Heavy rains force Vaal Dam to open 10 sluice gates

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…

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It’s crucial to break the HIV stigma: Activist

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….

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Former JMPD chief David Tembe to be laid to rest

[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…

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One killed, nine injured in Free State bus accident

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…

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