SAPS vehicles and a police tape. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal police have confirmed that the body of a man who confessed to killing his girlfriend in a social media video was found hanging from a tree in the Malangeni area of Umzinto, on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. On Tuesday, police responded to reports of a murder…
Incomplete RDP house. 2 minutes The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has determined that the North West Department of Human Settlements violated the right to adequate housing. The finding follows an investigation into over 5 500 incomplete RDP housing projects in the province. According to the SAHRC, complaints received since 2011 revealed systemic and…
File image: Road damaged by an earth tremor. 1 minute The City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) says no injuries or damage have been reported following an earth tremor last night. They say the tremor was experienced in large parts of Johannesburg. However, the Council for Geosciences has yet to confirm this including its…
Water tanker in Vorna Valley, Johannesburg 2 minutes City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero and Johannesburg Water officials are set to provide an update on the recovery of municipal water systems. This follows Rand Water’s 86-hour maintenance operation from December 13 to December 16, which left numerous Johannesburg residents without water for days. Despite the…
1 minute Ministers leading the multidisciplinary teams in government responsible for the national response to instances of foodborne illnesses and illicit trade, brief the media on government’s action plan to manage foodborne illnesses. LIVE STREAM:
File image: Lightning in Gauteng. 1 minute The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level two warning for severe thunderstorms causing heavy downpours, with a possibility of hail as well as strong damaging winds and excessive lightning for seven provinces. These include parts of Gauteng, the North West, Free State, the Eastern…
Matric results in a newspaper 2 minutes The Department of Basic Education will go ahead with the publication of matric results in newspapers. This is despite an order from the Information Regulatory Authority of South Africa that the results should not be published in newspapers. It says this contravenes the Protection of Personal Information (POPI)…
File image: A person using braille. 1 minute The Constitutional Court has issued an interim order, which temporarily amends the Copyright Act 98 of 1978, to include an exception to copyright for visually impaired persons, pending the court’s final determination. This comes after Blind SA, represented by Section 27, hauled the President to the apex…
Police arrest an illegal miner after being retrieved from an abandoned mine in Sabie, Mpumalanga on December 5, 2024. 1 minute Twenty-eight illegal miners, who are part of the 153 miners brought to the surface from a disused mine shaft in Sabie, Mpumalanga, have been remanded in custody. The group of miners amongst them Zimbabwe…
1 minute Western Cape rescue authorities have recovered the body of a man believed to have gone missing while swimming in Sedgefield. A 20-year-old Eastern Cape man went missing under water on Saturday. The man was caught in rip currents while swimming with friends. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the…
