Emergency services at the scene of the crash Emergency services and law enforcement officials have converged at Suncoast Beach in Durban where a small aircraft has crashed into the sea. ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says a video is doing the rounds on social media showing the small aircraft doing an aerial display before hitting…
FILE | Taxi destroyed by fire Gauteng police say a taxi has been torched by unknown suspects in Pimville, Soweto. No injuries have been reported and a case of malicious damage to property in being investigated. The incident happened near Maponya Mall. Residents have come out in their numbers near the mall after an e-hailing…
uMkhonto weSizwe MK Party’s Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party member of parliament and alleged instigator of the July 2021 unrest, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, says she is ready to prove her innocence when her trial commences on the 10th of November this year. Zuma-Sambudla, the daughter of former president Jacob Zuma, has appeared briefly in the…
The Early Childhood Development (ECD) sector under Gauteng ECD is marching from Library Gardens to the Premier’s office in Johannesburg to raise their grievances. The sector is now under the Basic Education Department from Social Development. The march organisers say they are dealing with a number of issues, which include not receiving promised funds and not…
Rustenburg residents march to Clover Alloy Mine demanding job opportunities for local youth. Residents of Photsaneng village in Rustenburg in the North West have marched to the local mining operation, Clover Alloy, to demand amongst other things, jobs for local community members. [HAPPENING NOW] Residents of Photsaneng Village in Rustenburg are protesting at the Clover…
The only Tshivenda soapie on TV, Muvhango, which was on SABC 2, has come to an end after 28 years. Muvhango was created by Duma Ndlovu and was first aired on SABC 2 on April 7, 1997. In 2006, Muvhango was nominated for the South African Film and Television Award for Best Soapie Opera. In…
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has cautioned municipalities to only use registered water tank providers. She spoke to the media on the sidelines of the African Union AIP Water Investment Summit in Cape Town. The summit aims to attract investment to address water scarcity on the…
Man in Mpumalanga sentenced to 15 years of rape. The Boschfontein Regional Court in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga, has sentenced a 26-year-old man to 15 years in prison for two counts of rape. Pikinini Solvent Phesane was already serving a 15-year sentence for a separate rape case. The Boschfontein regional court sentenced Pheshane for the two offences…
[File image] The Department of Human Settlements in Ekurhuleni says a loss of revenue at its low-cost housing complexes has resulted in the mass evictions of residents from its units. Earlier this week, the City of Ekurhuleni obtained a court order to evict non-paying residents who were illegally occupying property at the Pharoe Park flats…
Four inmates and a police officer have died after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned outside Mookgopong in Limpopo today. Police Spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba says the van was transporting inmates from Mokopane to Mookgopong for a court appearance. Mashaba says the injured have been taken to hospital. He says, “We can confirm as the…
