KZN disaster teams on high alert for severe thunderstorms

Cold and rainy weather 1 minute Disaster management teams in KwaZulu-Natal have been placed on high alert due to warnings of severe thunderstorms from the South African Weather Service. Residents are advised to exercise caution due to potential heavy rains, hail, lightning, and damaging winds. This could lead to localised flooding and infrastructure damage. Spokesperson…

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Five family members die in Limpopo crash

Car with a broken windshield after a crash. 1 minute Five people have been killed in a crash on the N1 at Ysterberg outside Mokopane in Limpopo. The driver lost control of the vehicle they were travelling in and it overturned this morning. The Provincial Transport Department Spokesperson, Tshifhiwa Dali, says the deceased are members of one family.  “According to reports from the…

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Leaders call for probe into food poisoning incidents

2 minutes A community leader in Mangaung, Sammy Lebogo, has called on relevant authorities to urgently investigate the source of suspected food poisoning in increasing incidents in the country. Lebogo’s call comes after a recent incident in the province, 47 learners from the Ihobe combined school in Mangaung, Bloemfontein, were admitted to the hospital earlier…

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Gauteng education suspends sale of food at schools

1 minute The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) says it has instructed all schools to suspend the sale of food on and around school premises until further notice. It says the alarming increase in incidents of suspected food poisoning at various schools in the province has informed its decision. Gauteng Education spokesperson Steve Mabona says…

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Five alleged drug lords back in Limpopo court

Five accused drug lords appearing in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. 1 minute Five accused drug lords are this morning expected back in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. Frederick Botha, Simphiwe Khumalo and three Mexican nationals, Ruben Vidal Rodriguez, Gutierrez Lopez Alejandro and Gonzalez Jorge Partida were arrested in July following a bust…

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Bloemfontein residents loot foreign-owned spaza shops

Snacks consumed buy Bloemfontein learners who were rushed to hospital on Thursday. 1 minute Angry residents of Bloemfontein in the Free State have looted goods from foreign-owned spaza shops. This follows an incident in which 47 learners at the Ihobe Primary School were rushed to the Pelonomi hospital after allegedly consuming expired biscuits and chocolates…

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Three killed in N3 crash near Pietermaritzburg

Scene of the accident on the N3 in KZN 1 minute Three people have died in a collision involving three cars on the N3 between Ashburton and Lion Park near Pietermaritzburg. ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says an SUV collided with a truck on the Pietermaritzburg bound carriageway and after the collision, the SUV lost…

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