KZN Agriculture begins mass FMD vaccination rollout

An official vaccinates cattle during a foot and mouth disease mass vaccination rollout campaign at Colbourne Dairy Farm in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal, on 27 February 2026. The KwaZulu-Natal Agriculture Department has started rolling out the mass vaccination of cattle against foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the Harry Gwala District Municipality this week. Close to…

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Two firefighters hospitalised after blaze in Edenvale

A City of Ekurhuleni Emergency Services vehicle seen at fire scene. Two firefighters from a private company have been hospitalised following a blaze at the Korean Motor Spares shop in Edenvale, east of Johannesburg. At this stage, it is still not clear what caused the blaze but the Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services are…

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One person killed in Durbanville shack fire

The destruction left by a shack fire in the Western Cape. The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services says one person has died in a shack fire in the Klipheuwel informal Settlement near Durbanville on Monday night. Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, says the man’s body was discovered after the fire…

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Fire breaks out at industrial area in Edenvale

Firefighters. The Ekurhuleni Department of Emergency Management Services (EMS) has confirmed that a fire has broken out at an industrial area in Edenvale, east of Johannesburg. Early reports indicate that an automobile parts building is engulfed in flames. EMS Spokesperson William Ntladi says while there are injuries at the scene he cannot confirm the nature…

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Nkabinde rejects NPA’s application to lead own evidence

Retired Constitutional Court Justice Bess Nkabinde (Centre) chairs enquiry into suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Adv Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office in Pretoria on March 3, 2026. Retired Constitutional Court Justice Bess Nkabinde has dismissed the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s application to be separate from the Enquiry’s evidence leading team. The NPA…

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Voter registration set for June 20 and 21: IEC

The Electoral Commission (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo addresses a media briefing in Centurion, Pretoria on March 10, 2026. The Electoral Commission (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo, has announced that voter registration for this year’s Local Government Elections (LGE) has been set for June 20 and 21. He announced this at a media…

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Commission adjourns after Madlanga, Carrim’s lawyer heated exchange

Suliman Carrim appearing before the Madlanga Commission, 6 February 2026. There’s been a heated exchange between Chairperson of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga and North West businessman Suliman Carrim’s legal team. This was after Carrim’s legal team suggested that Justice Madlanga had prejudged the application that it was bringing forward. The lawyers…

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