Aerial view of a rescue boat The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says crews continue search for the missing pilot. Sixty-one-year-old Andrew Blackwood-Murray went missing on Thursday after his light aircraft plunged into the sea at Suncoast Beach in Durban during an airshow. He had performed his final display when he appeared to have lost…
NSRI boat during a rescue mission Authorities in the Western Cape are investigating an incident in which three fishermen died after their boat capsized off Shelly Point near St Helena Bay. National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson Craig Lambinon says various emergency services were activated when eyewitnesses reported seeing at least one man clinging to the…
NWHC CEO Sello Mogodiri (R) engaging with workers at a project The North West Legislature Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Human Settlements has questioned the 2-year contract extension of the North West Housing Corporation (NWHC) CEO, Sello Mogodiri. The provincial Department of Human Settlements informed the committee during an oversight meeting that Mogodiri’s contract,…
Graphic representing an arrest A Limpopo police officer and his two accomplices have been arrested for alleged armed robbery at a spaza shop in Giyani. Giyani police say two of the three suspects, an off-duty police officer and member of the public, were arrested at the crime scene. The third suspect was arrested and then…
Shooting scene A motorist has been shot and killed on the N1 road outside Louis Trichardt, in Limpopo. Police say a motorist travelling with two other people had a breakdown near Rondebosch plot. An unknown motorist also stopped and opened fire. The driver tried to run away but was hit in the head and upper…
An inmate leans against a barred door The Correctional Services Department says that it is in the process of acquiring new technology to enable its officers to effectively monitor parolees. A parolee was taken back to prison after being found under the influence of alcohol at a tavern in Kariega in the Eastern Cape last night. This…
[File image] Crime scene from a fatal shooting. Two people have been gunned down while attending a funeral service in Wentworth south of Durban. Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the two brothers were attending a funeral service of a relative when they were shot at the gate of a church on Jagarnath Road in Wentworth….
ACT’s national spokesperson Mohau Khumalo The African Congress for Transformation (ACT) says it condemns the misuse of government fleet. This comes after a government vehicle overturned between Verkeerdevlei and Winburg on the N1 in the Free State, allegedly carrying Mangaung Council Whip and ANC regional secretary. ACT Spokesperson Mohau Khumalo says taxpayer-funded vehicles are for…
NSRI during a search operation. The search for the missing 61-year-old pilot continues. The pilot went missing after his light aircraft plunged into the ocean at Suncoast Beach in Durban during an airshow on Thursday. He was performing his final display when he appeared to have lost control of the aircraft. The aerial display was…
File Image The Cape Safety Forum has welcomed the launch of the Mitchells Plain Safety Plan, which seeks to reduce violent crime through intervention programmes and community engagement. Chairperson, Abie Isaacs, says the plan signals a strong need for a multifaceted approach where NGO’s and government commit themselves to a safety process. The engagement follows…
