The year 2026 marks a significant milestone in South Africa’s conservation history as Kruger National Park commemorates 100 years since its formal proclamation in 1926. LIVE STREAM: Official launch of Kruger National Park Centenary The centenary honours generations of rangers, scientists, communities, conservationists
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Willie Aucamp. The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment Willie Aucamp says a lot is being done to ensure the safety of tourists in the Kruger National Park. Aucamp says they will not only deploy additional rangers in certain strategic areas of the park but also use the…
SAPS mourns fallen crime intelligence officer Sergeant Mandla Khuzwayo. Police in KwaZulu-Natal bid farewell to intelligence officer Sergeant Mandla Khuzwayo who succumbed to his injuries sustained in an ambush last month. Thirty-nine-year-old Sergeant Khuzwayo and his colleague Captain Cornelius Nel were ambushed and shot at with high calibre firearms while travelling in an unmarked vehicle…
A shop that was looted in Escourt, KZN Many shops owned by foreign nationals in Estcourt in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands are closed on Saturday following Friday’s looting. The plundering of about 10 shops is believed to be linked to 38 Ethiopian shop owners that obtained an interim interdict against the municipality that they be allowed…
Children seen holders posters during the Child Protection Fun Walk and Fun Day in Soweto hosted by GP Dept of Community Safety, 29 May 2026. As the country marks Child Protection Month, South Africans are urged to act where children may be at risk. Dr Shaheda Omar of the Teddy Bear Clinic says that although…
South African National Parks (SANParks) Chief Executive Officer, Hapiloe Sello Seven communities have signed a beneficiation scheme agreement with SANParks at Skukuza Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga. This follows negotiations that started a decade ago between SANParks and representatives of the previously dispossessed landowners. Jubilation filled the Nombolo Mdluli Hall at Skukuza Rest…
Scene of the shooting One person has died and six others were injured following a shooting incident in the early hours of Saturday in Alexandra. It is reported that, two people were having an argument on the street when one of them drew a firearm and started shooting randomly. Seven people were injured and taken…
RTI KZN Spokesperson Sindi Msimang KwaZulu-Natal authorities remain on high alert on Saturday morning amid fears of potential disruptions linked to a planned national shutdown. KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) spokesperson Sindi Msimang says law enforcement agencies are closely monitoring key economic routes, including the busy N2 and N3 corridors, with officers on standby to…
A broken windscreen. A bus has been stoned on the N3 near Estcourt in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands in the early hours of Saturday morning. Provincial Road Traffic Inspectorate spokesperson, Sindi Msimang says the incident took place at 04h00. Msimang says the motive for the stoning is unclear at this stage. Meanwhile, KwaZulu Natal police say…
A view from the funeral service of social activist, Thato Molosankwe held in North West, 30 May 2026. Social activist Thato Molosankwe’s funeral service is set to take place in Mahikeng, North West, on Saturday. Families, friends and community members will gather at the Mmabatho Convention Centre to pay their last respects. Molosankwe was shot…
