FILE| Rain droplets seen on the image. The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre says there’s been localised flooding on several roads, particularly in Simon’s Town, where heavy downpours have prevented water from clearing quickly. Disaster Risk Management Spokesperson Sonica Lategan says traffic has been diverted via Soldier’s Way back onto Main Road….
A light motor vehicle and truck accident on the N12, Johannesburg. A gas tanker has caught fire on the N12 in southern Johannesburg, near the Comaro Road off-ramp, resulting in a complete shutdown of the highway in both directions. Emergency services are on scene, with the area declared highly hazardous due to the risk of…
[File photo] Public Protector Office The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Gauteng has called on the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality to urgently table the Public Protector’s report on alleged maladministration before council and make its full contents public. Last month, the Public Protector released a report in relation to an investigation into allegations of…
[FILE IMAGE]: Mbali Shinga speaking at an event. Political analyst Professor Bheki Mngomezulu says the National Freedom Party’s guilty verdict against its KwaZulu-Natal Chairperson, Mbali Shinga, puts her political career in jeopardy. Shinga, who is a member of the provincial legislature, has been expelled from the party after she was found guilty of misconduct and…
FILE | Golf ball. Japan’s Chizzy Iwai posted a bogey-free 9-under-par round of 63 on Thursday to grab a two-stroke lead at the LA Championship in Tarzana, California. Iwai tied the course record in pristine conditions at the El Caballero Country Club. Sweden’s Ingrid Lindblad and South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai each carded 63 at the…
Explosives believed to be for cash-in-transits and illegal mining. Truck driver, Edgar Maroto, arrested at the Beitbridge Border Post in Musina for allegedly smuggling explosives worth R1 million from Zimbabwe to South Africa, is expected to apply for bail on Monday. Border Management Authority (BMA) Assistant Commissioner, Nthuliseni Luvhengo, says the explosives smuggled in a truck into…
Odendaalsrus fraud suspects have been arrested for a loan scam involving documents Another senior municipal official attached to the Ekurhuleni Metro has been arrested. Police say the 40-year-old senior official was arrested on Sunday morning. BREAKING Following the arrest of suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Deputy Police Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, yesterday, ANOTHER Ekhurhuleni Metro official has been…
A mosquito on a person’s skin. The Gauteng Health Department says it is concerned about a rise in malaria cases and related deaths. The province has recorded 414 cases and 11 deaths between January and March 2026 alone. The department has attributed this to holiday travel to high-risk areas, including Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi,…
File Image: Tankers supplying water to resident in Hammanskraal. The Tshwane Metro says it has purchased 41 water tankers as part of its long-term plan to address water shortages in areas such as Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria. Executive Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya says the metro has been spending millions on privately operated tankers, a cost…
National Prosecuting Authority office building. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it has noted with great concern social media threats against the prosecutor involved in the case against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema in the Regional Court at KuGompo City in the Eastern Cape. A post on the party’s official X account reads: “The only thing we need to do…
