[File Image] A picture of a hand sticking out of the water. An 80-year-old man has died after running into difficulty on a kayak at Bloubergstrand in Cape Town. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says its team attended to the incident after eyewitnesses spotted a capsized sea-kayak. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon says swimmers on…
FILE | NSRI rescue boat A 49-year-old Austrian tourist has drowned after being caught in a rip current at Wilderness in the Western Cape. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says its team was dispatched to Leentjiesklip where three swimmers had run into difficulty. Spokesperson Craig Lambinon says they managed to assist two young people….
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head General Lesetja Senona Despite claims by KZN Hawks head Major-General Lesetja Senona that he’s been kicked out of office and his gadgets seized, Hawks say Senona is still their employee. Senona alleges he was just told by KwaZulu Natal Police Commissioner Lt. Gen Mkhwanazi to move from his current office, while he…
Government officials’ visit communities affected by recent floods in Limpopo. The recent floods in Limpopo have left a trail of destruction, with deaths and damage to homes and infrastructure. The most affected places are in the Mopani, Vhembe, and Sekhukhune districts. Flood victims are trying to rebuild their homes. In Tswinga village near Thohoyandou, two…
The late Warrick Stock, known as DJ Warras. The family of media personality Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock says it’s too distraught to comment on the arrest of another suspect in his killing. The 25-year-old Mozambican national was arrested in an informal settlement in Primrose, east of Johannesburg on Friday night. The South African Police Services…
Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni Gauteng Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni has made an impassioned plea to the province’s residents to support law enforcement in its fight against crime. This after some angry residents of Saulsville in Tshwane staged a walk out during a tense engagement between them and Gauteng police management on Saturday….
The community of KwaXimba, in Catoridge north of Durban, is reeling in shock following the brutal killing of 19-year-old Sibongimpilo Mzobe, affectionately known as “Shana”. Mzobe, who was openly gay, was murdered and his body was found with multiple wounds along the river in the area. Some of his body parts were missing. According to…
[FILE IMAGE]: An empty prison cell. The Department of Correctional services has assured the public that the Ebongweni Super Maximum Correctional Facility, in Kokstad in the southern KwaZulu-Natal is the most secure prison in Africa, saying chances of escaping for prisoners are close to none. This week convicted serial rapist and murder, Thabo Bester was…
(File Image) Elephants walking in the bush. The residents of Mooiplaas, near Elukwatini, say they are being tormented by elephants escaping the Songimvelo Nature Reserve. It is reported that elephants escape through the porous fence at the nature reserve and destroy crops among others. The fence was repaired in 2024. The locals are accusing the…
A cameraman during a shoot. A young recovering drug addict from Greenpoint in Kimberley, Austwell Buffel is using arts to turn his life around, giving hope to his peers still battling addiction. The dancer and an actor is starring in a locally produced and released film that has offered Buffel a new lease on life….
