FILE | Road closed sign following flooding 3 minutes Joburg residents and those in surrounding areas have been urged to remain on high alert as more heavy downpours are expected to continue. This follows a level five warning for severe thunderstorms, issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS), which is expected over the central…
Fire engines at a scene of a blaze 1 minute Deputy Minister of Forestry Fisheries and the Environment, Bernice Swarts has dismissed reports that a number of fire engines have been inactive for several years and are sitting idle. Earlier today, the Deputy Minister visited the Centurion Fire Station to inspect the firefighting vehicles currently…
Anti-bullying campaign at Knysna Secondary School 1 minute The Knysna Secondary school in Hornlee in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape has embarked on an anti-bullying campaign. This after videos of two separate incidents involving violence among learners were shared on social media. Along with the Departments of Education, Social Development, SAPS and concerned…
FILE | Drugs found on a person 1 minute Police have arrested an alleged drug mule and dealer, travelling on a bus on the N1 from Johannesburg to Cape Town. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says the 37-year-old woman was detained when the police’s K-9 unit was patrolling in the Beaufort West area and pulled over…
Two of the three Radzuma siblings accused of killing two Samwu leaders appear in the High Court in Thohoyandou, Limpopo on March 11, 2024. 1 minute Judge Thogomelani Tshidada says the trial of the Radzuma siblings, accused of killing two South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) leaders in Limpopo over a VBS-related matter, lacks progress….
Court Gavel 1 minute The East London Regional Court in the Eastern Cape has sentenced a 59-year-old man to five years direct imprisonment for lodging a false Road Accident Fund claim. In January 2016, Solomzi Ndika-Ndika submitted a claim stipulating he was involved in a motor vehicle accident while he was travelling from Elliot towards…
Ekurhuleni Metro Police badge seen on a vehicle. 1 minute The murder case involving a widow to a Metro Police Officer in Ekurhuleni, Banele Sikhosana, has been postponed to Friday for further investigations. The wife of the officer, Sibongile Dlamini, is alleged to have arranged a hit on her husband, who was shot dead in…
A muddy road in the Eastern Cape 1 minute Eastern Cape Transport MEC Xolile Nqatha says major investments in road infrastructure by the provincial government and South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) will help address concerns raised by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). The SAHRC recently highlighted the province’s poor road conditions, revealing…
A Gautrain arrives at OR Tambo airport, outside Johannesburg. 1 minute Gautrain Chief Executive Officer Tshepo Kgobe says train services between Rosebank and Park Station could resume by next week. An illegal borehole drilling activity on a private property has compromised a section of the Gautrain tunnel system, causing water and soil to seep through….
File image: Classroom. 2 minutes Health officials in KwaZulu-Natal have held a workshop with some school principals in Durban about hand, foot and mouth disease and how its spread can be stopped. One hundred and seventeen cases of the viral infection have been recorded at more than 10 primary schools, creches and daycare centres in…
