1 minute The City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Services (EMS) remains on high alert after the South African Weather Service issued a level 2 yellow warning for severe thunderstorms about a week ago. Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi says no major incidents have been reported within the city, but residents are still urged to stay vigilant….
Part of a missing person’s poster. 2 minutes A R50 000 reward has been offered to anyone with information regarding missing Community Radio Journalist Aserie Sibusiso Ndlovu and his partner Zodwa Mdhluli. The National Press Club and the African Media and Communications Forum made the announcement during a media briefing in Tshwane. The two media…
Children at an ECD centre are given food. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa will open the Bana Pele Early Childhood Development (ECD) Leadership Summit in Johannesburg this morning. The summit is co-convened by the Department of Basic Education and Business Leadership South Africa. The aim of the summit is to mobilise a public and private…
Water in a dam after heavy rains. 1 minute The 14th International Water Association conference on water reclamation and reuse is currently under way in Cape Town. The five-day event, which started on Sunday, is aimed at discussing the sustainability and innovation of water by the captains of the industry. International delegates are gathering at…
Rescue teams at the scene of the building collapse 1 minute The National Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane says all recommendations in the final report into last year’s deadly George building collapse in the Western Cape, will be implemented. Thirty-four people died and several others were injured in the collapse. The National Home Builders…
Broken glass from a crash seen on the road. 2 minutes A 22-year-old male student has been killed and 10 more people injured after a suspected drunk taxi driver plowed into them during the early hours of today at Nelson Mandela University Campus in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. Police say reports indicate that the…
Rescue teams at a beach 2 minutes A man has died in a drowning at the Glenashley Beach in Durban North. In a statement, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says a man and a woman who are believed to be locals, were reportedly caught in the surf zone in heavy, rough sea conditions last…
Hlompho Mofokeng and Khethelo Zulu 1 minute Two of the four learners who died in a car accident on their way to school on Monday are being laid to rest in Daveyton on Sunday. The Gauteng Education Transport Services (GETS) at the funeral, pledged to implement measures to prevent scholar transport crashes. The brothers, Hlompho…
[File photo] Examination room in a clinic. 1 minute The Limpopo Health Department says continued attacks on clinics that are located in rural areas undermine their commitment to render 24-hour services across the province. This after two armed men attacked the Mashamba clinic outside Thohoyandou on Saturday night. Provincial Health Spokesperson, Neil Shikwambana says the…
An empty court room. 1 minute Police management in the North West has welcomed the 15-year prison term imposed on convicted murderer Papa Madule by the Klerksdorp Regional Court. Madule was sentenced for the 2022 murder of 25-year-old Desmond Tutu of Kanana township near Orkney. The court also declared Madule unfit to possess a firearm….
