Damage is seen to a taxi after colliding with a light passenger vehicle M70 in the Embundweni area outside Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal on 06 January 2026. Seventeen people have been injured in a head-on collision between a taxi and a car outside Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. The vehicles also hit a group of children who were…
File | Sewage spillage. Raw sewage flowing down the streets of Makeleketla in Winburg, Free State, has angered residents. They say their quality of life has deteriorated as the stench keeps them confined to their houses. Residents have called on the Masilonyana local municipality to find a permanent solution. Residents say they have been living in…
Burning fire. A veld fire along the N2 on the western side of Gqeberha has led to the closure of the road as firefighting teams battle to contain the blaze. The fire is in the vicinity of the wind farm. It has been burning since yesterday and flared up today due to strong winds. The…
Spokesperson for the Cape Winelands District Municipality, Jo-Anne Otto says 18 000 hectares of vegetation have been burnt. The Mossel Bay Municipality says properties are in danger following a vegetation fire in Aalwyndaal in Mossel Bay in the Western Cape. Aerial water bombing is underway. They are being assisted by the Mossel Bay Fire and…
[FILE IMAGE]: A student holding up a placard during the fees must fall protest. As institutions of higher learning prepare for the 2026 academic year, the issue of student debt remains a thorny one. Discussion is currently underway about the envisaged Student Debt Relief Bill, which the EFF has proposed. One of the former students…
Illicit cigarettes captured at the Beitbridge Border Post on 06 January 2026. The Border Management Authority (BMA) has cracked down on a cigarette smuggling operation at the Beitbridge Port of Entry through the use of advanced drone surveillance technology. The crackdown formed part of intensified law enforcement operations under the 2025/2026 Festive Season Security Plan….
A picture of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock shown outside a Rosebank church during his funeral service. The lawyer for the man accused of the murder of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock says the state does not have evidence against his client. The 44-year-old Victor Majola appeared briefly in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court, where his case was…
SAPS’ arrest graphic. Five suspects have been arrested in Durbanville in Cape Town by Metro Police following the discovery of an illegal liquor plant. Cape Town Safety and Security teams confiscated over 2,000 litres of homemade gin. Mayco Member, JP Smith, says the discovery comes amid a tip-off from the community. He says officers discovered…
SAPS’ arrest graphic. Five suspects have been arrested in Durbanville in Cape Town by Metro Police following the discovery of an illegal liquor plant. Cape Town Safety and Security teams confiscated over 2,000 litres of homemade gin. Mayco Member, JP Smith, says the discovery comes amid a tip-off from the community. He says officers discovered…
Victor Majola who is accused of killing DJ Warras appears in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court, January 6, 2026. The case of the murder of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock has been postponed to January 13, 2026, at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. This is to allow the accused, Victor Majola, to formally apply for bail. The…
