Tembisa Hospital fire on April 19. 2025. 2 minutes The Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) says it will be sending inspectors to probe the cause of the fire incidents at Tembisa hospital in Gauteng’s Eastrand. The fires, which happened days apart, have brought into question the hospital’s safety protocols and emergency preparedness. OHSC’s Chief…
File image: Asbestos roof. 1 minute The High Court in Bloemfontein has postponed the asbestos case to the fifth of next month for the start of a trial-within-a-trial. Judge Phillip Loubser this morning granted former Free State Premier Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota’s, request for the trial-within-trial. The aim is to test the…
Empty classroom. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is demanding action against the principal of Madisong High School in Hammanskraal, North of Pretoria, for allegedly using corporal punishment on some students. The party has criticized the Department of Education’s decision to transfer the principal to the district office as punishment, calling it insufficient. …
File image: Flooding in KwaZulu-Natal. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal authorities have urged residents to be cautious as the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issues an alert for disruptive rains in various parts of the province. The rains could lead to localised flooding. The current floods in various places in Durban and surrounding areas are causing major…
Police making an arrest 1 minute Police in Mpumalanga say they arrested more than 800 people for various offences during the Easter Holidays. The majority of them were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. More than 50 firearms, drugs weighing over 300 kilograms, livestock and a number of vehicles were confiscated during cross-border…
1 minute The 45th Southern Africa Telecommunications Association Annual (SATA) Conference continues today in Johannesburg. During the three-day conference, various role players engage on issues of policy and pave the way forward to enhance SA’s internet connectivity. Live proceedings below:
Healthcare worker prepares a vaccination 1 minute The North West Health Department says it has embarked on a campaign to trace children who may have missed immunisation. It says this is as part of the Africa Vaccination Week between the 24th and 30th of this month. The department’s spokesperson Tebogo Lekgethwane says the aim of…
1 minute The re-opened inquest into the death of former ANC’s president Chief Albert Luthuli continues in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. The inquest is looking into the circumstances surrounding Luthuli’s death who was a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Luthuli died in July 1967, reportedly after he was struck by a goods train. Live proceedings |Inquest…
[File image] A man in handcuffs. 1 minute Two brothers arrested for the possession of rifles and ammunition in Ezakheni, KwaZulu-Natal, are expected to appear in court today. Police say the siblings are also suspected to be linked to a string of taxi-related murders in the area. Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says, “The suspects were…
Forensic personnel load bodies of victims after the deaths of patrons found inside the Enyobeni Tavern, in Scenery Park, outside East London in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, June 26, 2022. 1 minute The Enyobeni Tavern tragedy inquest in the East London Regional Court sitting in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape will continue today….
