FILE | Front bus tyres. Free State MEC for Community Safety Jabu Mbalula, has confirmed that the driver of a bus that was transporting 32 undocumented Zimbabwean nationals into South Africa possessed a legal ID and valid driver’s license. The MEC has, however, raised concerns that the bus was only intercepted in the Free State…
File Image: An image of hydroponic dagga posted on social media by the SAPS. Police and soldiers have confiscated mandrax, dagga and an undisclosed amount of cash on the first day of the crime-fighting operation in the Eastern Cape. The police, with the help of the soldiers, raided a number of houses suspected of criminal…
FILE | Surgeons in an operating theatre Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has visited the Mankweng Hospital in Limpopo following the death of one of the twins who were born conjoined and underwent an operation to separate them. WATCH | Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi says, “The treatment was sort of holding them, but unfortunately not…
A cross seen as the sun sets Many Christians have called on South Africans to use Good Friday to unite against injustices and social challenges facing the country. They were participating in a silent ecumenical procession with a cross through the streets of Durban to the city hall. A silent ecumenical procession with a cross…
Powerlines seen overhead Eskom has urged communities around the Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) to ensure that children are supervised and kept away from power lines after the airport and surrounding industrial areas experienced a power outage early on Friday morning. NOTICE Please be advised that Cape Town International Airport is currently running on generator…
Newborn baby feet. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is Friday afternoon visiting Mankweng Hospital, east of Polokwane in Limpopo, after the death of one of the twins that were conjoined. The twin died Friday morning due to infections after the successful operation to separate them. The twins were successfully separated in mid-March. The Sithole twins were…
Bisho Mosa Sono Bishop Mosa Sono of Grace Bible Church says prayer must be at the center of all efforts to deal with the challenges of unemployment, crime, drug abuse and corruption. He was speaking during a Good Friday prayer service held at the Orlando Amstel Arena in Soweto, where more than 30 000 people…
The 40km stretch of the fence is damaged and full of holes. Free State Premier, Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae, believes officials might be involved in allowing undocumented Zimbabwean nationals to pass through the border and other provinces undetected. This comes after a group of 32 undocumented Zimbabwean nationals, including young children and infants, were detained after the…
Tshwane Metro Police Department ramps up Easter roadblocks, arresting over 40 motorists on the N1, near Pretoria The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) says its officers have arrested over 40 people for various road traffic violations during its Easter Road Safety operations along the N1 Highway on Thursday. Some of the offences include drinking and…
A view of Mankweng hospital outside Polokwane in Limpopo. One of the twins who was separated after being born conjoined at Mankweng Hospital in Limpopo has died. The twins were born attached to the abdomen in January. A surgical procedure to separate them was conducted by a team of surgeons more than two weeks ago….
