Flood waters The Mpumalanga government says the province needs about R2.1 billion to repair damaged infrastructure, especially bridges. This follows heavy rains that have caused floods in the province in which the death toll stands at 20. Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa will on Saturday visit areas that heavy rains have…
A raging veld fire. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services are battling a fire that has broken out at La Motte in Franschhoek. Municipal Spokesperson, Anesca Roodt, says firefighting resources from the Cape Winelands District Municipality and the Stellenbosch Municipality are currently on scene. She says the teams are being supported by aerial resources,…
FILE| Bullets shown on the above image. The community of Phillipi East (on the Cape Flats) have been left distraught following the killing of eight people at Marikana Informal Settlement in the early hours of Saturday morning. Six people were shot and killed in the area, another died while on the way to a medical…
[File Image]: Students at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) outside the campus. Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube, says with more matriculants passing, admissions to institutions of higher learning remain a problem. Speaking at a three-day Post School Education and Training Strategic Planning session in Cape Town, she outlined what the department…
Persistent rainfall impacts the Kruger National Park. Kruger National Park has launched a relief fund to rebuild the damaged infrastructure in the park. Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Willie Aucamp made the announcement after flying over the park to assess the extent of the damage caused by the heavy rainfall. He says the fund will…
FILE| Rain falling on an umbrella. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says residents in the extreme northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) should brace themselves for more disruptive rainfall, which can exacerbate the flooding currently being experienced in some of the areas. The weather service has issued a warning for disruptive rainfall which will continue…
Students listening to a lecture. The Higher Education Department has again warned the matric Class of 2025 to beware of bogus colleges. It says some are using fake promises and unaccredited courses to exploit desperate students during results season. The department earlier issued a nationwide warning against proceeding to register without verifying institutions. The department’s…
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…
