1 minute South Africa’s first democratic minister of education, Professor Sibusiso Bengu’s memorial service takes place on Thursday in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal. He has been accorded a Special Official Funeral Category Two.
1 minute The Lutheran Church says the aim of the first session of Professor Sibusiso Bengu’s memorial service is to comfort the bereaved family. Close friends and family attend the private session at the church in Eshowe, northern KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. Mourners are attending the second session which features tributes. Professor Bengu died last week…
1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs is evaluating the damage caused by heavy rains across parts of the province this week. Areas affected include the uThukela and uMgungundlovu districts. Disaster management teams remain on high alert, with concerns raised about the increased number of road crashes due to the persistent…
NSRI search and rescue respond to a distress call. 1 minute The body of a 17-year-old boy from Khayelitsha in the Cape Flats has been found on Strand Beach. National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the teenager went missing near the Strand Pump Station on Wednesday. NSRI rescue swimmers and CoCT Strand lifeguards…
Airlink flight 1 minute Airlink has announced the resumption of scheduled flights to and from Nampula, Mozambique, starting Thursday. The airline’s decision follows guidance and reassurances from South African and Mozambican authorities, confirming that the situation has been sufficiently resolved to allow flights to proceed without the risk of Airlink aircraft being impounded at the…
Baby getting vaccinated at a local clinic. 1 minute The City of Cape Town’s health department has called on parents to make their children’s vaccinations their priority. There are concerns over the recent surge in diphtheria cases. Vaccination is one of the best methods of preventing illnesses such as polio, measles, and diphtheria. Member of the…
South Africa experienced heavy rain in some parts of the country. 1 minute The authorities in Mpumalanga have cautioned members of the public against attempting to cross overflowing streams and rivers. This after a 27-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man went missing in Mkhondo on Monday. The authorities suspect that the Assegaai River which burst its…
1 minute The Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) in Mpumalanga has raised concerns about an ongoing water shortage at Mmametlhake Hospital, where taps have been dry since January 2, 2025. Despite the dispatch of Jojo tanks to the facility, the pumps are non-functional, leaving nurses to manually carry water in buckets from the…
A woman works at her desk typing on a computer in this illustration picture taken January 9, 2005. 1 minute The Northern Cape Department of Education has reopened its online school admission system for late applications, which will close next Tuesday, January 14. The department is urging parents still seeking placement for their children to…
Fitness fanatics go through the motions. 1 minute New Year’s resolutions, they fly around bright and loud just like the fireworks that accompany this time of the year. One resolution that gets dusted off with metronomic regularity is fitness and weight loss and a healthy lifestyle. But this one is not as easy as it…
