Rain shower, Thunderstorm. The KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Thami Ntuli, has called on residents of the province to take heed of the weather warnings that authorities issue. This comes after three people were reported missing amid heavy rains that led to flooding. The body of a woman has been recovered. Search and rescue operations continue for the…
March against GBVF As the country observes the start of 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children tomorrow, civil society movements say there needs to be a clear plan of action, preventative measures and strategies, amid Gender-based Violence and Femicide being classified a national disaster. Government officially classified GBVF a national…
The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. The case against a member of the Hawks, Papie Tsie, and a Tembisa Hospital official, Zacharia Tsisele, has been postponed to next Tuesday at the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court. Both have been formally charged with corruption. The duo allegedly attempted to bribe another Hawks officer working on the ongoing Tembisa Hospital investigations….
A house in KZN that was damaged by floods The KwaZulu-Natal Human Settlements Department says it will visit communities in the Umshwathi Municipality affected by heavy rainfall this morning The rain has caused floods in which three people were swept away last night , houses and road infrastructure have also been destroyed. The department’s…
File image | Two staff members were shot at the Inxiweni Primary School in Tembisa, Ekhurhuleni. Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with a double murder at the Inxiweni Primary School in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni, last week. This brings the number of suspects to four. Hope Shongwe and Benjamin Maditse, appeared briefly in the…
The late Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain, Senzo Meyiwa The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has called a witness to testify in the High Court in Pretoria. Sifiso “Gwabini” Zungu was mentioned by the state’s key witness Constable Sizwe Zungu as the person that had hosted a party at a hostel in…
The Western Cape High Court. The cross examination of alleged underworld figure, Nafiz Modack, is set to continue at the Western Cape High Court on Monday. Modack and 14 others, face over 100 charges including the murder of top cop, Charl Kinnear. He has also been accused of running a criminal enterprise and money laundering….
Men sift through the rubble of a church which collapsed because of severe weather. The KwaZulu-Natal Human Settlements Department says it is providing temporary shelter to more than 100 people in New Hanover in the province’s midlands. The people have been left destitute after an informal settlement built on a flood plain was flooded following…
Mayor NB Shabalala and a happy community member in launch of a water project. Over 10 000 residents from the uThukela District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal are expected to have access to clean running water for the first time in three decades. This follows the launch of a water project in the area. Professor Innocent Pikirayi…
Minister of Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs The Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa says he’ll meet with the inter-governmental committee on disaster management to discuss solutions to end gender-based violence and femicide. On Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared GBVF a national disaster. President Cyril Ramaphosa: Here in South Africa, we have…
