Accused number two in Senzo Meyiwa murder trial , Bongani Ntanzi seen appearing in court. Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case Bongani Ntanzi has accused police officers of using his phone while he was in custody. The cross examination of Ntanzi has continued at the High Court in Pretoria where he is…
Droplets of water from a tap. Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says government is exploring a range of measures to alleviate the country’s water crisis. She elaborated on the measures while visiting the Lower Umkhomazi Water Project on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. She says government will focus mostly on people who have no water…
File: Rain drops hitting the roof of a house. The City of Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services says it is on high alert following heavy downpours that affected parts of the metro over the weekend and into Monday morning. While no life-threatening incidents have been reported so far, emergency teams remain on standby to…
Global reaction to US, Israel attacks on Iran. A South African father is pleading for urgent government intervention as tensions escalate in the Middle East following attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran and the latter’s retaliation. Syed Abdullah Husseini says he has not been able to contact his daughter, who lives in…
Smoke rises after the state news agency reported a missile attack on the service center of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Manama, Bahrain on February 28, 2026. The Iranian embassy in South Africa has committed to working together with the Department of International Relations and…
Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran on February 28, 2026. The South African government has urged all its citizens currently in the Middle East Region to contact the respective embassies accredited to their countries of residence to ensure that they are registered with and…
Ayatollah Khamenei says that U.S. sanctions imposed in a row over its nuclear programme would not make Iran yield. The African National Congress (ANC) has condemned the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday in a joint US-Israeli military strike. The joint attack on Iran has escalated tensions in the Middle East,…
A medical doctor seen holding a Stethoscope. The family of a five-year-old girl who has a rare condition in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, is calling for help. Sazikazi Mathebula’s condition is causing her left leg to grow significantly larger than the right leg. The girl’s grandmother, Doris Sibande, says they are struggling to raise money for medical…
World Travel , KwaZulu-Natal-based travel agency A KwaZulu-Natal-based travel agency says it has helped bring at least 150 South Africans back home in the past 48 hours, as tensions escalate in the Middle East. This follows the United States and Israeli air strikes on Iran over the weekend. The attacks killed the country’s Supreme Leader,…
A view inside the High Court in Bloemfontein during the asbestos trial within a trial on 21 May 2025. The first state witness in the R255-million asbestos roof removal case is expected to testify on Tuesday. The accused and their legal representatives made a brief appearance before the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein for…
