File | Flooded area in Limpopo. More drowning incidents related to floods are being reported in the Giyani and Phalaborwa areas in Limpopo. A two-year old child has drowned in a pit at Nkomo village outside Giyani. Another child, one-year-old, has also drowned in a pit at Humulani village outside Phalaborwa. The body of man,…
A building destroyed by flooding in Limpopo seen on the image above. Flood victims at Mbaula village outside Giyani in Limpopo have received relief. Premier Phophi Ramathuba and Gift of the Givers have provided relief material in the form of food parcels, blankets and clean drinking water to more than 100 victims. Thirty-five houses were…
A freeway in SA Twenty pedestrians have been arrested in Benoni, East of Johannesburg. Authorities say they were enforcing by-laws which prohibit pedestrians from walking on freeways because they are high-speed zones designed for vehicles. The arrests were made under the National Road Traffic Act. Six other pedestrians were arrested for allegedly contravening the Immigration…
A car drives through a flooded road Families located in the Vhembe District in Limpopo have been forced to postpone funerals. This as floods wreak havoc in the province. The Luvuvhu River has also burst its banks. This has prompted authorities to urge residents not to attempt to cross submerged bridges as heavy rains persist…
A flooded area The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has described the loss of life in the devastating floods in Limpopo and Mpumalanga as alarming. The death toll in both provinces now stands at 31. The Mpumalanga Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs Department has confirmed that another person has died in the…
A shooting crime scene. Seven people have been shot dead in the Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East on the Cape Flats. One of the victims is a woman. Police say three men were wounded in the incident which happened in the early hours of this morning. The incident is suspected to be related to…
Taxis at a rank The Civic Centre Taxi Association has apologised for a recent incident captured on video of its members assaulting motorists in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng. [ON AIR] Taxis are once again in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons after a disturbing video circulating on social media shows taxi patrollers harassing members of the…
Rainfall in an area A team at the KwaZulu-Natal Disaster Management Centre is closely monitoring persistent rainfall in the northern parts of the province. The South African Weather Service has issued a warning for disruptive rains for this weekend. The provincial Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Department says certain parts of Umhlabuyalingana, Nongoma and…
Flooded road The Mpumalanga Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs Department has confirmed that another person has died in the severe floods. This takes the death toll in the province to 20. The number of deaths in Mpumalanga and Limpopo following heavy rains now stands at 31. Meanwhile, CoGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa is expected to…
FILE | Police officer walking towards a crime tape. Police have launched a manhunt for five suspects who fled from the scene of a shooting with officers in the south of Durban on Friday. Four other suspects were killed. Seven suspects, including four that were wounded, were arrested. The wounded are in hospital under police…
