Management and staff at the hospital expressed jubilation for being among those that delivered Christmas bundle of joys. Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko says a 16-year-old teenager is among the seven mothers who welcomed babies born on Christmas day at the Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in Gauteng’s Ekurhuleni. In 2024 Gauteng recorded 184 Christmas babies,…
Newborn baby feet. A total of 187 newborns were recorded in the Eastern Cape both in public and private hospitals on Christmas Day. Health MEC, Ntandokazi Capa, says 95 of the newborns were males, while 92 were females. The leading district was Nelson Mandela Bay with 53 births followed by OR Tambo, Alfred Nzo and…
Accident scene graphic. Four pedestrians have died in separate incidents across Gauteng on Christmas Day. Gauteng Traffic Police say two teenagers died on the R512 near Zithobeni township after a motor vehicle overturned and crashed onto them. In Mondeor, a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and died instantly on the R82 near Colombine Road…
Bafana Bafana players during training. The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will reach an early climax on Friday when South Africa take on Egypt in a top-of-the-table Group B match in Agadir, Morocco. Bafana Bafana are among the early favourites, Egypt are seven-time Afcon champions. The head-to-head record heavily favours Bafana, but the world rankings…
Lightning captured on the image. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Level 4 weather warning for severe thunderstorms accompanied by hail which could hit areas in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Residents, who will be travelling, are urged to be cautious as the hail could result to infrastructural damage and cause major…
Handcuffs depicting an arrest. Two foreign nationals are due to appear in the Vredendal Magistrate’s Court on Monday after dagga with a street value of over R700 thousand was found in their possession. Police Spokesperson, FC Van Wyk, says the Provincial Narcotics Unit, the Vredendal Crime Prevention Unit and Namaqualand K9 Unit, conducted a search…
Transformer substation caught alight, destroying infrastructure and electrical equipment. The City of Tshwane says technicians are working around the clock to restore power to areas affected by a fire incident at the Olivenhoutbosch substation in the early hours of Thursday morning. Some of the affected areas include Zwartkop, Highveld and Eco Park. The fire was…
Christmas festivities Nothing beats the feeling of spending Christmas with your loved ones, making up for time spent apart during the year. However, not everyone gets to spend time with their families. Some, like the citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who were pushed out of their country by war in the eastern…
FILE | Border Management Authority (BMA) border guard checks passport. Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) has called on the Parliament Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs to summon the department and the Border Management Authority (BMA) to account for what they called an embarrassing situation at the Lebombo Border Gate in Komatipoort, Mpumalanga….
File Photo: A pregnant student in uniform The National Health Department says of the 714 newborn babies were delivered in public health facilities between midnight and midday on Christmas Day. The first 2025 Christmas baby was welcomed at Elim Hospital in Limpopo at midnight. Gauteng recorded the highest births in the country at 217 babies….
