Graphic representing a fatal shooting The Cape Crime Crises Coalition says there is much anger in communities across the Cape Town Metro over the ongoing killings happening, almost on a daily basis. This after the Western Cape Premier Alan Winde tabled a report by the province’s Police Ombud during a sitting of the Provincial Parliament….
Rain falling on an umbrella. The Department of Cooperative Governance in KwaZulu-Natal says disaster management staff are on standby as a cut off low weather system threatens to bring strong winds and heavy rains to the eastern parts of the country from Saturday until Monday. It was a cut-off low system which led to the…
Defence attorney at the Meyiwa trial Defence witness Absolom Zungu says the signature on a statement said to be submitted to Senzo Meyiwa murder lead investigator Brigadier Bongani Gininda does not resemble his. Zungu is the second witness called by the defence to come and testify at the High Court in Pretoria where five men…
Former Social Development Minister in the Western Cape Sharna Fernandez dies Former Western Cape Minister of Social Development and Speaker, Sharna Fernandez, has died. Provincial DA leader, Tertuis Simmers, says Fernandez passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday night. Fernandez began her community work in 2011 and later entered politics. Simmers says the deceased…
Heavy rain Teams from the Department of Transport and Human Settlements in KwaZulu-Natal 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. The inclement weather conditions come after a warning from the South African Weather Services. The department’s…
The funeral service of late Ikwekwezi FM news bulletin anchor and writer, Themba Sindane. The South African Broadcaster Corporation (SABC) Editor for Radio News and Current Affairs, Aubrey Setjie has hailed IsiNdebele news anchor Themba Sindane as a colleague who made a significant contribution to the Ikwekwezi FM news desk. Tributes continue to pour in…
Crash on the N2 at Umzumbe., KZN. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport says the National Road Traffic Management Corporation will conduct a thorough probe into last night’s crash on the N2 at Umzumbe. Five people, believed to be members of the same family, died instantly when their light motor vehicle collided head-on with a seven-seater…
File: Storm clouds with lightning The South African Weather Service has issued a Level 5 warning, which could result in heavy downpours, leading to localised flooding in some parts of Gauteng, Free State, North West, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. Weather forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela is urging residents in low-lying areas to take extra precautions. Thobela says there…
Crash on the N8 between Botshabelo and Bloemfontein when a bus and a truck collided Ten people have died and seven are in a critical condition following a crash involving an Interstate bus and a truck between Bloemfontein and Botshabelo in the Free State. Provincial Emergency Medical Services spokesperson Sipho Towa says the road remains…
Former President Thabo Mbeki at UNISA in Pretoria. South African artist, Yvonne Chaka Chaka has been honoured with the Outstanding Alumna Award at the University of South Africa (Unisa) Chancellor’s Calabash Awards in Pretoria. Several other outstanding South Africans were honoured by Unisa Chancellor, former President Thabo Mbeki, for doing good in their communities. Chaka…
