NSMSA urges GBVF awareness, support as festive season begins

With Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) officially classified as a national disaster, the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) is calling for urgent awareness and support as the country enters the festive season. The movement says the holiday season is usually associated with increased risk to women, with an increase in Gender Based Violence…

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Verulam Temple collapse death toll rises to five

Minister for Public Works Dean MacPherson at the scene of the Verulam temple collapse as rescue efforts continue The official death toll in the Redcliffe Temple collapse in Verulam near Durban has risen to five. The fifth body was retrieved on Sunday morning. Authorities are unable to confirm how many people are still missing and…

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KZN Premier to visit collapsed temple in Verulam

The KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli is expected to visit the collapsed Redcliffe Temple in Verulam on Sunday morning where rescuers recovered the bodies of four people who died when the four-storey structure crashed on Saturday. Recovery operations for the fifth body that was trapped underneath the rubble resume on Sunday morning. The operation was called…

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SA, Mozambique to establish one-stop truck control zones

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…

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Three-month-old baby killed in Eastern Cape crash

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…

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M4 in Durban closed after fatal crash

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…

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