File image: Hardhat in a mine. 1 minute The rescue operation in the South Shaft of the disused mine at Sabie in Mpumalanga has been suspended until Friday morning with 41 illegal miners having been brought to the surface so far. Three bodies were retrieved on Wednesday. Over a hundred illegal miners were reported to…
A police officer stops a motorist at a roadblock. 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Transport Department says it will be implementing additional roadblocks for the remainder of the Easter weekend. It says with the high traffic volumes along the N3, the department is intensifying efforts to ensure safer roads during this holiday weekend. KZN Transport…
Authorities seized more than 16 tonnes of cocaine 1 minute Police in KwaZulu-Natal say investigations are underway following the discovery of cocaine with an estimated value of R80 million concealed inside a container at the Durban Harbour. Police Spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says police received information about a vessel that left Brazil at the beginning of…
Horrific accident on N12 road between Ogies and eMahlahleni Seven people have died in a collision between two vehicles on the N12 road between Ogies and eMahlahleni in Mpumalanga early this morning. A sedan and a van collided after one vehicle lost control and veered to the opposite lane. Provincial Safety and Security spokesperson Moeti Mmusi says five of…
Proteas opener Quinton de Kock South Africa have turned the table on India in spectacular fashion. The Proteas leveled the five-match T20 International series with a crushing 51-run victory in the second encounter in New Chandigarh. Put in to bat, the visitors amassed 213 for the loss of four wickets. Opening batter, Quinton de Kock,…
File Image | Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya. Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, has told the Madlanga Commission that he does not know why businessman and taxi boss Steve Motsumi has been referred to as a dangerous man. During KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major General Lesetja Senona’s…
Girls’ netball league in Gqeberha poses on court with Ministry of Education and school officials 2 minutes A Gqeberha-based NGO has handed over state-of-the-art sports facilities worth R300 000 to Loyiso High School in Zwide township, Eastern Cape. The facilities for Netball and a tennis court will be used after school for learners to train…
[FILE IMAGE]: A drop of water falls from a tap. 2 minutes Johannesburg Water has called off a planned illegal water disconnection operation shortly after it began this morning in Phumla-Mqashi informal settlement at Lenasia after four vehicles were damaged by protesting residents. The residents pelted the utility’s vehicles with stones. The operation was part…
Spaza shop 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says he is concerned about the high number of spaza shops that are still not complying with the by-laws to operate in the province. Ntuli spoke on the progress made by the provincial government in its response to the nationwide food borne illness crisis. This comes after…
1 minute A 27-year-old man accused of the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl will hear his fate when he appears in the High Court in the Northern Cape on Tuesday. The accused, Itumeleng Machabe, has been in custody since his arrest in 2022. It’s over two years since the girl disappeared from her…
