Floods claim 37 lives across Mpumalanga, Limpopo

A view of the Shalati Train on the bridge over Sabie River in Skukuza. The flood-related death toll in Mpumalanga and Limpopo currently stands at 37. In Mpumalanga, 20 people have died while 17 died in Limpopo. Incidents of drowning continue to emerge from Phalaborwa, Giyani and Thohoyandou areas of Limpopo. Heavy rains have battered…

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Limpopo, Mpumalanga floods declared national disaster

Flooded area in Limpopo Government has officially declared a National Disaster following severe weather conditions in parts of the country. Heavy rains have caused severe floods which have damaged homes and infrastructure. The cost of repairing the damage is reported to be running into billions of rands. WATCH | Ariel views of Letaba River near…

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Two arrested in Ficksburg triple murder case

Handcuffs depicting an arrest. Two people have been arrested in connection with a triple murder in Meqheleng, Ficksburg, in the Free State. Police say officers were alerted to gunshots coming from rented rooms in the area on Friday. They discovered the bodies of three men aged between 26 and 28 in a pool of blood….

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Day visits to Kruger National Park to resume on Monday

Aerial view of the Kruger National Park. Day visits to the Kruger National Park will resume on Monday. This after the park’s authorities put restrictions in place following the heavy rains that affected Limpopo and Mpumalanga. In a statement, SANParks Spokesperson JP Louw says the northern part of the park will remain closed. This is…

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HRC to release scholar transport report in North West on Monday

Scholar transport vehicle. The Human Rights Commission (HRC) will, on Monday morning, release a report following its investigations regarding scholar transport in the North West. The commission started its probe into scholar transport last year. This followed endless complaints about unroadworthy buses, learners missing school time when buses did not pitch, non-payment of service providers…

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ActionSA throws weight behind Xolani Khumalo

Xolani Khumalo is the ActionSA mayoral candidate for Ekurhuleni. ActionSA National Chairperson, Michael Beaumont, says the party is fully behind its Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate, Xolani Khumalo, as he is set to hand himself over to the police at Katlehong, east of Johannesburg on Monday morning. This follows allegations of being involved in an assault case….

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