Six families were left destitute after a fire ripped through their homes in Lost City, Mitchells Plain on Sunday. Fire and Rescue Services fire chief Ian Schnetler said four wood and iron structures and a formal dwelling were destroyed in the fire, which ravaged Jacqueline Street in Tafelsig. Schnetler said[…]
The circumstances surrounding the discovery of an elderly couple, aged 82, in their home in Sandown Road, Ottery, is currently under investigation at Lansdowne SAPS. According to sources, a neighbour went knocking at the house and got a locksmith to open the doors after not getting a response for two[…]
Five people have been treated for smoke inhalation on Sunday after a fire broke out at a flat in Schotscheskloof, Bo-Kaap. The city’s Fire and Rescue Service said two men and three women were treated by paramedics and later transported to nearby hospital facilities. Spokesperson Theo Layne said the fire[…]
The man accused of starting a devastating blaze that ripped through the Overstrand area in the Western Cape last week, is expected to appear in the Caledon Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The 34-year-old is facing a charge of contravention of the Nature Conservation Act. The fires have affected areas close[…]
JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly requested a meeting with Jacob Zuma to raise concerns on the former president’s public comments. The Sunday Times is reporting that Ramaphosa has been advised to engage Zuma on issues including state capture and his court case. According to the newspaper, President Ramaphosa[…]
Undoubtedly, the highlight of South Africa’s political landscape in 2019 will be the sixth national and provincial elections scheduled for sometime in May. Electioneering by political parties will be at an all-time high as the much anticipated elections draw ever closer, with parties attempting to sway voters by all manner[…]
Three former Credit Suisse bankers have been arrested over their alleged role in a $2bn (£1.5bn) fraud scheme connected to firms in Mozambique, according to US authorities. The men have been released on bail in London while the US seeks their extradition. The scheme allegedly involved loans to state-owned companies[…]
After President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of 2,000 troops from Syria last month, the US military ramped up its bombing campaign against territory still held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in the eastern part of the country, according to sources on the ground[…]
The United Nation’s refugee agency expressed concern about the status of 120 asylum seekers it says are either stranded on Algeria’s border with Niger or are unaccounted for, after they were rounded up by Algerian authorities in late December. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a[…]
Police have arrested a 34-year old man suspected to be behind the New Year’s fire that destroyed parts of the Overstrand area in the Western Cape. It is believed that a flare had been set off at midnight on Tuesday and caused the fire which affected parts of the Kogelberg[…]
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