File: Dipalidated school classrooms. The South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) is warning that more than half of the schools in KwaZulu-Natal are not ready to reopen this week. A survey conducted by the union among 247 school principals shows that 54% of the schools do not have money, stationary, textbooks or cleaning materials. In…
Vaal River. Gauteng police say they are doing everything possible to find the body of a 17-year-old who is suspected to have fallen off a boat into the Vaal River on Friday. Members of the South African Police Service’s Water Wing, Search and Rescue Unit, are continuing with the search. The teenager disappeared during a…
Fire crews working to combat raging fires in the area. The wind has picked up around Nelson Mandela Bay and Kouga municipalities in the Eastern Cape leading to flare-ups once again. Fires around Wedgewood Golf Estate and parts of the old Cape Road in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro are being extinguished, while firefighters in the…
FILE| A view of Lebombo Border Post. The Border Management Authority (BMA) says South Africa’s land borders are under severe strain as the festive season return leg enters its final days. BMA Commissioner Michael Masiapato says more than 25 000 travellers are being processed daily at Beitbridge alone, warning that outdated border infrastructure is struggling…
Substation in Pretoria East The City of Tshwane in Gauteng says it’s working hard to restore power in most parts of Pretoria East, including the Koedoespoort Substation, which went down on the 26th of last month and left residents without electricity for 12 days. The substation went off again on Saturday, affecting 20 mini-substations. Other…
Rio Tinto and Glencore are both shifting their focus towards copper Rio Tinto is in early talks for a possible acquisition of Glencore, the companies said late on Thursday, in what could create the world’s largest mining company with a combined market value of nearly $207 billion. Global miners are racing to bulk up in metals…
A drop of water from a tap. The Knysna Municipality in the Western Cape has warned residents to keep household water consumption to below six kiloliters a month as the town is inching closer to Day Zero. Days of usable water are numbered in the Akkerkloof Dam. Below-average rainfall, failing infrastructure, and rising demand have…
Handscuffs indicating an arrest made. A 30 year-old man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and raping a 95-year-old woman on Friday night at Vleesboom village in Sekhukhune, Limpopo. Police spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba says the suspect, who is known to the victim, attacked her at her home. Mashaba says the suspect is expected to appear…
SANParks is relocating campers from high-risk areas Severe weather conditions have forced the temporary closure of the Pafuri and Giriyondo Border Posts in the Kruger National Park (KNP), following a Level 6 severe weather warning issued for parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The Border Management Authority made the decision amid relentless heavy rainfall across the…
Fire crews working to combat raging fires in the area. The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro says there have been flare-ups of the fire in the Wedgewood Golf Estate and on the N2 wind farm, however, fire and emergency services on the ground have contained the flames. Residents are urged to be vigilant and steer clear…
