African Roots

Damage after a flood. 1 minute Heavy overnight rainfall has led to widespread flooding across the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. The Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance says the most affected areas include the N2 at Murchison, the Umbango Bridge, the Nkongweni Bridge at Margate, and Isipingo on the N2 south of Durban. Teams have been deployed…

Airlink flight 1 minute Airlink has announced the resumption of scheduled flights to and from Nampula, Mozambique, starting Thursday. The airline’s decision follows guidance and reassurances from South African and Mozambican authorities, confirming that the situation has been sufficiently resolved to allow flights to proceed without the risk of Airlink aircraft being impounded at the…

School bus outside Woodrow Wilson Senior High School. 3 minutes A scholar transport dispute is brewing in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. The Mthatha Taxi Owners Association has issued a warning against the operation of private scholar or staff transport in the area, as of the 15th of January. In a letter, the taxi association…

File image: Bullets on the ground at a crime scene. 1 minute Five men have been killed in a hail of bullets and set alight in Philippi East on the Cape Flats in Cape Town. Western Cape Police Spokesperson Novela Potelwa says reports from the scene indicate the victims were sitting in a vehicle in…

Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo 2 minutes The Women’s Legal Centre, who are the legal representative of Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo, have condemned in the strongest possible terms a death threat allegedly made against their client. This comes after earlier reports that Mengo received a threat in the form of a handwritten note left on her…

Phatfwa Secondary School. 1 minute Mpumalanga Education MEC Cathy Dlamini has launched the Back-to-School Programme campaign at Phatfwa Secondary School in Mbonisweni, near White River. The initiative aims to encourage School Governing Bodies (SGBs), parents, and school management teams in the province to prepare ahead of the reopening of schools next week. Dlamini emphasized the…

The crash happened on the N4 Toll Road between Belfast and Wonderfontein. 1 minute Seven people have died during a head on collision involving two vehicles on the N4 toll road between Emakhazeni and Wonderfontein in Mpumalanga. It is alleged that one of the vehicles lost control and veered off its lane to collide with…

Moroadi Cholota is former PA of then Free State premier, Ace Magashule 3 minutes The legal battle between the state and Moroadi Cholota in the R255 million asbestos corruption case seems far from over. The state has refuted claims that Cholota, who is accused number 17 in the high-profile scandal, was treated unfairly and that…

Cape Malay Choir bands marching in the Bo-Kaap. 4 minutes Thousands of people welcomed the New Year by flocking to the streets of the Bo-Kaap in Cape Town to enjoy the festivities of the annual Cape Malay Choir Board Road March, or New Year’s eve parade. The President of the Cape Malay Choir Board, Zieyaad…