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Multiple vehicle collisions on the N3 near Cato Ridge led to widespread looting, prompting KwaZulu-Natal's Transport MEC Siboniso Duma to urgently call for rail network revitalization and increased funding as truck-related chaos continues to plague provincial highways.
ActionSA exposes gross mismanagement in Merafong's healthcare system, where R600m was squandered on a COVID-19 hospital that treated only 147 patients. The party demands immediate prosecution of officials involved and calls for accountability in the AngloGold Ashanti Hospital scandal.
Discover how the Amanzimtoti Community Police Forum excels in community safety through innovative strategies, collaboration, and unwavering dedication, earning the title of CPF of the Year.
Duduzane Zuma urges his sister, Zuma-Sambudla, to confront her legal challenges directly, reflecting on his own experiences with the justice system.
Tensions were rising in Mozambique's capital Maputo on Thursday, as police fired tear gas to disperse protesters gathered after the main opposition leader called to demonstrate election results.
Border Management Authority commissioner Michael Masiapato said on Thursday morning protesters intensified their riots and looted some of trucks.
Given the effects of the July 2021 riots in terms of lives lost (about 350), businesses damaged and destroyed, jobs shed and damage to the economy estimated at R50 billion, money our faltering economy could scarcely afford to see go up in flames, it would be prudent to expect that, three years later, the instigators of the violence would have received their comeuppance and been contemplating the error of their ways while reclining on a cot in jail.
From February to September, Gauteng recorded over 200 cases of food poisoning, raising concerns about food safety standards in township shops.
An investigation is under way in Limpopo after 35 learners from Makahlule Primary School exhibited symptoms of food poisoning, raising serious concerns over food safety in schools.
The department is currently engaging with the non-returning members to return assets which were reportedly taken or to account for them, or to repair damages which have been encountered.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli, who became premier in June, will hold a meeting with the businesses marred by a string of snags, which have led to their closures.
Numerous mining implements and diamond-bearing gravel were confiscated during these operations.
For many business owners and entrepreneurs in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, July 2021 will remain etched in their memories, albeit for very unpleasant reasons.
Tensions rise in Moroka after a local resident is shot, allegedly by a foreign shop owner, sparking community divisions. Operation Dudula's proposed shutdown faces strong opposition from residents defending the vital businesses.
Malema further vowed to launch a new investigation into the matter, stating that ‘Phala Phala is not dead’.
Sasria said there was a communication breakdown between the security cluster in handling the July 2021 riots and help was not sent on time.
It’s been three years since the July 2021 unrest; we take a look at how the events unfolded and where we stand today.
The accused constantly changing legal representation was one of the reasons the State cited as delaying the start of the pre-trial conference in the case against 64 people accused of being instigators of the July unrest.
The pre-trial conference against those accused of being instigators of the July unrest the wreaked havoc in KwaZulu-Natal and other parts of the country was yet to get under way. The accused now 64 following the death of one appeared in the Durban High Court on Wednesday.
A total of 12 people have died, 1200 are homeless and over 7,000 houses have been damaged, following a tornado in Tongaat.
Reaction Unit South African said residents affected by the tornado were now being targeted by thieves.
There was an easy-going atmosphere in and around this polling station, with many of those who cast their vote at the Queensburgh Civic Hall generally appreciative of the high visibility of police and security personnel at the venue.
Secret plan to quell upheaval if MK Party fails to win.
Police have described the situation in Mthatha as tense, with many roads in and out of Mthatha still closed since Monday morning.
The recent UK Supreme Court ruling that the government of South Africa was the rightful owner of 2 364 bars of silver recovered from a ship torpedoed by a Japanese submarine gives pause for thought on the thousands of other treasures plundered during the colonisation centuries.