Heavy traffic flows are expected on the following major routes as holidaymakers will be travelling in and out of Gauteng. 2 minutes Traffic volumes have started to pick up on major roads as holidaymakers make their way back to Gauteng. N1 Petroport was packed with buses, taxis, and cars as holidaymakers made a quick stop…
A man crosses a flooded bridge, caused by heavy rains. 2 minutes Disaster management teams across KwaZulu-Natal have been put on high alert to monitor all areas prone to flooding. This is after the South African Weather Service issued an Orange Level 8 warning for disruptive rain over the coastal area for the next 3…
Hospital beds in the corridors. 2 minutes Limpopo’s health department says the problem of malfunctioning ablution facilities at Kgapane Hospital outside Tzaneen is being addressed. This comes after a video went viral on social media showing the deplorable state of the toilet in the hospital’s outpatient department (OPD) The toilets look filthy and not flushed…
[File photo] 3 minutes The Lebombo Port of Entry in Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, is getting an influx of travellers from Mozambique. Most of them are Mozambican nationals, who work in this country. Border Management Authority officials and the police are on the ground keeping an eye out for any illegal crossing on the border line. Some…
1 minute The Eastern Cape Social Development MEC Bukiwe Fanta wants a 17-year-old boy alleged to have fathered a baby with a 12-year-old girl to face prosecution for statutory rape. This after the MEC revealed that her department has identified the baby’s 17-year-old father. The birth took place at the frontier hospital in Komani on…
Jukskei River flooding 1 minute A 26-year-old man who went missing after being swept away by floodwaters in Fourways, north of Johannesburg, remains unaccounted for. The man disappeared on New Year’s Day while attempting to cross a pipeline on the Jukskei River during a flash flood. National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon says…
Chisney Keppler’s coffin seen at her funeral service. 2 minutes The case against a police officer accused of killing his crime prevention warden girlfriend Chisney Keppler from Eldorado Park – south of Johannesburg has been postponed to 26 February for further investigations. 42-year-old Mandla Buthelezi appeared before the Protea Magistrates’ Court in Soweto this morning….
Residents walk between flooded shacks following severe weather. 2 minutes The South African Weather Service says heavy rainfall has been recorded over parts of KwaZulu-Natal. The highest rainfall figure was recorded at Vryheid in the north of the province, with over 70 millimetre by 8am on Monday morning, and 55 millimetre at Cedara. Between 40…
2 minutes A Bloemfontein-based security company has reported an increase in house break-ins and opportunistic crimes across the Free State during the festive season. Defensor General Manager Gavin Benbrook said many families returned from holidays to find their homes broken into, often because valuable assets were left unsecured. “The trend this year, we have seen…
Drops of rain seen from a window. 1 minute The City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services Department is calling on communities to remain alert following a Yellow Level 5 warning issued for disruptive rain, from yesterday afternoon. Localised flooding is also expected in low lying areas. The disruptive rain is expected to persist until Tuesday. Tshwane…
