Shattered glass on the ground after an accident. Five people have been killed after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned on the R34, near Kroonstad in the Free State. Emergency Services spokesperson Sipho Towa says five other people were critically injured. The victims were declared dead at the scene. Towa says the injured have…
A banner at the funeral service of David Sejobe place in Limpopo. The funeral service for a cyclist and a famous Johannesburg-based security guard is underway at Mukondeni village outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo. Forty-nine-year-old David Sejobe was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Johannesburg last weekend. Sejobe, who was well known for his humour…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering SONA. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has urged the government to do more to combat violent crime in the country. The labour federation’s comments come as the country gears up for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) set to be delivered next week by President Cyril Ramaphosa….
[File Image] School children having lunch. The Eastern Cape’s District Environmental Health Unit has been roped in to investigate an incident where two children have died in a suspected food poisoning incident in the province. It happened at Msintsi Location outside KuGompo, formerly East London, on Friday. The children were declared deceased on arrival at…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering SONA. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has urged the government to do more to combat violent crime in the country. The labour federation’s comments come as the country gears up for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) set to be delivered next week by President Cyril Ramaphosa….
Alcohol bottles in display. Liquor traders across the country have raised concerns over the impact an increase in alcohol tax could have on businesses. This follows the National Treasury’s plans to increase excise duties to curb alcohol abuse within the country. President of the Concerned Tshwane Liquor Traders Association, Oupa Mthombeni, says increasing prices will…
A drum being filled with water. The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) says it has done all it can to assist students seeking residence before the start of the academic year. This comes ahead of the commencement of first year classes next week. CPUT says it has reached its capacity at its owned and…
A banner at the funeral service of David Sejobe place in Limpopo. The late cyclist and security officer, David Sejobe, has been laid to rest at his home village at Ha-Mashamba, Mukondeni village, outside Elim in Limpopo. The 49-year-old husband and father of three died in a hit-and-run accident whilst cycling last week. Scores of…
Wildfire at Du Toitskloof Pass in the Cape Winelands. Firefighters continue to battle a wildfire at Du Toitskloof Pass in the Cape Winelands. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s (CWDM) fire services spokesperson, Anesca Roodt, says the blaze started on the Worcester side of the pass on Friday afternoon and has spread across difficult terrain. She…
Dark clouds during a stormy day. KwaZulu-Natal Disaster Management teams have been put on high alert following a weather warning for severe thunderstorms in the western and southern parts of the province on Sunday. The provincial Cogta department says a Level 5 warning has been issued for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours of more than…
