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The weather warning issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) indicates that the province faces a risk of snowfall and hail in areas along the eastern and southern Drakensberg. 3 minutes As temperatures across parts of the country are expected to drop below freezing, people living on the streets of Johannesburg are pleading for…

Petrol nozzle. 3 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Mpumalanga claims that fraud linked to the misuse of petrol cards has negatively affected the delivery of basic services such as water and sanitation in Standerton. The Lekwa Municipality speaker, who is an Economic Freedom Fighters member, Dumisani Msibi, resigned a week ago amid an investigation…

Grade 11 learner from the Martie du Plessis Special Needs School, Kamogelo Baukudi. 2 minutes The police in Free State have confirmed that a 42-year-old police officer has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of 19-year-old Kamogelo Baukudi. Police say that the teenager was kidnapped on Thursday after he was collected from school by…

[FILE IMAGE]: A person running in the street. 2 minutes A Limpopo athlete, who is running a distance of 448 km from Pretoria to Thohoyandou to highlight the challenges of Gender-based Violence and drug abuse, says he is anticipating that he would qualify for the Olympic Games in Italy in 2026. Twenty-six-year-old Pfano Ungedzani began…

[File image] A man in handcuffs. 1 minute A 38-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly burning down his neighbour’s house at Nhombelani village in Limpopo. The owner of the house was allegedly intervening to separate two people who were involved in a fight when one of them turned on him and burned his house….

File Image: Political parties seen on screen. 3 minutes The process of filling three vacant IEC Commissioner positions is well underway. The deadline for submissions was Friday, the 6th of June, and Chief Justice Mandisa Maya will convene a panel to review the nominations and recommend candidates to the president for appointment. The president appoints…

Athletes at the finish line of the Comrades Marathon on June 9, 2024. 1 minute The oldest and biggest ultra-marathon worldwide, The Comrades Marathon, is set to be bigger and better than last year. The race is tomorrow. This year’s down-run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban has attracted a record-breaking 24,000 runners. The previous down-run in…

Grade 11 learner from the Martie du Plessis Special Needs School, Kamogelo Baukudi. 2 minutes Safety concerns have heightened in Bloemfontein following the alleged abduction of 19-year-old Kamogelo Baukudi. Baukudi was allegedly kidnapped by two men driving a Toyota Hilux bakkie purporting to be police officers. Free State police spokesperson Thabo Covane says that the…