Cape Winelands reports major progress in containing Wemmershoek fire

The Cape Winelands District Municipality says they have made significant progress overnight in suppressing a fire in the Wemmershoek area near Franschhoek. The municipality says rainfall has contributed to firefighting efforts. Firefighters have been battling to contain the blaze for the past eight days. Fire Services spokesperson, Anesca Roodt, says they’ll remain on high alert…

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Limpopo residents warned not to cross swollen rivers

The overflowing Mohlapitsi River in Ga-Mampa village, Limpopo. The emergency services in Polokwane, Limpopo, have warned people not to cross swollen streams or rivers amid flooding following heavy rains. Heavy rainfall has continued in some parts of the Vhembe, Mopani and Sekhukhune districts in Limpopo. Senior firefighter, Olley Netshimbupfe says people should not put their…

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Body of drowned Mpumalanga woman found

The body of a woman who drowned in Msholozi, Mpumalanga has been found A body believed to be that of a 45-year-old woman who drowned in Msholozi near Mbombela in Mpumalanga, has been found. JUST IN | A body has been discovered in Msholozi near White River in Mpumalanga. The 44-year-old woman went missing the…

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Khumalo expected to appear before Ad Hoc Committee

Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo. Crime Intelligence Head, Dumisani Khumalo is expected to appear before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system. The Ad Hoc Committee was set up after Kwazulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, made serious allegations implicating politicians, the judiciary and law…

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Nelson Mandela Bay exceeds water limit

The Nelson MandelaBay Metro is experiencing a water crisis with daily water consumption sitting at 387m lts. The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber in the Eastern Cape has expressed concern about the daily water consumption in the Metro. According to the Metro, the daily water consumption is sitting at 387m – surpassing the recommended daily…

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