Accident scene graphic. Several people, including schoolchildren, were injured when the bus they were travelling in overturned at Reservoir Hills in Durban. The emergency services are encouraging motorists to use alternative routes. Garrith Jamieson is the spokesperson of the private ambulance services attending the scene. “Approximately 15 to 20 people including children have been injured…
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, also known as the Madlanga Commission will today continue hearing witness testimony. LIVE STREAM:
Police station The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has raised concerns following an unannounced oversight visit to the Olievenhoutbosch Police Station in Centurion recently. The committee’s spokesperson Thebe Khumalo says the condition of the police station poses a serious risk to community members, police officers and staff. Khumalo says suspects are often…
BMA border guard checks a motorist’s particulars at the border. Border crime remains a concern for communities at the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe, whilst South Africans ready themselves for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) this week. Some say the SONA must address the security situation at the border. Residents and business…
Forensic personnel investigate after the deaths of patrons found inside the Enyobeni Tavern, in Scenery Park, outside East London in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, June 26, 2022. Closing arguments will be heard on Monday at the inquest into the Enyobeni tragedy in the East London Regional Court sitting in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape. The…
[File Image] Accused 1, 2 and 3, Muzi Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, and Prince Mncube seating in the dock at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in Pretoria. Bongani Ntanzi, the second accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, is expected to begin his defence on Monday morning when the trial gets underway. Five men are appearing at…
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop over the Overberg The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 4 warning of severe thunderstorms in parts of the Western Cape on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop over the Overberg and Southern Cape Winelands early morning. The weather service says this may…
[FILE IMAGE] School children having lunch. Eastern Cape medical teams say they suspect that organophosphate poisoning may be the cause of the deaths of two children who died after consuming snacks bought at a spaza shop at Msintsi Location. Organophosphate poisoning occurs when the body reacts to chemical compounds found in certain agricultural products. The…
Cattle at a farm. Milk Producers Organisation (MPO) in the Western Cape says a suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease in a dairy herd in the Mossel Bay area has been brought to their attention. In a statement, the MPO says further information will be communicated as soon as there are more developments or confirmation. The…
A view of the scene in Brakpan where Wiandre Pretorius shot himself. Police have confirmed that they are investigating whether members of a criminal syndicate implicated in the 2022 murder of Emmanuel Mbhense are assassinating each other. This follows the killing of three of the twelve suspects in apparent hits. Mbhense was allegedly tortured and…
