1 minute The South African Weather Service(SAWS) has issued a yellow Level 1 weather warning of severe thunderstorms in the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal for tomorrow. The affected areas include parts of the uThukela and uMngungundlovu districts. Meanwhile, most parts of the province can expect a 30% chance of scattered showers and thundershowers tomorrow, on…
Fire is seen burning in the Little Karoo on 29 December 2024. 1 minute Firefighters in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape are continuing to bring a wildfire in the Little Karoo under control. Last week, 10 active wildfires raged in the region and most have been contained, including one in Jongensfontein in…
Eldorado Park community attend Gauteng traffic warden, Chesnay Keppler’s murder case at Protea Magistrate Court in Soweto on December 30, 2024. 1 minute The case of a police officer accused of the murder of his Gauteng traffic warden girlfriend has been postponed to January 6. The 42-year-old was not present in the Protea Magistrates Court in…
A bucket of water from a tanker in Hammanskraal. 2 minutes The City of Tshwane says one area in Hammanskraal, North of Pretoria, is still receiving discoloured water. City spokesperson Selby Bokaba says officials from the City and Magalies Water are set to have a meeting on Monday to analyse test results on water samples…
(File Image) A hospital ward with empty beds. 1 minute The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness has urged the public to help reduce trauma cases in emergency centres this festive season. The department released its latest data comparing trauma and non-trauma patient numbers for 2023 and 2024 from December 24 to 26. In…
1 minute A 28-year-old man who allegedly raped and impregnated a 13-year-old girl is expected to appear at the Seshego Magistrate’s Court outside Polokwane in Limpopo today. The man faces charges of statutory rape. The girl is among 31 teenagers who delivered babies on Christmas Day in the province. Police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba says…
Dancer/choreographer Dada Masilo. 1 minute Artistic Director Peter John Sabbagha says internationally renowned Soweto-born dancer and choreographer, Dada Masilo, was a loving and caring person. Masilo died yesterday after a short illness at the age of 39. She is the recipient of many local and global awards including an Italian lifetime achievement award for classic and contemporary dance…
Community members watch police inspect a mine shaft in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 15, 2024. 1 minute Government says the delayed emergence from underground by illegal miners at Stilfontein in North West appears to be a tactic to avoid arrest. In a statement, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) says evidence suggests that…
Firefighters extinguish Table Mountain fire on April 20, 2021 1 minute The City of Cape Town says a suspect has been arrested for allegedly causing a fire on Table Mountain. Mayco Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says SANParks rangers and the city’s law enforcement officers worked together to apprehend the suspect. Smith says…
Illustration announcing a murder probe 1 minute Police in the Eastern Cape are investigating a double murder and three counts of attempted murder after the bodies of two men with gunshot wounds were found at Kwazakhele in Gqeberha. Police Spokesperson Siphokazi Mawisa says police found another three men with gunshot wounds to their lower bodies…
