Scene of the accident The M4 has been closed between the M41 and the Umhlanga Offramp, north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal after a crash that claimed the life of one person and left two others critically injured. Multiple vehicles were involved. Several emergency teams are at the scene. “A truck, a taxi and a bike…
A view of OR Tambo International Airport. The Senior Training Coordinator at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Willem Els says the O.R Tambo International Airport has become a major trafficking hub for organised crime syndicates. His comments come after the Border Management Authority (BMA) on Friday intercepted a suspected human trafficking operation resulting in…
FILE | Baby wrapped in a blanket A 25-year-old mother has been arrested for attempted murder and child abandonment after a two-day-old infant boy was found under a tree near the Theunissen hiking spot on the R30. Free State Police Spokesperson Mahlomola Kareli says the mother was traced to Brandfort and arrested. Kareli says she…
The funeral service of Tlhonolofatso Machete in Mopye, Limpopo. Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale has expressed concern about violence within the police service. Mathale was speaking at the funeral service of a slain female police constable at Mopye village in Limpopo. Tlhonolofatso Machete was shot and killed by her ex-partner Matimba Ngobeni inside the Ritavi…
The eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says preliminary reports confirm that no building plans were approved for the four-story temple that collapsed at Redcliffe in the Verulam area. One person has been confirmed dead, and others are still trapped under the concrete rubble. Several construction workers were taken to the hospital. It is alleged that the…
People who were rescued from the collapsed building in Verulam north of Durban say they are lucky to be alive. Builders were adding concrete on the top level of the multi-storey temple when it collapsed. At least one person died. A group of people were stuck on a balcony for a couple hours before they were…
The Verulam temple collapse. KwaZulu-Natal Public Works and Infrastructure MEC Martin Meyer has sent a message of condolence to the victims of a four-story temple that collapsed at Redcliffe in the Verulam area, north of Durban. Meyer says resources will be made available to assist as rescue operations continue. The department has confirmed one death…
File image| Cattle eating hay at a farm. Farmers union, Agri Limpopo, is calling on the government to put immediate actions in effect to curb the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. This follows confirmation of four cases in the Thohoyandou, Vivo and Modimolle-Mookgophong areas. Agri Limpopo’s Deidre Carter says the authorities must tighten border controls to…
Several people are feared trapped under concrete after a four-storey temple collapsed at River Range Ranch (RRR) in Redcliffe, Verulam, north of Durban. Emergency services are currently on the scene. According to a private security and emergency services company, those trapped are communicating via voice notes from under the collapsed structure. Preliminary reports from disaster…
[File image]: A child running in the passage. The family of a five-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a fellow learner at a Johannesburg school says they are struggling to cope following the ordeal. They say the incident – which allegedly occurred in August this year – has left their young girl in…
