South Africa experienced heavy rain in some parts of the country. 1 minute The authorities in Mpumalanga have cautioned members of the public against attempting to cross overflowing streams and rivers. This after a 27-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man went missing in Mkhondo on Monday. The authorities suspect that the Assegaai River which burst its…
1 minute The Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) in Mpumalanga has raised concerns about an ongoing water shortage at Mmametlhake Hospital, where taps have been dry since January 2, 2025. Despite the dispatch of Jojo tanks to the facility, the pumps are non-functional, leaving nurses to manually carry water in buckets from the…
A woman works at her desk typing on a computer in this illustration picture taken January 9, 2005. 1 minute The Northern Cape Department of Education has reopened its online school admission system for late applications, which will close next Tuesday, January 14. The department is urging parents still seeking placement for their children to…
Fitness fanatics go through the motions. 1 minute New Year’s resolutions, they fly around bright and loud just like the fireworks that accompany this time of the year. One resolution that gets dusted off with metronomic regularity is fitness and weight loss and a healthy lifestyle. But this one is not as easy as it…
Police officer in Malmesbury suspended for allegedly raping a woman at a police station. 1 minute The five suspects that were arrested in Houghton, Johannesburg on Wednesday for the possession of a hijacked vehicle and an unlicensed firearm will appear before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 10th January. One of the suspects is believed…
Stray dogs at a shelter. 2 minutes Animal welfare organisations in Gauteng say they’ve seen an influx of stray animals coming through their doors since the start of the festive season. Officials at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Tshwane say the spike in the number of pet dumping has…
A man holding an ID document. 1 minute Deputy Home Affairs Minister Njabulo Nzuza says they have assisted nearly 700 shack fire victims from Langa on the Cape Flats with birth certificates and identity documents. Hundreds of people were left homeless when a fire razed shacks after Christmas. Nzuza says they will also respond to…
(File Image) llustration of matric results printed on a newspaper. 1 minute The Information Regulator has expressed its disappointment after the Pretoria High Court struck off its urgent application to prevent the Basic Education Department from publishing matric results next week. The court ruled that the matter lacked urgency. The Regulator had argued that publishing…
A prison guard stands behind bars in a file photo. 1 minute The Correctional Services Department has launched an investigation following the tragic death of an inmate at the Leeuwkop prison in Johannesburg. Twenty-eight-year-old Bacelio Alphonso died in prison on the 30th of December last year. His family says a postmortem report has revealed that…
Umhlanga Rocks Beach 1 minute Umhlanga Beach has reopened after a temporary closure following the discovery of hundreds of balls of human waste along the shoreline Tuesday morning. Ward 35 Councillor Bradley Singh, who posted a video of the “poo balls”, alerted the eThekwini Municipality’s Wastewater Department, which promptly cleaned up the area. The origin…
