A hospital room. The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has expressed concern over the increased pressure on healthcare facilities during the festive season. SAMA says the increased alcohol consumption during this time of year often leads to a surge in emergency admissions at hospitals and clinics, causing additional strain on healthcare workers who are already…
The Proteas during a match. The South African men’s cricket team has taken an expected 1-0 lead in the two-match test series against Zimbabwe. The Proteas beat their hosts by 328 runs at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, wrapping up the match with a day and a half to spare. Zimbabwe, that were set…
YES Trust Zimbabwe, a youth-led non-profit making civic society organisation, advocates young citizens’ rights to health, education, and social protection through edutainment/multimedia advocacy strategy. THE Youth Edutainment Services Trust (YESTrust) Zimbabwe organisation, in partnership with AmplifyChange, has launched a short film competition for local female filmmakers in the fight against new HIV infections. The competition…
Illegal miners arrested by police in Barbetron in Mpumalanga during Operation Vala Umgodi are pictured on 01 August 2025. Twenty-eight more suspected illegal miners have resurfaced at the Sheba Gold Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga. The latest number brings to 546 people arrested at the mine since last week. On Friday, 494 illegal miners were arrested…
File image: Classroom. 2 minutes Health officials in KwaZulu-Natal have held a workshop with some school principals in Durban about hand, foot and mouth disease and how its spread can be stopped. One hundred and seventeen cases of the viral infection have been recorded at more than 10 primary schools, creches and daycare centres in…
Northern Cape Police are investigating two cases of murder and one case of attempted murder Northern Cape Police are investigating two cases of murder and one case of attempted murder following a shooting incident at a tavern in Jan Kempdorp on Saturday night. It is alleged that the suspect saw his girlfriend talking to another…
Rescue teams at the scene of the building collapse 1 minute The National Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane says all recommendations in the final report into last year’s deadly George building collapse in the Western Cape, will be implemented. Thirty-four people died and several others were injured in the collapse. The National Home Builders…
Revolver, bullet cases and shoe print 1 minute Police are investigating a suspected vigilante attack after three people were shot and set alight in Delft on the Cape Flats on Tuesday morning. According to police spokesperson Andre Traut, officers responded to the crime scene in Gushindoda where they found the bodies of two men and…
Motorists should avoid the Kliprivier and Heidelburg road. 1 minute A truck has caught fire near the R59, close to Heidelburg Road in Johannesburg, where a protest is currently underway. Gauteng traffic police are advising motorists to avoid the area and use alternative routes. Spokesperson Sello Maremane says motorists should also avoid the Kliprivier and…
Residents walk in a flooded area during rescue operations in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria, 12 September 2024. Reuters/Ahmed Kingimi/File Photo Global warming made the seasonal downpours this year about 5-20% more intense across the Niger and Lake Chad basins, said World Weather Attribution (WWA), a group of scientists studying the link between climate change…
