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16/10/2025

WATCH | Firefighters battle blaze at Heathfield furniture restoration workshop in Cape Town.

CAPE TOWN-Firefighters are battling a blaze in the Heathfield area this morning (Thursday 16 October), after a building that served as a furniture-restoration facility had caught fire.

16/10/2025

MBOMBELA, Mpumalanga – A 37-year-old Mozambican woman has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for the premeditated murder of her 11-year-old stepdaughter, whom she killed by feeding her ice cream laced with rat poison.

A 37-year-old Mozambican woman has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for the murder of her 11-year-old stepdaughter, whom she killed by feeding her ice cream laced with rat poison.

16/10/2025

In a milestone moment for Kouga, the Seekoei Estuary Causeway, the vital link between Aston Bay and Paradise Beach in Jeffreys Bay, officially reopened in full on 14 October, following a multi-million-rand upgrade.

The Seekoei Estuary Causeway reopens, restoring vital access between Aston Bay and Paradise Beach after major upgrades.

16/10/2025

16/10/2025

Two local firefighters scooped top honours at the Toughest Firefighter Alive competition this year. The pair, Nomvyiuseko Lungile and Clint Fredericks, were among the winners of the competition. Lungile won gold in the women’s relay while Fredericks achieved silver in the men’s open relay category.

Two local firefighters scooped top honours at the Toughest Firefighter Alive competition this year.

16/10/2025

South African National Parks (SANParks) achieved remarkable SANParks revenue 2024 results, presenting a positive overview of the entity’s operational and financial performance for the past financial year. The organisation’s revenue performance in 2024 marked a historic milestone for conservation funding in South Africa.

South African National Parks (SANParks) achieved remarkable SANParks revenue 2024 results, presenting a positive overview of the entity’s operational and financial performance for the past financial year. The organisation’s revenue […]

16/10/2025

KARIEGA – Hundreds of residents of the Kamesh Precinct gathered at the intersection of Acacia Street and Kamesh Road for a prayer service organised by the Kamesh Christian Ministers Fraternal to support families affected by violent crime.

This memorial service honours murder victims, showing community strength and solidarity for families affected by violence.

16/10/2025

Umalusi, the education quality assurance body, has given the 2025 end-of-year examinations the green light, with more than one million Grade 12 learners preparing to write across 9 100 centres nationwide.

More than one million Grade 12 learners will write 2025 end-of-year exams across 9 100 centres after Umalusi gave the green light.

16/10/2025

QWAQWA – The Hawks in the Free State have arrested a man from Phuthaditjhaba in the Eastern Free State for allegedly defrauding the University of the Free State (UFS) of more than R1.5 million through bogus student accommodation. The fraud-accused Motlatsi Nelson Khalane (31) made his first appearance in the Phuthaditjhaba Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 14 October.

Learn about the recent fraud case involving a man defrauding the University of the Free State for over R1.5 million.

15/10/2025

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15/10/2025

Wat begin het as ‘n grap toe vriende die woord “S*x” tussen die woorde “Ronnie’s Shop” teen die muur van dié gewilde padstal naby Barrydale geverf het, het oor die jare ‘n baken van die Klein-Karoo geword. Vandag is die plaaseiendom waarop dié padstal geleë is in die mark vir meer as R17 miljoen en vrae heers nou onder reisigers oor die toekoms van hierdie bestemming.

Wat begin het as 'n grap toe vriende die woord "S*x" tussen die woorde "Ronnie's Shop" teen die muur van dié gewilde padstal naby Barrydale geverf het, het oor die jare 'n baken van die Klein-Karoo geword. Vandag is die plaaseiendom waarop dié padstal geleë is in die mark vir meer as R17 miljoen ...

15/10/2025

Die hof in die opspraakwekkende verhoor van George Peters oftewel Barney, vermeende leier van die Hollanders-bende in Kimberley en Kuruman, het Dinsdag gehoor dat sewe van sy “houvroue” glo vuurwapens in ’n polisie-vangwa versteek het.

KIMBERLEY. – Die hof in die opspraakwekkende verhoor van George Peters oftewel Barney, vermeende leier van die Hollanders-bende in Kimberley en Kuruman, het Dinsdag gehoor dat sewe van sy “houvroue” […]