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File Image of an EMS firefighter extinguishing a blaze. Three shops have been gutted by a fire in Johannesburg. Firefighters responded to the  incident at the corner of Bree and Small streets in the city center. Emergency Services officials say no injuries have been reported. Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Xolile Khumalo says the cause of the…

The joint funeral service for three of the fourteen learners who died in the Vanderbijlpark crash at the Saul Tsotetsi sports grounds in Sebokeng in the Vaal, January 25, 2026. The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) in Gauteng says the trust relationship between parents and scholar transport operators who ferry their children to and…

A joint funeral for three learners who died following the tragic Vanderbijlpark crash is underway in Sebokeng in the Vaal on Sunday. The joint funeral, to be attended by Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi at the Saul Tsotetsi hall in Sebokeng, will be that of Grade 12 and 8 learners from Hoerskool Vanderbijlpark, Thato Moetjie and…

FILE | Bullet casings. An Eskom employee in Mpumalanga has been killed and another wounded following a shooting incident today. The two employees, who are husband and wife, were stationed at Kriel Power Station. They were allegedly attacked while travelling home from work. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says the husband died on the scene and…

FILE| Eskom banner at an event. Police in Mpumalanga are searching for suspects after two Eskom employees were shot at in Riestspruit near Emalahleni. A 39-year-old man was fatally shot while his wife, also an Eskom employee, sustained gunshot wounds. The couple was reportedly driving from work at Kriel Power Station. The bakkie they were…

Graphic of shooting scene Gauteng police have appealed to the public for information that can lead to the arrest of the suspects behind Wednesday’s mass shooting at Jeffsville informal settlement in Attredgeville, west of Pretoria. Five men sitting outside a tuckshop were shot and killed when gunmen opened fire on them. Police suspect the motive…

Letaba River in Limpopo. Two more bodies have been retrieved from streams at Nghomunghomu village outside Malamulele and in Louis Trichardt in Limpopo on Saturday. This brings to 23 the number of people swept away by overflowing rivers and streams due to the flood. The search for a five-year-old Siyanda Baloyi and two bakkie occupants…

File image: Eastern Cape Social Development MEC, Bukiwe Fanta Eastern Cape MEC for Social Development, Bukiwe Fanta, has expressed shock and sadness after the fatal shooting of three educators at Ntabankulu Primary school. A 52-year-old former deputy-principal of the school opened fire randomly in the classroom where he found the educators, before turning the gun…

Barrier tape and gun cartridges. Residents of Jeffsville informal settlement in Atteridgeville west of Pretoria are calling for more police visibility in the area following the fatal shooting of five men on Wednesday. The deceased were sitting outside a tuck shop when gunmen opened fire on them. DEVELOPING | Five men have been shot and…