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The Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee (PICC) has confirmed that three initiates have died at different initiation schools in the North West province.  In addition, ninety others have been rescued from bogus initiation schools. The fatalities were reported at Klipgat, Ottoshoop, and a farm near Alabama in Klerksdorp. The PICC and the provincial Department of Cooperative…

Anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs sit on a shelf in the pharmacy at the Ubuntu clinic in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. 1 minute Treatment Action Campaign members and people living with HIV/AIDS are calling on the South African National AIDS Council chairperson, Paul Mashatile, to implement the six-month supply of antiretroviral for people who are stable on HIV…

Warrick “DJ Warris” Stock’s murder crime scene in the Joburg CBD, December 16, 2025. The Stock family says the senseless nature of the passing of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock has left them devastated and broken. Warris, described as a respected media personality, activist and businessman, was gunned down in the Johannesburg CBD on Tuesday. His…

FILE | Person walks in a flooded area Disruptive rainfall leading to the flooding of roads is expected over the City of Cape Town, Cape Winelands, West Coast and Overberg Districts of the Western Cape today. Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management centre says it has received reports on a few incidents in the past 24…

The Hessequa Local Municipality boasts with six Blue Flag Beaches. 1 minute The Hessequa district in the Western Cape has held its Seasonal Welcome and Safety Campaign at Riversdale, to welcome holidaymakers to the Garden Route. Various stakeholders including the Provincial Traffic Services, Provincial and local Tourist Support Services and the Department of Social Development,…

Jomba Phiri walks over where his house stood after heavy rains caused flood damage in KwaNdengezi, Durban. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Human Settlements, Sboniso Duma, has confirmed that the government has identified land to be used to build houses for flood survivors. At least 20 people have lost their lives due to floods in…

A crime scene has been cordoned off crime scene. 2 minutes One armed suspect has been fatally shot, and several others wounded during a shootout with police in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg Thursday morning. According to police, the suspects had planned an ATM bombing in the area this morning. The operation forms part of efforts…

VW Polo retrieved from the Hennops River 1 minute Police divers have retrieved the back part of the VW Polo in which the three constables were travelling and their bodies later found in the Hennops River. The part had been missing when the crew retrieved the rest of the vehicle on Thursday. The vehicle is…

[File photo] Babies seen in hospital cribs. 1 minute The Eastern Cape Department of Health has expressed shock and concern after a 12-year-old girl gave birth at a facility in Komani in the Chris Hani District Municipality. This as the MEC of Health Ntandokazi Capa is visiting Dora Nginza hospital to give gifts to mothers…