Over 50 firefighters are responding to a fire in Newlands, Table Mountain National Park, reported at 3:40 AM. 1 minute SANParks has deployed more than 50 ground firefighters and aerial resources to combat an active fire in the Newlands area of Table Mountain National Park above Kirstenbosch. Reports of the fire outbreak were received in…
The national government says it has set aside R1 trillion to improve infrastructure in South Africa over the next three years. Deputy President Paul Mashatile revealed this during his keynote address in the MinMEC meeting in Gqeberha,in the Eastern Cape today. Mashatile believes that prioritizing infrastructure development is key to economic growth. He says the…
Ambulances seen parked outside the department of Health. 1 minute Free State Emergency Medical Services says work during the festive season can be difficult and challenging. The area experiences heavy traffic at this time of year when people transit through it to their holiday destinations. The unit’s personnel say they are on standby and ready…
Lightning during a thunderstorm. The South African Weather Service has issued a level five warning, which could result in severe thunderstorms over the central interior of the country over the weekend. Provinces including Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and parts of the Eastern and Western Cape will be affected. Forecaster André Fourie says, “We do have a few…
Police search a vehicle 2 minutes Northern Cape police say they will intensify crime combating campaigns including roadblocks during the festive season. Police have announced that various government department’s including Home Affairs, and the South African National Defence Force are among those who will be joining in to curb criminal activities around the province. Police…
Minister Senzo Mchunu delivers the 2024 third quarter crime stats. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has commended a multi-disciplinary task team for successfully conducting two high-profile operations in Gauteng. The first operation involved the interception of a cash-in-transit heist in Dobsonville, Soweto. Two suspects were fatally wounded and five others arrested. A hijacked vehicle…
Police are searching for suspects following a shooting incident in which three people were shot along the Nyongane Main Road in Hazyview on 30 December 2025. Police in Mpumalanga are investigating a case of double murder as well as attempted murder following a shooting incident at Nyongane Trust outside Hazyview. This after two men were…
2 minutes Prices of canned pilchards, maize and eggs have come down, while sunflower oil remains at its highest since 2021. According to the Competition Commission Essential Food Price Monitoring Report, which tracks selected food prices throughout the value chains, some food prices have started falling, albeit modestly. The commission says this is a positive…
[File Image]: Floods during heavy rain. 2 minutes Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa says a National Day of Mourning has been declared for the 19th of June, for people who died in the Eastern Cape floods. The devastating floods following heavy rains have left thousands homeless and infrastructure damaged. President Cyril…
1 minute The trial into the disappearance of seven-year-old Joshlin Smith continues at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast.
