[File Image] Residents walk across a flooded road following severe weather with heavy rain from a cold front. Humanitarian aid organisation, Gift of the Givers, says more than 200 families remain stranded in the Baviaanskloof area in the Eastern Cape, following severe flooding and infrastructure damage caused by the recent heavy rainfall. The organisation says…

File image. Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga has raised concern over the worsening mental health situation among men and boys in South Africa, labelling it a “silent national emergency.” She says many men suffer in silence due to stigma while limited access to mental health services have worsened the problem. Chikunga warned that…

Empty benches inside the court. WARNING: The following story contains graphic content The Pietermaritzburg High Court has sentenced the boyfriend of a woman who was murdered in Pietermaritzburg in March 2022, to life imprisonment. The court found that 29-year-old Simphiwe Zuma assaulted and killed his girlfriend Zama Mkhize aged 29 by strangling her with a…

Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Babalwa Lobishe. Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor, Babalwa Lobishe, says residents are urged to continue using water sparingly so that they do not reach drought levels again. The recent rainfall that hit parts of the Eastern Cape has brought much needed relief to drought stricken areas in the province. The dam…

City Power has appealed to residents of Shalazile informal settlement in Denver, south of Johannesburg to assist police with information that could lead to the arrest of suspects behind the murder of a security guard killed while guarding the utility’s electricity infrastructure. A Johannesburg City Power security officer, Thulasizwe Gasa, has been fatally shot at…

FILE: Bullets from a gun. Police are investigating two counts of murder and three of attempted murder following a shooting incident in the Zamimpilo informal settlement in Riverlea, south of Johannesburg. They say more than 40 people had gathered outside a tavern, drinking and socialising, when three unknown suspects approached and started shooting at the…

Handcuffs depicting an arrest. Two senior police officers and a civilian will appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court east of Johannesburg on Monday. They were arrested in Houghton, Johannesburg, this Sunday morning. The suspects are linked to the unlawful possession of precious metals. The arrests follow investigations into transactions and corruption related to illicit…

File: Gloomy weather. Authorities in the Western Cape are bracing for further severe weather conditions as a second cold front is expected to bring more rain, flooding and strong winds on Sunday evening. Joint operations centres have been activated from local to provincial level following warnings issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS). Provincial…