[File Image] Residents walk across a flooded road following severe weather 1 minute The storm that hit the Eastern Cape has affected the schooling of more than 6 000 learners, while more than 70 schools have been damaged in the province. Support for the learners and plans to repair the infrastructure has started. Minister of…
SANDF soldiers 2 minutes The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has announced that its first group of soldiers who were deployed in the Eastern DRC will finally come home this coming Friday. The SANDF has been part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in Congo to restore peace and security in the…
1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Live proceedings below:
1 minute The murder case of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane resumes in the High Court in Durban. Live proceedings below:
Snow being removed along the N2 (R56) between Port Shepstone and Kokstad to the Eastern Cape. 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department (C0GTA) says 80 households have been affected by recent damaging strong winds and snowfall. The department has reported that about 68 schools across nine districts sustained damage. The Ugu…
Memorial for the Cradock 4 1 minute The first sitting of the reopened inquest into the deaths of the Cradock Four has wrapped up in the Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape. The inquest is looking into events surrounding the 1985 murders of anti-apartheid activists Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Mhlauli,…
Floods in the Eastern Cape. 2 minutes Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube says her department has put in place plans to support learners and repair damaged infrastructure in the Eastern Cape. This is after severe floods affected the schooling of more than 6 000 learners. More than 70 schools were damaged. The death toll stands at…
Severe flooding in the Eastern Cape 2 minutes The death toll in the Eastern Cape floods has risen to 49. This after disruptive rains, strong winds and snowfall over the province since Monday. Emergency response teams have been dispatched to various areas and are working around the clock to provide critical support to communities impacted….
An empty classroom 2 minutes Teaching and learning have been disrupted in some schools in KwaZulu-Natal due to damage caused by strong winds this week. Amongst the schools affected is Kwamadlala Primary School in Pietermaritzburg. The provincial Department of Education says they are assessing the amount of damage caused by the inclement weather conditions in…
The 7 girl learners appeared in court. 1 minute The case against 11 people accused in the R260 million SASSA fraud scandal has been rolled over to Thursday for final judgment on their bail applications. The accused appeared before the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. They are alleged to have siphoned off social relief payments…
