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Cold weather conditions seen in the picture. 2 minutes The City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services has urged residents to brace themselves for possible snow. This as the South African Weather Service forecasts inclement weather conditions across Gauteng from this weekend to mid next week. Tshwane EMS Spokesperson Lindsay Mnguni has shared a couple of safety…

Crime Scene. 2 minutes The family of the 20-year-old woman whose lifeless body was found in a forest at Ncerha, outside East London, says they are still coming to terms with her death. Asenathi Mve’s body was found with injuries on her upper body. Police are investigating a murder case. A 48-year-old man has since…

[File image] Sibusiso Ndlovu presenting his radio show on Capital Live SA FM on September 15, 2022. 2 minutes The families of slain journalist Asarie Sibusiso Ndlovu and his partner Zodwa Precious Mdluli have described the confirmation of their deaths as their worst nightmare. The couple went missing in February this year and days later,…

[File Image]: Medical workers performing a transplant in a hospital. 1 minute The Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town celebrated its 300th kidney transplant this past week. This marked a milestone for the paediatric hospital, a leading centre of child health in the country, that first opened its doors in 1956. The…

[FILE IMAGE]: Higher Education Minister Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane facilitates a high-level meeting between the South African government and Vice-Chancellors of public institutions at GCIS in Pretoria on Apr 15, 2025. 1 minute Labour federation Cosatu has criticised the conduct of Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, describing her attitude before Parliament last week…

FILE: Human rights activist, Dr. Tshenuwani Farisani. 1 minute ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says the late Dr Tshenuwani Farisani will be remembered for his resilience and deep commitment to the fight against apartheid. The 76-year-old struggle stalwart passed away last week and was laid to rest today in his home village of Maungani near…

Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Mayor, Retief Odendaal, speaks during a Crime Summit Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Wednesday on 03 May 2023. 2 minutes Newly-announced DA mayoral candidate for Nelson Mandela Bay, Retief Odendaal, says political instability in the metro is a major factor behind the recent closures of international factories – Goodyear being the…

File Image: Logo of the eThekwini Municipality. 2 minutes eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba says he respects the Constitutional Court’s judgment, which ruled in favour of a service provider, resulting in the city losing over R30 million. The case stems from a 2013 dispute between the municipality and the service provider whose contract was terminated and…

It’s believed all those killed were taxi drivers returning from a funeral at Ematimotolo. 2 minutes Police in Cape Town have offered a reward of R100,000 to anyone who will come forward with information regarding a fatal shooting that claimed four lives and left three others wounded including a commuter on Friday morning. Deputy Police Commissioner…