This summer fire season, WOF-Kishgu JV’s aerial resources effectively combated fires across the Western Cape, in January 2025 our fleet flew 166 hours supporting firefighting operations. 2 minutes The Cape Winelands District Municipality says it’s continuing its firefighting efforts in Wellington and Witzenberg. Fire Services Spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto says all fires in Wellington have been…
Hand foot and mouth disease on a child’s feet. 1 minute A total of 10 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have been confirmed in East London in the Eastern Cape. The Buffalo City Metro says most of these cases have been found in primary schools and day care centres across the metro. The…
Hendrina power station in Middelburg in Mpumalanga 1 minute Energy Expert Chris Yelland says Eskom needs to focus on smaller power stations to avoid a power trip of this magnitude. This follows the power utility escalating loadshedding to Stage 6 since the early hours of Sunday morning until further notice. Eskom experienced multiple unit trips…
File Image: A shootout scene at Inanda, KZN. 1 minute Members of the Community Policing Forum in Inanda, Durban, have raised concerns over increased crime during rolling blackouts. Eskom recently downgraded load shedding from Stage 6 to Stage 4 after an unexpected escalation last weekend. The power cuts have led to increased incidents of business…
South African National Defence Force members. 1 minute The evacuation of injured South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is set to begin this week. It remains unclear how many soldiers will be brought back to South Africa. The evacuation follows last month’s clashes between the M23…
The Stellenbosch University campus in the Western Cape. 1 minute The Student Representative Council (SRC) of Stellenbosch University says that its class boycott over student debt and lack of accommodation will not be continuing tomorrow. SRC Executive member Roceshia Februarie says they’ve reached agreement with the university to resume classes after lectures had been disrupted…
Father and son 1 minute A Non-Profit-Organisation, Doxa Family Cares based in Zwide in the Eastern Cape, has held an event to empower men to curb gender-based violence and become better fathers. The event was held in Gqeberha. The organisation’s Executive Director, Thembani Gqiba says it is vital that fathers know the basics of parenting….
University of Cape Town 2 minutes The University of Cape Town’s SRC has temporarily called off its protest over student debt and lack of accommodation. That’s after the university council approved a joint proposal tabled by the SRC and the UCT executive on Thursday. Following a special meeting held on Thursday, 20 February 2025, the…
Hospital ward 2 minutes Johannesburg City Power says it will not be exempting hospitals and water pumping stations from stage six loadshedding. Eskom announced in the early hours of the morning that the country will be experiencing stage six loadshedding, following multiple trips at the Camden Power Station. During lesser stages of loadshedding, City Power…
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane addressing the issue of school security during an imbizo 2 minutes Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has met with several stakeholders to address safety challenges in schools around the province. We successfully hosted the West Rand #SchoolSafety Imbizo today at Hoër Tegniese Skool N Diederichs, bringing together parents, community members,…
