Officials have been ordered to allow miners to resurface. 2 minutes Some locals at Stilfontein, in the North West province, where hundreds of illegal mineworkers are believed to be underground, say a false narrative of illegal mining taking place in the area is being spread. The community has been working with law enforcement officers to…
Drone with a beach in the background 1 minute A woman has drowned on Shelly Beach in Margate. Meanwhile, a search operation is ongoing for a man who remains missing while swimming. Police have initiated an inquest docket to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident. NSRI spokes person Craig Lambinon explains,”Eyewitnesses reported a male and…
Spoke can be seen along Constantia Nek. 1 minute Table Mountain National Park Fire Management Department has deployed ground firefighting crews and volunteer services to contain a fire above Constantia Nek. Several crews are on-site to assist with containment efforts. SANParks spokesperson, JP Louw says hikers are advised to avoid using the road leading up…
A map showing the landscape of Marloth Park. 1 minute Some residents of Marloth Park near Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, are up in arms over the planned culling of wildlife by the Nkomazi Local Municipality. The municipality says there is an overpopulation of wildlife and some are dying due to inadequate grazing. Municipal spokesperson Cyril Ripinga says…
Planting of trees at the Castle of Good Hope 4 minutes The Department of Public Works has described the successful eviction of illegal occupants from the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town as part of its commitment to reclaim government buildings from illegal occupiers. Minister Dean Macpherson was speaking at a tree-planting event on…
File image: Silver handcuffs. 1 minute Limpopo Police have arrested 11 suspects in Praktiseer, outside Burgersfort for alleged extortion at a local mine. Police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba says that the local business forum allegedly threatened to close and disrupt mining activities if the mine doesn’t give them tenders and meet their other demands. Colonel…
3 minutes The South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment has expressed deep concern over a potential avian influenza outbreak affecting endangered seabirds nesting off the coast. As the management authority for the Prince Edward Islands, the department has developed a protocol for managing avian influenza in seabirds, in collaboration with Western Cape…
A tap with dirty water. 3 minutes Residents of Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, will once again have to wait for clean and drinkable water. This is because the Magalies Klipdrift water plant project has hit another snag. The plant is supposed to provide drinking water to the area. Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina announced…
Stilfontein mine shaft 3 minutes The High Court in Pretoria has ordered that the mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West, where suspected illegal miners have been retrieved must be unblocked for emergency personnel and that no person should block it. This comes after the Society for the Protection of our Constitution approached the court on…
3 minutes Boitekong Public School in the Meloding community, Virginia, has become a beacon of hope and academic excellence. The school has consistently excelled in Mental Maths, Social Science quizzes, and English Spelling Bees, with an impressive seven-year streak as Number 1 in the province for Mental Maths. Mental Maths has become a staple at…
