Hospital beds. 1 minute Many heart disease patients now have access to minimally invasive surgery. The procedure, which is performed at various hospitals in South Africa, has significantly reduced recovery time for patients. Cardiologist Dr. Vinod Thomas explains additional benefits of this advancement. “The arrhythmia that’s very common is called Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), and around…
1 minute A 31-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her ex-boyfriend to death in Groblersdal outside Polokwane in Limpopo. Police spokesperson, Malesela Ledwaba says that the suspect stabbed the deceased with a sharp object during an argument. Ledwaba says the suspect will be in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court on a murder charge soon. …
A vehicle drives on the N3 between KZN and Gauteng 1 minute The N3 Toll Concession says motorists should expect high traffic volumes along the N3 south and north bound direction towards Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal as many travellers return home after the Easter weekend. 05h16 21/04 #N3Weather: Clear conditions from Cedara to Tugela. Raining from…
Music festival under way. 2 minutes The organizers of the annual Diamonds and Dorings music festival are excited that the event is slowly living up to its expectations. Hundreds of music lovers descended on the Oval Cricket Ground in Kimberley for this reimagined festival experience. Music lovers at the annual Diamonds and Dorings Music Festival…
1 minute Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has commended the swift response of the Ekurhuleni Emergency Management Team and firefighters following a fire that broke out in the Accident and Emergency Unit of Tembisa Hospital last night. A total of 74 patients were safely evacuated to another unit at the hospital. No casualties were reported….
Person having a whiskey 1 minute One more drink could be the difference between life and death during the Easter long weekend. That’s the view of Aware.org. The awareness organisation is promoting responsible drinking. Chief executive Mokebe Thulo has this message for the public. “Life can change in a split second and that is the…
[File image] Recovered firearm 2 minutes The City of Cape Town says a total of 22 firearms have been recovered by the city’s law enforcement and metro police officers in the past two weeks. The City’s Safety and Security spokesperson, Ruth Solomons, says in the latest incident, law enforcement officers were doing patrols in Hanover…
Hundreds of South Africans tie the knot in Easter mass wedding 2 minutes More than 1,500 couples got married during a mass wedding at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) at Kanana City, outside Heidelberg in Gauteng. This record number of wedded couples is believed to surpass, by far, the mass weddings in the same…
Vehicles on a road in Limpopo 2 minutes Thousands of members of the Zion Christian Church and Saint Engenas ZCC started leaving Moria outside Polokwane on Sunday afternoon. This follows the annual Easter sermons delivered by the bishops of both churches. The pilgrimage to Moria is a significant event on the churches’ calendars, drawing worshippers…
Car in crash accident 1 minute The Gauteng Traffic Police says the province has recorded 14 fatal crashes since the start of the Easter long weekend, claiming the lives of 15 road users, nine of them pedestrians. Gauteng Traffic spokesperson Obed Sibasa says traffic volumes are expected to increase on Sunday afternoon and into Monday,…
