[FILE PHOTO] Learners boarding a bus. 1 minute The North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management (COSATMA) and the Department of Education have admitted to have violated the rights of many children. They have conceded that they have failed to provide adequate scholar transport. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has concluded…
Man running away from a stormy weather. 2 minutes The eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says it is attending to a series of power outages due to the disruptive rains that have left some parts of the city flooded. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued an alert level 6 warning for disruptive rains and thunderstorms…
EMS personnel and police are seen on site in a building. 2 minutes Emergency services in Durban say they are responding to a large number of collisions in light of the alert level 6 weather warning. The severe weather conditions which are already persisting in Ethekwini are also expected to hit other areas along the…
SA soldiers during a parade. 3 minutes Amaoti residents in the north of Durban have reiterated calls for the SANDF to be deployed to the area. Earlier this week, six community members were shot and killed in separate incidents, allegedly by members of a notorious gang from the area. Residents protested to express their frustrations and…
Budget spreadsheets seen on the table with a calculation of tax. 1 minute The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group that advocates for prices of food to be affordable has welcomed the decision by Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana to add more VAT zero-rated food items. These will now include chicken feet, organ meats from sheep,…
Bullets seen at a crime scene. 2 minutes A manhunt is underway for five suspects who evaded arrest during a shootout with police in Lenasia on Thursday. The suspected ATM bombers are said to be heavily armed and in possession of explosives. National Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has appealed to the public for information…
Witness Lorentia Lombaard testifies in the Joshlin Smith case. 2 minutes A Section 204 witness has taken the stand in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial being heard in the High Court sitting at Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. A Section 204 witness is someone who was potentially implicated in a crime, but becomes…
A motorists drives through rainy weather. 1 minute The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for Level 2 for severe thunderstorms across Gauteng. This could lead to localised flooding and damage to infrastructure. Residents are urged to stay indoors if possible and when outdoors, not to seek shelter under isolated trees or…
Severe weather conditions in KwaMakhutha township south of Durban. 2 minutes The eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says it has activated the Joint Disaster Management Centre in response to a Level 6 alert for disruptive rains that could lead to flooding from Thursday into Friday. The severe weather conditions are expected to hit areas along the coast…
City Power employees working on powerlines. 1 minute Johannesburg’s City Power says it has lost R1.5 billion to ageing infrastructure in the past financial year. City Power CEO Tshifularo Mashava addressed the media in Fordsburg, Johannesburg, this morning on the entity’s operations and new developments. Mashava says some of the infrastructure is over 90 years…
