A candle lit at a memorial service. 1 minute Former Umgungundlovu District Mayor, Yusuf Bhamjee has passed away at the age of 74. Bhamjee was redeployed by the ANC from the KwaZulu-Natal legislature to the district in 2008, to turn the local government’s affairs around. He served as mayor until 2016. Expressing their condolences, the…
The aftermath of a car accident. 1 minute The Eastern Cape has witnessed a devastating spike in road fatalities this festive season, with more lives lost compared to the previous year. To date just over 190 people have perished on the province’s roads. Transport MEC Xolile Nqatha says this is concerning as they had hoped…
Graduation cap. 1 minute Studying abroad can open up greater possibilities for an individual’s job prospects here at home and internationally. But, South Africans considering this need to be cognisant of the monetary costs involved. However, in the long run, the benefits of international study are likely to heavily outweigh the costs incurred. Sable International’s…
[FILE IMAGE]: A busy highway. 1 minute Traffic volumes have started increasing on most of the major road networks, including the N4 toll road in Mpumalanga as many are returning back. Authorities say law enforcement officers are visible on all the roads to ensure compliance. Over 20,000 summons were issued to motorists for violating traffic…
A light bulb. 1 minute More than 1 000 Gauteng residents have been without electricity since the beginning of the week. This follows an outage due to weather conditions – affecting several areas in the province including Roodepoort, Hursthill, Reuven and Randburg. Power utility, City Power has dispatched its technicians to clear the backlog of…
[FILE IMAGE]: A customer in a spaza shop. 2 minutes The community of Ratlou extension in Thaba Nchu remains calm pending the post-mortem results of the eight-year-old boy who died on Christmas Day. It is alleged that Nkosinathi Modise died after he and his three siblings consumed snacks bought from a spaza shop. They were…
[FILE IMAGE]: Shacks on fire. 1 minute Residents of an informal settlement in Nomzamo in Strand, outside Cape Town, are appealing for school uniform for the children in the area following a devastating church fire on Christmas Eve which claimed the life of one person. The residents are busy rebuilding their homes after receiving building…
Handcuffs police use to apprehend suspects. 1 minute A 37-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the murder of her husband. Police Spokesperson Mmako Mophiring says the 42-year-old husband was shot and killed on New Year’s Day. Mophiring says police were patrolling the Naledi section of Bohlokong in the Free State for crime prevention…
[FILE IMAGE]: Police crime scene tape. 1 minute City of Ekurhuleni Member of Mayoral Committee for Development Planning, Nomadlozi Nkosi, has called for justice for the family of a five-year-old girl in Duduza on Gauteng’s Eastrand. The little girl was allegedly raped and stabbed to death on New Year’s Day. Her lifeless body was found…
[FILE IMAGE]: People on holiday at a South African Beach. 1 minute A 12-year-old girl has tragically drowned at Maitland’s Beach, Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says rescue teams brought the girl to shore at Maitland’s Beach, but despite resuscitation efforts, she was declared dead. “After all efforts…
