Franschhoek fires enter 5th day

Strong winds and hot weather have exacerbated the fires, in Franschhoek, into day 5. The fire in Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands District Municipality has now been burning for five consecutive days. WATCH | The Cape Winelands District Municipality says a fire burning above Franschhoek remains out of control. pic.twitter.com/FD6H2E355j — SABC News (@SABCNews) January…

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Criminals are targeting courts to pay revenge, eliminate rivals: Nel

Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister Andries Nel speaks to the media outside the Booysen’s Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister Andries Nel says criminals who are seeking to extract revenge or eliminate opponents are starting to target courts. This comes after two people were killed and three others were wounded…

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NW Transport Dept warns non-compliant scholar transport suppliers

FILE | Traffic officials conducting scholar transport compliance checks. The North West Transport Department has sent a strong warning to non-compliant scholar transport service suppliers that their contracts will be terminated. This comes after the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) report found systemic failures in the scholar transport programme in the province after complaints…

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3 killed, 5 injured in EC R63 pile-up

An accident scene Three people have died while five are injured in a multiple-vehicle pile-up on the R63 road near Debe Nek outside Qonce, in the Eastern Cape. The provincial Transport Department says the crash happened on Tuesday. It says two vehicles were travelling from Middledrift and the third from Qonce. The injured were taken…

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