Residents asked to remain cautious of flash flooding. The City of Joburg said on Saturday morning that several homes were reportedly flooded and even sinking in Winnie Mandela, Zone 5, Tembisa, due to heavy rainfall in Johannesburg overnight. The SA Weather Service forecast partly cloudy conditions on Saturday with isolated showers and thundershowers expected to […]
While the public has lost a beloved artist, the Forbes family has lost a son, father and brother. Rapper AKA’s family has thanked South Africa for the love and support shown by his fans. Kiernan “AKA” Forbes was shot dead in Durban last night. A yet unnamed close associated of the musician was also killed. […]
ANC in Ekurhuleni alleges the DA has no regard for democracy or service delivery, and that they just want power. The African National Congress (ANC) in Ekurhuleni has accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of using the courts to try and hang on to power. The ANC has been admitted as a friend of the court […]
Mabuza took the opportunity during his address at his brother’s funeral to support his successor in the ANC as the person waiting in the wings to become the country’s number two. Deputy President David Mabuza’s public announcement of his resignation this weekend appears to have thrown the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons. This as pressure […]
The 21-year-old Tshwane University of Technology student’s body was found with multiple stab wounds at her off-campus residence in Pretoria Gardens on Thursday morning. A Blue Bulls player linked to the murder of Tshwane University of Technology student Ntokozo Xaba was expected to appear at the Pretoria Regional Court on Monday. The victim’s ex-boyfriend was […]
As Eskom searches for new leadership, it says it will no longer have a chief operating officer. The Eskom board says the process of finding a new chief executive officer (CEO) is well under way. Current CEO André de Ruyter announced his resignation in December, and will be stepping down officially from April. Speaking at […]
The solid, silver-coloured cylinder is smaller than a human fingernail — just eight millimeters by six millimeters — but the authorities say it contains enough Caesium-137 to cause acute radiation sickness. A tiny but dangerously radioactive capsule which fell off a truck along a remote stretch of outback highway in Australia last month was found […]
Allison Plaatjies was brutally murdered by her ex-boyfriend Phillip April, in October 2019. Warning: This story contains graphic details about child rape and abuse. Relatives of murdered Clanwilliam teacher Allison Plaatjies said they hoped the sentencing of her killer would finally bring them some closure. The 26-year-old woman was found dead in her flat in […]
The red berets said that if Williams failed to resign, they would table a motion of no confidence against him. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Tshwane has called for the resignation of City of Tshwane mayor Randall Williams, accusing him of failing to manage the metro’s finances. The call came after the auditor general’s […]
Police said the shootout occurred before the R562 turnoff on the highway, after the guards chased a vehicle occupied by the suspects. Three people have been shot dead in a highway shootout between security guards and suspected robbers along the R21 near Thembisa on Wednesday morning, police confirmed. Police said the shootout occurred before the […]