Disaster management teams remain on high alert as more rains are expected in parts of the KZN Midlands. A massive hailstorm has hit the uMshwathi Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, damaging a number of houses. The area was also battered by heavy rains two weeks ago, which left one person dead. Two are still missing….
Water levels are rising. The Department of Water and Sanitation has opened ten of the Vaal Dam’s sixty sluice gates as heavy inflows and persistent rainfall continue to swell the Vaal River system. With water levels rising, emergency teams remain on high alert to protect communities living along the riverbanks from potential flooding. Ten sluice…
Initiates undergoing the traditional passage to manhood in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape. The Sedibeng Committee of Initiation Schools says it has rescued more than 20 boys from bogus initiation schools around the Vaal and Westonaria since Friday. The committee says the rescue mission, which included police, came after a number of families sought help…
Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy at the 365 Days Arrive Alive Road Safety Campaign launch Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy says her department is commited to reducing road fatalities. The minister says the country is working on halving the statistics of nine thousand road fatalities seen this year by 2030. Creecy was speaking at the launch of…
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy is set to launch the 365 Days Arrive Alive Road Safety Campaign for the 2025 festive season, on the N1 near Kroonstad, in the Free State. The province has recorded 23 deaths from vehicle crashes in the last four weeks. With the holiday season approaching, traffic volumes are expected to increase…
A Limpopo human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) activist says it’s important to break the stigma and promote equal access to treatment for people with HIV. Thovhowani Makondo, widely known as ‘Queen Beyonce’, from Ha-Khakhu village outside Louis Trichardt, has been living with HIV since 2014. Makondo has gone public about his status to dispel the stigmatisation….
Filmmakers participate in the Northern Cape Film Week. Filmmakers in the Northern Cape say while the province’s film week provides them with some exposure, they still need more support. The annual film festival, held in November, also puts potential filmmakers in touch with investors, like the National Film and Video Foundation and industry experts in…
[File Image] The late former JMPD Chief David Tembe. The funeral of the former chief of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), David Tembe, will take place this Saturday morning at the Johannesburg Central College in Fourways, Johannesburg. Tembe died this week, after he was found unresponsive in his home. The exact cause of death…
South Africans from various church denominations gather for the National Day of Prayer in 2024. The Motsepe Foundation says it is all systems go for the annual National Day of Prayer, held at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on 30 November. This is as preparations and plans are being finalised for the big event. More…
Broken glasses at an accident scene. One person has died and nine others have sustained serious to minor injuries following a bus accident on the R57, 10km from Heilbron towards Petrus Steyn. Free State Emergency Medical Services Spokesperson, Sipho Towa, says the injured have been transported to Tokollo Hospital in Heilbron. Motorists are advised to…
