Learners walking to a school The Gauteng Education Department says it is making steady progress in improving the placement process of grade one and eight learners this year. Approximately 2 000 learners are still awaiting placement at schools across the province. Frustrated parents and guardians have been queuing outside the department’s district offices to seek…
Some floods victims in Mbaula Village outside Giyani in Limpopo temporarily housed at a local church. Flood victims in Makhuva Village outside Giyani in Limpopo are calling for the provincial government’s urgent intervention. Some have lost all their belongings after their houses were flooded following heavy rains. A poultry farmer, Thomas Xitlhangu, has lost more…
Rescue boat The City of Ekurhuleni has confirmed that MMC for Roads and Transport Andile Mngewu and his fellow travelers are missing in Mozambique after the vehicle they were travelling in was swept away by flood waters. Members of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) alongside their Mozambican counterparts are searching for Mngewu and…
Flooded road Authorities in Limpopo say rescue teams will continue to search for three people who have been swept away in flood waters following heavy rains. A Somali national and two other people were trying to cross a submerged bridge in Tswinga village outside Thohoyandou when they were swept away. Some residents have been unable…
Graphic of shooting scene More details are emerging following a shooting incident in the Marikana informal settlement on the Cape Flats. Police say the death toll has risen to eight. The incident, which happened in the early hours of Saturday morning, is suspected to be linked to extortion in the area. The deceased include a…
The National Prosecuting Authority has charged a woman for fraud The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has urged the public to report people impersonating government representatives or private company agents to solicit money in exchange for jobs. This comes after the Ubombo Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal fined a 33-year-old woman R4000 for three months in jail….
City Power employees A person has been arrested during a City Power-led electricity disconnection operation in Lenasia south of Johannesburg. The arrest was made after the person threatened City officials and encouraged residents to obstruct law enforcement. The operation focused on 10 business customers with municipal debt running into hundreds of millions of rands. Spokesperson…
Flood waters The Mpumalanga government says the province needs about R2.1 billion to repair damaged infrastructure, especially bridges. This follows heavy rains that have caused floods in the province in which the death toll stands at 20. Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa will on Saturday visit areas that heavy rains have…
A raging veld fire. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services are battling a fire that has broken out at La Motte in Franschhoek. Municipal Spokesperson, Anesca Roodt, says firefighting resources from the Cape Winelands District Municipality and the Stellenbosch Municipality are currently on scene. She says the teams are being supported by aerial resources,…
FILE| Bullets shown on the above image. The community of Phillipi East (on the Cape Flats) have been left distraught following the killing of eight people at Marikana Informal Settlement in the early hours of Saturday morning. Six people were shot and killed in the area, another died while on the way to a medical…
