OR Tambo Muni condemns threat to Gift of Givers volunteer
The OR Tambo Municipality said it is deeply disturbed and appalled by a recent incident, where unknown men, threatened a volunteer of Gift of the Givers. The incident happened on…
SAHRC sends stern warning to those behind online threats to foreign immigrants
Police are on high alert, as a result of messages doing the rounds on social media, urging “violent protests” against illegal immigrants, on June 16. The South African Human Rights…
Firefighters continue to fight a blaze tilted towards Kalkbay
A fire on the mountain slopes of Botes Drive, broke out on Sunday. The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service, said firefighters acted on a call received around…
Some youth events planned across Gauteng
Youth Day 2025: Career Expo at the Apartheid Museum The Apartheid Museum will host a Career Expo, hoping to link professionals across many different industries with young people. Moving stories…
Another cold front and snow in the EC & Lesotho❄️
South Africans are bracing themselves for more snow and cold weather, during this coming week. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) shared a Satellite image on Sunday, showing a cold…
Baby deer among those rescued in “Rowena fire” as some areas are downgraded to Level 2
The Wasco County Sheriff’s Office, in Oregon, in the United States, has begun calling residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed in a mega fire, that has burnt an estimated…
Researchers find pangolins now hunted for meat
Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Exeter, discovered that 98% of Nigerian pangolins are consumed. Nigeria has become the “go to destination” for pangolin products, as…
Hearts broken, lives, homes lost, in Mthatha
People are still missing and about 86 bodies recovered after the floods in Mthatha, part of the OR Tambo District, in the Eastern Cape. The Department of Water Affairs said…
“Rowena fire” has destroyed 49 structures in the US
A fire dubbed as the “Rowena fire” is about 5% contained, in the Mayer State Park, near Rowena, in the United States of America. It emerged from a briefing by…
Truckloads of chromite ore confiscated by police, in a Vala Umgodi bust, in Limpopo
Police stumbled upon piles of chromite ore, after responding to reports of illegal activities at the Sefateng Chrome Mine, in Limpopo, on Friday, 13 June 2025, around 1am. Police said…