Floods in Eastern Cape. 2 minutes The death toll in the wake of the devastating winter storm that struck the Eastern Cape has risen to 86. It was pegged at 78 yesterday. Minister Senzo Mchunu revealed the latest figure while he was addressing police officers and emergency personnel in Mthatha. “There are so many people…
Andre Lincoln 1 minute The retired head of the Western Cape’s Anti-Gang Unit, Andre Lincoln, will be laid to rest today in Cape Town. Lincoln, who was once part of Nelson Mandela’s personal security detail and later led high-profile investigations, passed away recently at the age of 63. The Reverend Michael Weeder is expected to…
President Cyril Ramaphosa 2 minutes Chairperson of the National Dialogue Preparatory Committee, Nkosinathi Biko, says the Eminent Persons Group appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa will assist in popularising the national dialogue and inspiring the nation. Ramaphosa has appointed an eminent persons group for the National Dialogue which includes the likes of Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi,…
SANDF soldiers. 2 minutes The first group of 249 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members that arrived in the country on Friday night from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been taken to Bloemfontein in the Free State to receive psychological counselling. They were deployed in the eastern DRC as part of the Southern…
Over 200 000 of these delectable molluscs are expected to be consumed. 3 minutes Knysna in the Western Cape is gearing up for the 42nd Knysna Oyster Festival which takes place from 4 to 13 July. As a popular event on the country’s social calendar, the media launch brought out Knysna’s best tourism products to highlight…
After severe floods President Ramaphosa surveys the dam in Mthatha 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will look into the cause of the severe flooding that affected the Decoligny area of Mthatha. This follows claims the flooding was due to the sluice gates of the Mthatha Dam being opened. The Department of Water and…
FILE | Moroadi Cholota appears in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court. 1 minute Bloemfontein High Court Judge Phillip Loubser has dismissed the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s application for leave to appeal the decision to free Moroadi Cholota from standing trial in the R255 million asbestos roof removal scandal. Loubser set Cholota free last week when he…
Flooded powerlines in an area 2 minutes Eskom has nearly restored all electricity supply that was disrupted by the deadly storm that swept across the Eastern Cape. Three hundred thousand Eskom customers were cut off but of those, 274 000 have been reconnected. Eskom’s General Manager in the Cape coastal cluster, Mbulelo Yedwa says their…
1 minute Police are searching for suspects in the murders of three youngsters in Tshepisong in western Johannesburg. Their battered bodies were found in the veld in the area yesterday. Police are also searching for a fourth person who survived the attack. Some residents of the area have told SABC News that the deceased could…
KZN Premier assessing damage at the school 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has expressed disappointment that the Thandukwazi Primary School in KwaMashu, in the north of Durban, still has damage dating back to the 2022 floods. The school is among about 200 that were damaged by strong winds, in the past week. The Premier’s…
