A broken windscreen. Three people have been killed in a collision between two vehicles on the N8 between Bloemfontein and Botshabelo in the Free State in the early hours of Monday morning. Provincial Emergency Medical Services Spokesperson Sipho Towa says three other people were injured and taken to the Botshabelo Hospital following the crash. The…
FILE | Nafiz Modack in the dock during a previous appearance. The trial of alleged gang boss Nafiz Modack and 14 others will resume in the Cape Town High Court on Monday morning. Modack is under cross-examination for allegedly instructing co-accused Zane Killian to ping the phones of Anti-Gang Unit detective Charl Kinnear and alleged…
Fallen trees are seen in the the Johannesburg CBD after heavy rains in this image captured on 16 November 2025. The Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS) has called on motorists to exercise caution as some roads cannot be easily accessed due to fallen trees and debris. Some low-lying bridges are also submerged. Rain has persisted in most…
President Cyril Ramaphosa on the final day of the ordinary ANC NEC meeting at the Germiston Council Chambers. African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa has dared his political detractors in the National Executive Committee (NEC) to give him a date by which he should resign. In a heated direct political overview report, Ramaphosa dared…
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla The trial of Umkhonto Wesizwe Party parliamentary member and daughter of former president Jacob Zuma, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, is expected to resume in the Durban High Court on Monday. The matter, which was set down for two weeks, was adjourned on Wednesday last week. Zuma-Sambudla, who faces charges of inciting terrorism and violence related…
Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says the judgment handed down by the Bisho High Court in the Eastern Cape on the investigation into the awarding of degrees at the University of Fort Hare does not prevent the SIU from continuing with its investigation. The SIU says this is because the judgment is…
Phola Village in Mahikeng faces a sewage crisis that has compromised their health and children’s education The residents of Phola village in Mahikeng have criticised the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West for failing to find a permanent solution for the persisting challenge of sewerage spillage. The municipality appointed two contractors to…
Rain, Roof, Water image. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has urged South Africans to take the severe weather warnings released by the South African Weather Services (SAWS) seriously. The Service yesterday issued an Orange level five warning for heavy downpours today, which could lead to localised flooding in some parts of…
Strong winds and rain illustrated. The Weather Service has issued an orange level 9 warning for disruptive rain tomorrow, leading to widespread flooding and damage for Gauteng, the extreme eastern parts of North West, as well as the extreme western parts of Mpumalanga. It has also issued an orange level six warning for disrupting rain…
Rain falling on an umbrella. Teams from the Department of Transport and Human Settlements in KwaZulu-Natal say they have responded to reports of wind damage in the Pietermaritzburg area. Heavy winds overnight caused widespread damage, with some residents reporting fallen trees and power outages. This comes as the weather service has issued a level five…
