Some homes near the scene of the blast were destroyed and infrastructure was damaged. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said that government was working with gas tanker company, Innovative Staffing Solutions, to repair the homes damaged by the Boksburg explosion. The gas tanker exploded under a railway bridge on Christmas eve, killing 40 people and injuring […]
The NICD said more than 650 sublineages of Omicron have been identified, of which more than 200 have been detected in South Africa. There was no need for changes to South Africa’s COVID-19 public health response, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said amid concern over the new Omicron subvariant. The country’s first case […]
The Pan South African Language Board, in collaboration with Focal Point, said on Monday the word came in first, beating Phala Phala, gaslighting and Inganekwane. Load shedding has been declared the 2022 South African word of the year. The Pan South African Language Board, in collaboration with Focal Point, said on Monday the word […]
The coffin of former South African President Nelson Mandela is prepared to be buried during his funeral ceremony in Qunu, Eastern Cape, December 15, 2013 The defence for the eleven accused in the Nelson Mandela memorial fraud case is accusing the state of withholding crucial evidence. The said evidence relates to cellphone records which the […]
The court appearance of a 30-year-old man accused of the rape and murder of 4-year-old Bokgabo Poo has been abruptly adjourned in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court in East Rand, Gauteng. This is after the father of the girl tried to attack the accused in the dock. The accused is charged with five counts including murder, […]
Researchers also say being stuck in traffic, high social media use, a lack of movement and even slouching are some of the contributing factors to mental illness. As seasons change, some people experience what is known as Seasonal Affective Disorder. This is a mental disorder which is associated with increased feelings of loneliness, depression and […]
The Department of Correctional Services says it has released former President Jacob Zuma from its system. This comes after the Constitutional Court sentenced him to 15 months imprisonment in its judgment handed down in June 2021. Zuma was admitted to the Estcourt Correctional Centre in July of the same year and placed on medical parole in September due […]
Vehicles are seen in a traffic jam in front of government buildings next to skyscrapers in Doha, Qatar December 21, 2021 Qatar has ordered most government employees to work from home during next month’s soccer World Cup while schools will have reduced hours two weeks before the tournament before shutting as the country prepares for […]
The 12th annual Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture is set to take place on Friday evening in Cape Town under the theme ‘A vision for Hope and Healing’. It will mark the first lecture since the death of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Tutu died in December last year at the age of 90. The Peace Lecture usually […]
The leaking pipe and an open hyrdant has caused an unplanned interruption.[ As Johannesburg continues to build up water reserves at some of its dried-out reservoirs, a major pipe in Douglasdale has burst, leaving five suburbs with no access to water. The leaking pipe and an open hyrdant has caused an unplanned interruption. That area […]