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[File Image]: A nurse takes care of a newborn, lying in an incubator, at the private clinic. 1 minute Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has welcomed 12 babies born on Christmas Day at the Tembisa Hospital, east of Johannesburg. She presented the babies’ mothers with gifts. Nkomo-Ralehoko has encouraged the mothers of these babies to…

Firefighters in the City of Cape Town have responded to two fire incidents on Christmas morning 2 minutes Firefighters in the City of Cape Town have responded to two fire incidents on Christmas morning. The City’s Fire Services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse says that over 200 structures have been destroyed in the Ekuphumeleni informal settlement in…

2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has raised concerns about the high rate of teenage pregnancy. Simelane raises these concerns while welcoming babies that have been delivered on Christmas in the province. By 6:30 this morning, 47 babies had been delivered in the province, including 21 boys and 26 girls. Among these mothers are…

2 minutes Authorities and humanitarian aid organisation, Gift of the Givers have urged residents of informal settlements to exercise caution as hot and windy conditions contribute to spark shack fires. One person died following a fire that gutted the Wag ‘n Bietjie Informal Settlement at Nomzamo in Strand on Tuesday morning. More than 60 structures have been…

2 minutes Just under 200 motorists have been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on Limpopo roads since the beginning of December. Limpopo Transport spokesperson Tidimalo Chuene says the arrests are higher than those recorded during other months in the year. Chuene says that traffic officers will be setting up roadblocks throughout the…

FILE: Initiates in a field in the Eastern Cape. 2 minutes The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) has called on government to impose a temporary ban on initiation schools in the Eastern Cape. This follows the deaths of 20 initiates during the summer initiation season. Contralesa says the two-year ban would give government and other…

Broken glass from a crash seen on the road. 1 minute Two people have died and another five have sustained injuries following a crash involving three vehicles on the N2 near Gonubie Farms in the Eastern Cape. The crash involved a vehicle carrying five passengers, a fully loaded minibus taxi, and an SUV with two…

[File image] 2 minutes As many families across the world celebrate Christmas Day by spending time together, some are grieving the loss of their loved ones who died in 2024. In Limpopo, the Makgato children at Sebayeng village outside Polokwane are spending their first Christmas Day without their mother. Maria Makgato and her friend Kudzai…

[File Image] Emergency services vehicle. 1 minute Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has expressed concern about the increased number of medical emergencies in the province during this festive season. Nkomo-Ralehoko was visiting the Gauteng Emergency Medical Service operations centre in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, to assess medical emergency responses since the beginning of the festive…