has caused flooding. Despite the new school year commencing, scores of learners in the Giyani municipal area in…
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy and Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa release the road safety report for the 2025/2026 festive season. LIVESTREAM:
The City of Cape Town says it’s still waiting for a reply from the National Human Settlements department to enable an emergency housing response in the Site 5 Informal Settlement in Dunoon. About 600 structures were gutted when a massive shack fire ripped through the area last week. The city has handed over donated goods…
Crime Intelligence Head Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo is appearing before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. LIVESTREAM:
[File photo] Outgoing New Zealand coach Scott Robertson New Zealand rugby coach, Scott Robertson, has stepped down as All Blacks coach following an internal review of the team’s performance. Speculation over Robertson’s future has mounted since December amid reports of friction between senior players and All Blacks staff. Robertson, who replaced Ian Foster after the…
