Organisations came out in their numbers to celebrate Mandela Day with flood victims in Mthatha, giving out survival packs Hundreds of flood victims in Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape, came together to celebrate Nelson Mandela International Day at Slovo Park this week. Their houses were partially damaged, and they are still using temporary shelters as…
[File image] Crime scene from a fatal shooting. Two people have been shot dead and two others wounded in Voortrekker Road near Parow in Cape Town. Police spokesperson, Joseph Swartbooi says the incident occurred on Saturday and is believed to be gang related. He says the two other people have been taken to a medical…
Aftermath of a fire that ripped through the Kennedy Road informal settlement in Durban. Two people, including a one-year-old child, have been killed after a fire ripped through the Kennedy Road informal settlement in Durban in the early hours of Saturday morning. More than 80 shacks have been destroyed in the blaze, leaving hundreds homeless….
South African Police Service constable badge. More than one million South African youths have applied to join the Police Service. It is reported that only 5,500 posts are available. Of the more than 1,049,998 applications received by the midnight deadline on Friday night, 595,049 were female applicants and 454,949 were male applicants. Gauteng had the…
[FILE IMAGE]: The aftermath of the George building collapse. Serious safety concerns, poor quality of materials and a lack of oversight are some of the reasons for the George building collapse on May 6 last year. These are some of the outcomes of an investigation by the Council for the Built Environment, which was released…
[File image] Crime scene from a fatal shooting Police have confirmed that five people have been killed in a shooting incident at a tavern in the Choba informal settlement in Olievenhoutbosch, Pretoria. The incident happened Friday night. This, after a group of armed men entered the tavern and started shooting at patrons randomly. The motive…
[File image] A Spaza shops in the Johannesburg CBD. The City of Johannesburg has raised concerns over some spaza shop owners’ non-compliance with the City’s by-laws. Out of the nearly 4 000 applications received, many have been found to be either incomplete or invalid. This emerged during a spaza shop training session held in Ennerdale,…
Clinic in Umlazi The Public Servant Association (PSA) is calling for immediate steps to improve security measures at clinics in Umlazi in the south of Durban. This after a vehicle was hijacked at gunpoint at K Clinic earlier this week. PSA’s KwaZulu-Natal manager, Mlungisi Ndlovu says the incident has left staff traumatized and afraid to…
Government officials inspecting food at a shop The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development has warned small business owners that people are impersonating government officials conducting inspections. The department’s spokesperson Sinenhlanhla Mthembu says they’ve had reports of such inspections in KwaDukuza north of Durban, as well as other parts of the province. She says spaza shop…
Mthatha in the Eastern Cape Plans by the Eastern Cape government to relocate Mthatha flood victims to Maydene Farm have been met with resistance. The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality has identified a piece of land at Maydene Farm, where it plans to erect close to 200 shelters. But the community of Maydene Farm is…
