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…
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FILE | Community members watch as Senzo Mchunu, South African police minister, inspects outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding underground, after police cut off food and water as part of police operations against illegal miners, in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 15, 2024. 2 minutes…
Deputy Minister Sihle Zikakala addressing the media 1 minute Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala has refuted claims of involvement in the controversial R45 million Independent Development Trust (IDT) lease. Investigative journalism organisation, AmaBhungane reported how Zikalala and IDT Board Chairperson, Kwazi Mshengu allegedly played key roles in halting a National Treasury probe…
A Hawks vehicle 1 minute A former police officer and a detective from George in the Western Cape have been arrested by the Hawks on Tuesday on charges of corruption. Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Siyabulela Vukubi, says it is reported that a Detective Constable at Thembalethu SAPS, who recently resigned, was investigating a case of…
A shop in darkness 1 minute Residents of Fordsburg in Johannesburg say they are struggling to keep warm in the extreme cold due to a massive power outage in the area. The entire community has been without electricity since Sunday night. Residents say they are still unsure as to how long the outage will last….
