File Image: A general view of a mudslide which destroyed several houses during flooding in Mzinyathi near Durban, 2022. 2 minutes Five people have been killed in mudslides at Winklespruit near Amanzimtoti, south of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. This according to the Provincial Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA). In one incident, it is…
A City Power employee seen on site working to restore electricity. 1 minute City Power in Johannesburg says it will resume its operations in Alexandra, Johannesburg, this morning. It says this follows a constructive meeting with community leaders on Wednesday. The power utility’s technicians were supposed to work on the outages in the area, but…
Police badge 1 minute The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS) have arrested two suspects for killing a police officer in Springs in Ekurhuleni. Captain Wynand du Toit, who was attached to Springs SAPS, was shot and killed on Sunday during a robbery at a supermarket in Geduld, Springs. Nthuthuzelo Mana and Thirty-Benjamin Ntuli appeared…
Western Cape High Court 2 minutes Alleged underworld figure, Nafiz Modack has denied laundering money through Empire Investment Cars and that he had made payments to his co-accused via the company’s account. Modack and 14 others face over 100 charges including murder, attempted murder, money laundering and participating in an enterprise. He has told the…
Flooded road closed 1 minute The City of Tshwane Emergency Services has activated the City Disaster Operations Centre to monitor the inclement weather conditions and manage incidents resulting from severe thunderstorms. This after orange level 5 warning was upgraded to an orange level 6 warning for disruptive rain over most parts of Gauteng. Several residential…
Greenville Hospital in the Eastern Cape. 1 minute The ailing Greenville Hospital in Mbizana is one of the facilities affected by the heavy rain in the Eastern Cape. Staff members’ offices have been flooded and mopping operations are underway. Two weeks ago, residents protested outside the hospital complaining about the dilapidated infrastructure and a shortage…
Head on collision in Ekurhuleni 1 minute Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) responded to a scholar transport crash carrying 10 school children on Tonk Meter Road in Springs, Ekurhuleni this morning. According to EMPD, an eyewitness claims that the scholar transport was attempting to overtake because of a traffic jam and ended up facing oncoming…
Five accused drug lords appearing in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. 1 minute Five alleged drug lords are set to appear in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on April 14, 2025. Frederick Botha and four others, including three Mexican nationals, were in court on Tuesday when the case was postponed. They were arrested…
A police officer was killed during a robbery in Springs. 1 minute Two people arrested for killing a police officer in Springs in Ekurhuleni will be back in a local Magistrate’s Court next Thursday. Nthuthuzelo Mana and Benjamin Ntuli appeared in court yesterday and the matter was postponed. They are accused of gunning down Captain…
Community water containers 1 minute The uThukela District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has cited budget constraints as the reason for its failure to provide water to residents. Thousands of residents in rural areas and townships in Ladysmith say they still lack access to clean water, with some relying on streams and rivers used by livestock. Some…
