2 minutes Authorities and humanitarian aid organisation, Gift of the Givers have urged residents of informal settlements to exercise caution as hot and windy conditions contribute to spark shack fires. One person died following a fire that gutted the Wag ‘n Bietjie Informal Settlement at Nomzamo in Strand on Tuesday morning. More than 60 structures have been…
2 minutes Just under 200 motorists have been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on Limpopo roads since the beginning of December. Limpopo Transport spokesperson Tidimalo Chuene says the arrests are higher than those recorded during other months in the year. Chuene says that traffic officers will be setting up roadblocks throughout the…
FILE: Initiates in a field in the Eastern Cape. 2 minutes The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) has called on government to impose a temporary ban on initiation schools in the Eastern Cape. This follows the deaths of 20 initiates during the summer initiation season. Contralesa says the two-year ban would give government and other…
Broken glass from a crash seen on the road. 1 minute Two people have died and another five have sustained injuries following a crash involving three vehicles on the N2 near Gonubie Farms in the Eastern Cape. The crash involved a vehicle carrying five passengers, a fully loaded minibus taxi, and an SUV with two…
[File image] 2 minutes As many families across the world celebrate Christmas Day by spending time together, some are grieving the loss of their loved ones who died in 2024. In Limpopo, the Makgato children at Sebayeng village outside Polokwane are spending their first Christmas Day without their mother. Maria Makgato and her friend Kudzai…
[File Image] Emergency services vehicle. 1 minute Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has expressed concern about the increased number of medical emergencies in the province during this festive season. Nkomo-Ralehoko was visiting the Gauteng Emergency Medical Service operations centre in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, to assess medical emergency responses since the beginning of the festive…
Initiates 1 minute A 19-year-old from an initiation school near Marquad in the Free State is fighting for his life in a Bloemfontein hospital after he was attacked during a traditional training session. 29-year-old Maine Modise has been remanded in custody after he was charged with attempted murder. He allegedly hit the teenager with a…
Traffic volumes on major roads. 4 minutes Traffic has peaked on major routes as last minute travellers head to their various destinations ahead of Christmas Day. Law enforcement authorities have appealed to motorists to obey the rules of the road or face arrest. Traffic is building on major routes as last minute travellers leave Gauteng…
A protester holds a machete and a saw near burning barricades during a protest. 2 minutes The government of South Africa has called on all parties in Mozambique to commit to an urgent dialogue following the proclamation of the final electoral results by the Constitutional Council. The International Relations Ministry says Pretoria has noted with…
Word “Cancer” under reading magnifying glass. 1 minute Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape has urged the public to be vigilant about sun protection especially during the hot holiday season. A dermatologist at Tygerberg Hospital, Barbara van der Westhuizen, says they treat about a thousand skin cancer patients annually. She says skin cancer remains a…
