An entrance to an underground mine. 1 minute While many celebrate the festive season, MACUA-WAMUA and other humanitarian organisations have called on faith-based leaders and organisations to show spiritual solidarity with the remaining miners underground in Stilfontein in the North West. The organisations say the situation in Stilfontein echoes the horrors of Marikana, where 34…
Shack fire aftermath 1 minute Residents of Wag ‘n Bietjie informal settlement whose shacks were gutted by a fire at Nomzamo, near Strand, have pleaded with the authorities to assist them to rebuild their lives. One person died in the fire that broke out early this morning. More than 50 structures have been destroyed and…
Young pupils in uniforms on the first day of school 1 minute Some shoppers in Durban are thinking ahead and are already making purchases ahead of the new school year. They say they want a stress-free entry into the new year. Nelly Khubheka is urging other parents to be responsible with their cash. “It’s Christmas…
Ambulance parked off 1 minute Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has expressed concern at the increase in the number of medical emergencies in the province 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 season….
Traffic on a freeway 1 minute Traffic is currently flowing freely on the N1 from Gauteng to Limpopo but authorities say they expect traffic volumes to increase as people make last minute trips to Christmas destinations. The Gauteng Traffic Police says it has its officers are out in large numbers to ensure the safety of…
Compliance drive in Mangaung Metro 1 minute Mangaung Metro officials in the Free State say they will continue with the environmental health and safety operation at spaza shops throughout the festive season, to ensure consumers remain safe. An environmental health and safety operation around the Bloemfontein CBD in the Mangaung Metro has revealed that there…
An area in darkness 4 minutes Enraged elderly residents of Dobsonville, wards 47 and 48 in Soweto, Johannesburg, are frustrated as they are set to have a power-less Christmas. Despite numerous meetings with Eskom officials in Diepkloof, the community remains without power. In a show of protest, residents picketed outside Eskom’s Megawatt Park in Sandton,…
FILE | Person walks in a flooded area 1 minute The eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says it can now confirm that two people have died following heavy rains at the weekend in the Nkanini Informal Settlement in Cato Manor in the west of Durban. A 38-year-old male and an 18-year-old female died when a retaining…
The donated house 1 minute Christmas has come early for a 71-year-old grandmother from Lower Gcobonco Village outside Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape, after she received a house. The house was handed over to Nophindile Joji by the Chippa Mpengesi Foundation. Joji’s house collapsed during torrential rain last year. It took one neighbour to make…
PanSALB to simplify the curriculum of many learners and students across the country. 1 minute The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) believes the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources ( SADiLaR) will simplify the curriculum of many learners and students across the country. The function of SADiLaR is to a focus on all…
