Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm. One person is missing after heavy rain caused localised flooding in Dundee in the Endumeni Municipality and three wards in the Umlalazi Municipality near Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday night. The provincial Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department says it has also received a report on an incident in which…
Person using a cellphone A 29-year-old woman who developed an emergency and crime-fighting App is hopeful that the App will improve safety for communities. Mapula Mailula from Kopermyn village in Ga-Maja outside Polokwane in Limpopo designed the groundbreaking App in 2022. The App is also being used by emergency medical services to streamline rapid emergency…
Civil Society Leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape say transparency and oversight by all stakeholders is the only way the Section 154 intervention by national government can bring about meaningful change in the metro. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) is deploying a 10-person support team to help address…
File Image: Traffic officials seen during a roadblock. The Western Cape Mobility Department says its Festive Season Road Safety Plan is one of its most extensive campaigns to date. The plan was launched in Beaufort West ahead of what promises to be a very busy holiday period in the province. The department says 665 traffic…
The Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Department says the country is facing a suicide crisis The Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Department has expressed concern over the increasing incidents of suicide among young people in the country. The department says the country is facing a crisis, with a national suicide rate of about…
A shooting crime scene. Two people have been killed and a 16-year-old wounded in a shooting incident in Eerste River on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says, according to reports, the victims were standing in the road when a white vehicle drove up to them and one of the occupants of the vehicle…
The Department of Home Affairs says it has withdrawn the 90-day visa exemption. It says this follows an investigation and recommendations by national intelligence structures and consultations conducted within the Security Cluster. The department says the investigation confirmed deliberate and ongoing abuse of the 90-day visa exemption for Palestinian ordinary passport holders by Israeli actors…
Witness D’s car. Police say the killing of Madlanga Commission of Inquiry witness Marius van der Merwe is a priority case. Van der Merwe, known as Witness D, was shot dead outside his home in Brakpan on Friday night. Police have launched a manhunt for the suspects. They also say they have not yet recovered…
The Sibusiso Bhengu Infrastructure Grant for R600m will boost UniVen’s infrastructure and new courses including an Advanced Nursing Science Simulation Building The University of Venda (UniVen) in Limpopo says it will increase study programmes for students in 2030. The university has benefited from the Sibusiso Bhengu Infrastructure Grant earmarked for revitalising disadvantaged institutions of higher…
Fire on Witzenberg side of the Matroosberg Mountains on December 3, 2025 The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) in the Western Cape says its Fire Services teams have reported that they have contained the five major fires which started a few days ago. As wildfires rage across the Cape Winelands, a dedicated force of firefighting…
