Minister for Public Works Dean MacPherson at the scene of the Verulam temple collapse as rescue efforts continue The Western Cape government has sent a team of rescuers including two rescue dogs to the collapsed temple in Verulam, north of Durban. Four bodies have been recovered. WATCH | The death toll from the temple collapse…
Transport Minister Creecy together with her Mozambique counterpart, Jorge Matlombe at Lebombo Border Post Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has announced that South Africa and Mozambique are planning to establish a one-stop truck control zone in each country to reduce congestion at the borders. Creecy announced talks with her Mozambican counterpart, Joao Matlombe, at the Lebombo…
The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund has cautioned about the dangers of banning the use of social media for children. Earlier this week, Australia became the first country to ban social media use by children under the age of 16. Youth Leadership Programmes Manager at the fund, Samke Mnguni, has warned that the ban may have…
A broken windscreen seen after a car was involved in an accident. A three-month-old baby has died in a collision involving three vehicles on the N2 Kei Cuttings, between East London and Butterworth in the Eastern Cape. Four other people sustained minor injuries and received medical attention. Provincial Transport Department spokesperson Unathi Binqose says the…
Scene of the accident The M4 has been closed between the M41 and the Umhlanga Offramp, north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal after a crash that claimed the life of one person and left two others critically injured. Multiple vehicles were involved. Several emergency teams are at the scene. “A truck, a taxi and a bike…
A view of OR Tambo International Airport. The Senior Training Coordinator at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Willem Els says the O.R Tambo International Airport has become a major trafficking hub for organised crime syndicates. His comments come after the Border Management Authority (BMA) on Friday intercepted a suspected human trafficking operation resulting in…
FILE | Baby wrapped in a blanket A 25-year-old mother has been arrested for attempted murder and child abandonment after a two-day-old infant boy was found under a tree near the Theunissen hiking spot on the R30. Free State Police Spokesperson Mahlomola Kareli says the mother was traced to Brandfort and arrested. Kareli says she…
The funeral service of Tlhonolofatso Machete in Mopye, Limpopo. Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale has expressed concern about violence within the police service. Mathale was speaking at the funeral service of a slain female police constable at Mopye village in Limpopo. Tlhonolofatso Machete was shot and killed by her ex-partner Matimba Ngobeni inside the Ritavi…
The eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says preliminary reports confirm that no building plans were approved for the four-story temple that collapsed at Redcliffe in the Verulam area. One person has been confirmed dead, and others are still trapped under the concrete rubble. Several construction workers were taken to the hospital. It is alleged that the…
People who were rescued from the collapsed building in Verulam north of Durban say they are lucky to be alive. Builders were adding concrete on the top level of the multi-storey temple when it collapsed. At least one person died. A group of people were stuck on a balcony for a couple hours before they were…
