[File Image] Residents walk across a flooded road following severe weather 1 minute The storm that hit the Eastern Cape has affected the schooling of more than 6 000 learners, while more than 70 schools have been damaged in the province. Support for the learners and plans to repair the infrastructure has started. Minister of…
Picture that shows Pinetown Home Affairs offices. The Home Affairs Department says it will extend operating hours at its offices from Monday 8 December to 19 December 2025, and again on the 5th to the 16th of January 2026. The department says the operating hours will be extended by two hours, meaning that the offices will now close…
The National Financial Ombud Scheme has warned motorists that insurance companies will reject their claims if they get involved in a crash while under the influence of alcohol. It says this is regardless of not being breathalyzed or blood-tested at the scene of the crash. Insurance companies are increasingly using tracking data, bank statements, and…
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]: Runners during the Nelson Mandela Bay half marathon. The 11th Nelson Mandela Bay half-marathon will take place on Saturday in Gqeberha where over 2,000 runners are expected to compete. The race has held the National Championship status for nine consecutive years and is open to the public as 90% of the participants are…
Taxis parked at a taxi rank. The E-hailing Council in KwaZulu-Natal says an agreement has been reached with the KwaDabeka Taxi Association to regularly meet in future to deal with problems as they occur. The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department set up the meeting with the two bodies after an incident earlier this week when taxi drivers…
Accident scene graphic Three people have been killed in a collision between two vehicles on the R67 near Thambo village in Whittlesea in the Eastern Cape. One of the three died in hospital after being seriously injured in the collision which happened Sunday morning. The provincial Transport Department says a case of culpable homicide has…
NPA’s spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane The National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA) says investigations are still underway to determine what substance was consumed by the toddler whose mother had been arrested for giving him a pipe to smoke. A mother and three other accused are behind bars after a video that went viral of them…
Brothers Siyabonga and Melusi Ndimande. The bail application of the two Ndimande brothers linked to the murder of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane is set to be heard in the Durban Magistrate’s Court this Friday morning. During previous proceedings, Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande informed the court through their legal representatives that they…
Gontse’s family welcomes arrests in the case The family of slain 20-year-old Gontse Makhubela says they can finally find closure. This is after North West police cracked an almost 2-year-old case by arresting three suspects linked to her 2023 disappearance and murder. Makhubela was abducted while at work. Her decomposing body was discovered in Elandrand,…
