The sun setting over the City of Cape Town The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management and SA Weather Service has cautioned the public against high temperatures expected on Friday. Disaster Risk Management spokesperson, Sonica Lategan, says the hot temperatures are expected to climb to 30°C , which also increases the risk of veld…
A shooting crime scene The case against five accused charged with the murder of two teenagers in Westbury has been postponed to the 13th of November 2025 for a bail application at the Johannesburg Central Magistrate’s Court. They are also charged with five counts of attempted murder. The five accused were arrested separately…
SAFA’s head office A fourth accused will appear alongside SAFA President Danny Jordaan, CFO Gronie Hluyo and businessman Trevor Neethling when their fraud case resumes in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court later this month on the 21st of November 2025. Former SAFA Acting CEO Russel Paul was arrested and later released on Wednesday on bail…
A health worker in a laboratory Pharmaceutical manufacturer Biovac has opened a new product development laboratory in Cape Town, marking a major step towards full vaccine manufacture in South Africa. The high-tech facility, backed by the government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation along with private sector, aims to boost local vaccine innovation…
FILE | City of Cape Town Disaster Management’s fire engines. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services says they are responding to three fires in the district. Municipal spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto says the blazes are fuelled by strong winds and thick vegetation. Otto says two private homes and a wooden structure have been destroyed in…
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Vehicle seen parked during a downpour Gauteng is bracing for cold and wet weather overnight. This as the Weather Service issues a Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms expected across large parts of the province from 2pm today until the early hours of Friday morning. The storms are expected to bring hail, strong winds and…
FILE | Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya. Crime Intelligence Head General Dumisani Khumalo says he told Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola that suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya is among senior police officers identified as being involved with a criminal cartel. Khumalo told the Madlanga…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi The Head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) Advocate Andrea Johnson has defended one of the investigators for being unable to do his work. This relates to allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in Parliament that the investigator concerned was prevented to access crime intelligence information…
A test tube labelled “Mpox virus positive” A 40-year-old KwaZulu-Natal Midland’s man is being treated for Mpox in the Northdale Hospital in Pietermaritzburg. The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department says the patient visited a clinic in the city with symptoms associated with Mpox in mid-October. He was immediately transferred to the hospital. A laboratory test confirmed he…
