2 year agoKwaMsuthu, in Durban is one of the places affected by the KZNFloods last week, some homes were destroyed and the people here are in need of shelter. @EFFSouthAfrica President @Julius_S_Malema is visiting the area to access the extent of damage
At least 253 fatalities from floods and mudslides in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is not a final balance sheet
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 20 km W of eMbalenhle, South Africa
A suspect believed to have shot at a police helicopter during an operation against an alleged cash-in-transit gang in Rosettenville has reportedly been arrested in Tembisa
South Africa's largest refinery, the 170,000 bpd SAPREF refinery, a 50-50 JV between Shell and BP, says it will pause operations "indefinitely" in March and is considering its sale
2 year agoThree suspects arrested for an armed robbery that happened in Ermelo Mpumalanga. They were found in possession of stolen items, including cash and firearms that belong to the South African Police Service
The Tshwane Emergency Services have reported multiple incidents of flooding in Pretoria since last night. Houses, roads, businesses, and bridges have been submerged in raging floodwaters
Five people have been killed in a crash involving a petrol tanker just outside Alberton. The tanker collided with a vehicle that was transporting families last night. ML
Three of the ten suspects arrested in connection with last year's robbery at the Malamulele Police Station in Limpopo are expected to appear in the town's Magistrate's Court on Wednesday
Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for suspects following the fatal shooting of a Deputy principal in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg on Friday
Gauteng police commissioner Elias Mawela says a firearm has been confiscated at the Lapland dumping site near the location where five bodies were discovered in Freedom Park yesterday. @motso_modise
The Hawks in the Free State are investigating several cases after an intruder was shot and wounded by security officials at the SABC premises in Bloemfontein
Headline Search continues for suspect who shot and killed five Pikitup security guards in Johannesburg
17 people have died in a crash on the N1 in Limpopo. The transport department has confirmed that five more bodies have been discovered.
2 year agoPolice say three people have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of an 11-year-old-girl. The Crime Intelligence Kidnapping Task Team supported by the Joburg Flying Squad rescued the child in Soweto yesterday
2 year agoSudden re-emergence of raging fire at the roof of the National Assembly Building, a building where firefighters have been bravely battling the fire since yesterday morning. Reinforcement by firefighters underway #ParliamentFire
Man arrested over parliament blaze due in court Tuesday: police
S.African national assembly entirely destroyed by fire: spokesperson
2 year agoA major fire has broken out in South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town, where firefighters have been battling the blaze this morning
Four people have lost their lives and 13 injured in two separate head-on collisions in Polokwane, Limpopo on Sunday. Three were killed when two vehicles collided on the N1 by-pass near the Peter Mokaba stadium
Police Minister Bheki Cele has reminded members of the law enforcement agencies deployed in Durban over the festive period – that the townships of Umlazi and Inanda, have among the highest murder and rape statistics in the country
South Africans contracting the omicron variant in the current wave are 80% less likely to be hospitalized compared with other strains, according to a new study
At least one member of South Africa's military was killed in fighting between Mozambican and allied forces and Islamist insurgents in Macomia district, Cabo Delgado, over the past weekend
2 year ago9 people have died in a road crash on the R573 between Kwaggafontein and Moteti in Mpumalanga when a light delivery motor vehicle overturned this morning. 18 other people who were seriously injured are receiving treatment in hospital
Members of the SAPS and the SANDF will be on high alert following the ruling of the High Court in Pretoria that former president JacobZuma should go back to prison. That's according to Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola
Residents of Soweto in Gauteng have blockaded the Soweto Highway in protest against electricity disconnection in the area. Parts of the Soweto Highway have rocks and traffic lights have been destroyed
Six people have been killed and another wounded after attackers opened fire on them while they were inside a house in the eMangazi area near Folweni south of Durban.
Human Rights Watch Mourns Loss of Southern Africa Director Dewa Mavhinga
President Cyril Ramaphosa tests positive for COVID19. The presidency says Ramaphosa is being treated for mild COVID19 symptoms after feeling unwell, just after attending former apartheid president, FW de Klerk's memorial service
2 year agoPresident Cyril Ramaphosa with Senegal's Macky Sall ahead of official talks between the two countries. Yesterday the leaders took part in the Senegal Peace and Security Conference where they raised concerns about the threats posed by the Covid19 pandemic.
