Helicopters water bomb the blaze on Table Mountain. 3 minutes A female firefighter has been injured while battling the ongoing blaze in the Table Mountain National Park, between Tokai and Noordhoek. The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, confirmed that the firefighter fell and injured both her legs. Carelse says…
SAPS rape graphic. 1 minute The Kimberley Family Violence, Child Protection, and Sexual Offences Unit is investigating an alleged rape case against a high-ranking official in the Department of Correctional Service stationed in the Kimberley area of the Northern Cape. It is still not clear when an alleged rape happened but the case involves a…
Firefighters trying to take out a wildfire burning in the Silvermine section of Table Mountain National Park. 3 minutes Firefighters are still battling to contain a fire that is burning in the Silvermine Section of Table Mountain National Park, between Tokai and Noordhoek, in the Southern Peninsula. Around 200 households, including dozens of frail care…
A view shows a shirt of the San Lorenzo de Almagro, Pope Francis’ hometown soccer team, with a badge with an image of him and a message reading “together for eternity”, on the day of an Argentine first division match against Rosario Central, following the death of the pontiff, at the Pedro Bidegain stadium, in…
Three missing constables, , 24-year-old Constable Cebekhulu Linda (male), 30-year-old Constable Keamogetswe Buys (female) and 20-year-old Constable Boipelo Senoge (female). 2 minutes The South African Police Service (SAPS) has cautioned members of the public to refrain from using social media platforms to spread false information about the three missing police constables. The officers disappeared on…
EFF President Julius Malema addressing the crowd at the EFF Freedom Day Rally 3 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, says South Africa is run by illegitimate government leadership. Addressing scores of community members and party supporters at the Majwemasweu Sports Complex in Winnie Mandela for the party’s Freedom Day rally in…
The Democratic Alliance party flag 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) says the VAT hike will proceed as planned on 1 May, arguing that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana cannot unilaterally reverse it without legislation approved by Parliament. The party marks Freedom Day in Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats and expresses confidence that its legal…
Firefighters trying to take out a wildfire burning in the Silvermine section of Table Mountain National Park. 2 minutes The historic Tokai Manor house in Cape Town, which is owned by SANParks, is being evacuated as a safety precaution. This is as the fire rages in the mountains above Tokai. Helicopters have been water bombing…
An illegal sand mining site in Limpopo. 2 minutes Eleven people have been arrested in connection with illegal sand mining and for being in the country illegally. The suspects were arrested in the Sekhukhune, Mopani and Vhembe districts in Limpopo during Operation Vala Umgodi. The operation led to the arrest of six suspects for charges…
Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner Michael Masiapato briefs the media on their Easter operations, in Pretoria on April 28, 2025. 1 minute Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner Michael Masiapato says over 6 200 people were apprehended for attempting to illegally enter or exit the country. Masiapato briefed the media today on the Easter operations that…
