Call for emergency supplies for tornado hit Tongaat/Ballito
Tongaat and Ballito was hit by a tornado this afternoon. A tornado? An international definition of it is a narrow, violently rotating column of air, that extends from a thunderstorm…
600 evacuated as others refuse to leave
The Tiryville Dam is full and has begun overflowing, and there are fears it might burst.Should it burst, Lapland will flood, aggravating an already tender situation. Sithembiso Soyaya, Spokesperson of…
Planet parade
6 planets of the solar system line up straight with the sun today, just before sunrise. The occasion, called the Planet Parade, draws planets much closer to each other. With…
“Use less electricity” City Power
Gautengers are asked to reduce electricity consumption. Isaac Mangena, Spokesperson of City Power said yesterday that due to the current cold weather conditions, the use of electricity is expected to…
Residents, motorists asked to be cautious
Dams are quickly filling up in parts of the Eastern Cape. Gamtoos Water said the Kouga dam is 89.25% full, while the Loerdie dam has exceeded 100% to amount to…
2 dead, 2 missing in EC floods
2 people have died, following floods in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM). Sithembiso Soyaya, Spokesperson of the NMBM said this morning, 65 people were rescued, while the search continues…
Parts of EC under water
Some residents of the Eastern Cape woke up this morning to localised floods.Areas mostly under water are Uitenhage (Kariega, Dr Brown/Braun, Madina Road, KwaLanga, Ou Lapland, Algoa Bay) and parts…
Abalone bust in Voëlklip
A 27-year old man was arrested in Voëlklip, Hermanus, for abalone poaching. The man was arrested travelling with a CEM registration, transporting 1,560 abalone. The weight of the shucked abalone…