Gift of the Givers on the ground in Eastern Cape 1 minute Humanitarian aid organisation, Gift of the Givers, has stepped in to bring temporary relief to displaced residents of the Skiet informal settlement in Butterworth in the Eastern Cape. Heavy rainfall led to localised flooding in the area, leaving hundreds of people stranded. The…
Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube 2 minutes Three police officers from the White River Flying Squad have been arrested while allegedly escorting a vehicle loaded with over 100 bags of dagga on the N4 toll road near Matsulu in Mpumalanga. Provincial police spokesperson Jabu Ndubane says the officers were on duty and in full…
FILE | Accused 1, 2 and 3, Muzi Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, and Prince Mncube seating in the dock at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in Pretoria. 1 minute State witness warrant officer Elton Ndlovu has given testimony on images depicting accused number 2 in the Senzo Meyiwa trial in the High Court in Pretoria. Bongani…
Moroadi Cholota at the High Court in Bloemfontein. 1 minute The lawyer of Moroadi Cholota, the former personal assistant of then Free State Premier Ace Magashule, says they are weighing all their options in order to seek redress regarding the alleged violation of her constitutional rights. The High Court in Bloemfontein last week found that…
File Image: A veterinarian vaccinates cows a 2 minutes Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says South Africa is adopting a new approach to dealing with the foot and mouth disease outbreak currently distressing the livestock industry. The country is battling the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, threatening shortage of beef and possible…
Trucks driving on an icy road in KZN 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional affairs (CoGTA) Thulasizwe Buthelezi says no fatalities have been reported so far following the inclement weather conditions persisting in various parts of the province. Disaster management teams across province are actively responding to numerous weather-related incidents…
Snow in the Eastern Cape 1 minute Eastern Cape government spokesperson Khuselwa Rantjie says police have have confirmed that seven people have lost their lives due to the flooding and inclement weather conditions in the province. Six bodies have been found along Decoligny village in Mthatha, with the seventh body discovered at Tsolo near the…
Taxi rank in Western Cape 1 minute Scores of commuters from Nomzamo in Strand outside Cape Town have been left stranded following tensions between two taxi associations over a route. Four people believed to be affiliated with the taxi organisation Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (CODETA) were gunned down last Friday at the…
Learners at a school in Orange Farm 1 minute Learners at Jabulile and Raphela Secondary schools in Orange Farm south of Johannesburg are forced to stand during lessons due to a severe overcrowding and a shortage of desks and chairs. That’s according to the DA in Gauteng following an oversight visit to the school. The…
KZN authorities working to remove black ice on south coast N2
