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Over 70 EC learners rushed to hospital for suspected food poisoning

[FILE] School children having lunch. Over seventy learners from Gobisizwe Agricultural School in Ngqeleni in the Eastern Cape have been rushed to hospital due to food poisoning. Provincial Health Spokesperson, Siyanda Manana, says the learners were admitted to Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, Mthatha Regional Hospital and Ngangelizwe Community Healthcare. Manana says some learners are on…

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KZN records five drownings in two weeks

Rescue teams at Umdloti Beach 1 minute Life Saving South Africa says KwaZulu-Natal has recorded five drownings in the space of two weeks. The majority of these drownings happened at non-bathing beaches where lifeguards do not patrol. Amongst the bathers who are reported to have drowned is a 13-year-old boy and his uncle who tried…

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Police in NC refutes claims of any link to Matlala associate

SA Police Service badge. Police in Northern Cape has refuted social media claims that an associate linked to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala is employed at Kuruman Police Station as a police captain. Matlala’s name has been hogging the headlines since Sunday’s press conference by KwaZulu-Natal Commissioner Lieutenant-General, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, linking him to high profile politicians. The…

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Apartheid Museum unveils TRC justice exhibition

[File Image]: A security officer sits at the entrance of the Apartheid Museum, one of dozens of heritage attractions and art galleries around the country forced to close their doors due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Johannesburg, South Africa April 7, 2021. The Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg will mark Heritage Day today by…

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“Dada Masilo impacted my life in many ways”

Dancer/choreographer Dada Masilo. 1 minute Artistic Director Peter John Sabbagha says internationally renowned Soweto-born dancer and choreographer, Dada Masilo, was a loving and caring person. Masilo died yesterday after a short illness at the age of 39.  She is the recipient of many local and global awards including an Italian lifetime achievement award for classic and contemporary dance…

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Six teenagers arrested in connection with EC learner’s murder

Handcuffs for arrest. Eastern Cape police have arrested six teenagers in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old matric learner from Humansdorp Senior Secondary School. The learner was fatally stabbed at the school premises Tuesday morning. Police spokesperson Majola Nkohli says the six suspects, including four minors between ages of 16 and 17 and two 18-year-old learners, were arrested…

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