Tauhierah Salie

Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula has committed that all roads will be fixed. He was speaking in Bloemfontein in the Free State during a national festive road safety campaign. Since the beginning of festive season, there have been many fatalities on Free State roads. On Friday, seven people burnt to death between Senekal and Marquard during a collision between a minibus taxi and a truck. Mbalula says municipalities must also […]

Police say seven family members have been shot dead allegedly by a family member at Jimmy Jones village outside Malamulele in Limpopo. It is alleged the family was about to have a family meeting to solve a family dispute when one of them produced a firearm and started shooting. It is alleged the suspect did not want one of the family members to stay at his homestead. After realising that […]

The High Court in Cape Town has ruled that mediation should take place between the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and students following a dispute regarding accommodation. Students filed an application to have them return to their Hector Peterson Residence from an alternative private accommodation provided by the university to students who remained on campus during the holidays. The court also ruled the university provide accommodation with shelter, privacy […]

Ocean experts still do not have clarity as to why there has been a major decrease in especially Great White Shark activity along the False Bay coast in the Cape Peninsula. While there have been reports of sharks returning in numbers to this area, the organisation Shark Spotters, says sightings are still very minimal compared to previous years. The False Bay area of the Western Cape includes beautiful beaches such […]

With fine weather predicted for the Western Cape, and limited restrictions in place across the country, citizens are expected to spend the long weekend outdoors. Traffic and law enforcement officials have warned that they will be out in full force to ensure safety and compliance to covid-19 protocols. Western Cape head of Health says a significant increase of alcohol-related trauma injuries occur over the festive season, with nearly 30 000 […]

South Africa’s health department has recorded over 18 800 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, alongside a further 81 deaths. There are nearly 217 thousand active cases in the country. Majority of these are in Kwa-Zulu Natal with over 64k, followed by the Western Cape with 45 655 and Gauteng with more than 35k. The recovery rate now stands at  90.9%. Read more here: