Gauteng education authorities are investigating a drowning incident, after two learners drowned in the Hennops River near Centurion, north of Pretoria, during a school excursion yesterday. City of Tshwane Emergency Management Services arrived on the scene to find the two boys, aged 13 and 16, from the Daveyton Skills School had[…]
Businesses, roads and homes in Margate, on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, suffered damage last night due to flooding triggered by severe thunderstorms. The provincial Cooperative Governance Department (Cogta) confirmed in a statement that no injuries have been reported thus far. However, disaster management teams from Durban, down the South Coast, have[…]
An aid conference in Paris to generate funds for Sudan will hopefully raise “well over a billion euros,” a French diplomatic source said on Monday. The US, EU, France and Germany are making fresh commitments, Reuters has reported. The EU will pledge €350 million, while France will add €110m, said three sources.[…]
At least five Palestinians sustained various injuries in an Israeli air strike targeting a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip today. Israeli warplanes struck the vicinity of the Gaza European Hospital south of Khan Yunis, resulting in the injuries of five people, Palestine’s official news agency Wafa quoted medical sources as saying.[…]
Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is safe and sound after a car crash on Sunday, his office said in a statement. Minister Ramokgopa was involved in an accident on Sunday afternoon while travelling from the North West province to Gauteng. The accident involved the car the Minister was being driven[…]
Six people died in two separate fires in Cape Town on Friday night. City of Cape Town spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said four people died in Bonteheuwel and four others sustained varying degrees of burn wounds when a fire broke out at a house in Vyeboom Street. “The city’s fire &[…]
South African Jazz Legend and international sensation, Abdullah Ibrahim, has been honoured with the Van Toeka Af Living Legends Recognition Series award in Cape Town. This marks the seventh edition of the Series. It’s an initiative the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture has bestowed on accomplished local artists. Previous[…]
Jordan and Iraq reopened their airspace today after closing it late yesterday as Iran launched drone and missile attacks against Israel, both countries said this morning. Jordan’s state TV said the country had resumed air traffic operations, citing aviation authorities. The opening of its airspace came more than three hours earlier than[…]
At least 52 more Palestinians were killed and 95 others injured over the last 24 hours as Israel continues its onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, the territory’s Health Ministry said on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. “The Israeli occupation (forces) committed five massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, leaving 52[…]
Civic organisation, Ground Work Collective (GWC), has launched its independent election observation portal. It says the aim is to encourage registered South Africans to sign up as independent election observers ahead of the May 29 elections. On election day, observers monitor polling stations to assess the conduct of voting, adherence to electoral laws and the[…]
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