The total lunar eclipse will last 1 hour, 42 minutes and 57seconds. A Limpopo Geography teacher who has been preparing his learners to watch the lunar eclipse this Sunday evening says it’s exciting times for his class. Eric Masweneng, a teacher at Dithothwaneng Senior Secondary School in Mphanama near Jane Furse, says his learners will…
Tap with droplet of water. Residents of Coronationville in Johannesburg say water supply has still not been restored in the area. The community held a series of protests in the past two weeks. Water tankers were dispatched to the area. There are unconfirmed reports that the water supply woes impacted the Rahima Moosa Mother and…
A pregnant female The Eastern Cape province is grappling with a statutory rape crisis as the number of pregnant underage girls surged this year and there are concerns such cases are not being prosecuted successfully. The African National Congress in the Eastern Cape says an urgent intervention is needed to tackle teenage pregnancy in the province….
A motorists drives through rainy weather. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level two weather alert for severe thunderstorms across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumlanga, Limpopo and the Free State for Saturday. Residents in low-lying areas are advised to take extra precaution due to potential localised flooding. Forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela says the warning…
A supermoon, the biggest and brightest full moon of the year, coincides with a total lunar eclipse making the moon appear red Table Mountain National Park is cautioning visitors to observe safety measures as many will converge at vantage points of the mountain for the viewing of the lunar eclipse, this weekend. The so called…
A worker shows the mouth of a cow at a cattle shop The number of confirmed incidents of Foot and Mouth Disease in the Free State has risen to 17. The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says there are nine new confirmed cases. Department Spokesperson Moliehi Moeng says the province has four distinct…
Court gavel. The 80-year-old man accused of being involved in the murder and burial of a man on a farm in Kroonstad has been granted R15 000 bail by the Kroonstad Magistrates’ Court in the Free State. The court says the personal circumstances of the accused allow for his release on bail. Magistrate Tsheko Komane…
SAPS file image. Gauteng police are looking for four suspects after a prominent insolvency attorney was shot dead at his practice in Saxonwold, Johannesburg. Police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says four men driving a GMW vehicle came to the practice under the pretence of being clients who had booked an appointment. Nevhuhulwi says two of the…
File photo: Stop child abuse. Child rights organisations in Johannesburg have called on the Justice Department to find ways to speed up child abuse-related cases in the courts. The organisations say delayed cases further victimise children who are already in distress. Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi visited the various organisations in Johannesburg, with the aim of…
An e-hailing car was torched at Maponya Mall, in Soweto. The Mvelase family says the untimely death of their son, Mthokozisi, was a great loss. The e-hailing driver was shot and torched outside Maponya Mall in Soweto a few weeks ago. It is believed he was killed by taxi operators who objected to the presence…
