An arson attack on Saturday night led to six trucks being set alight on Van Reenen's Pass, which caused the closure of the N3 toll route. The attackers fled the scene. The drivers managed to escape unhurt. "All authorities and emergency services are on scene. They have secured the area, and the fires have been doused. The clean-up and recovery operations are under way," the operator said. Police said the […]
Disaster risk management officials across the Western and Southern Cape have been placed on high alert, as yet another cold front is expected to make landfall this weekend. The South African Weather Service has also issued a warning of a cold front accompanied by heavy rainfall for entire province of KwaZulu-Natal this weekend. Authorities say a warning has been issued for coastal towns including Plettenberg Bay and Stilbaai, in the […]
By Aneeqa du Plessis At least two people have been hospitalised with minor injuries after a tornado ripped through parts of Inanda in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Tuesday. The pair were caught inside a container that overturned during the tornado. According to reports, several homes have been damaged. Heavy rains have also pummelled Phoenix and parts of KwaMashu in the surrounding areas. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued an […]
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has urged residents to stay indoors and remain vigilant if they’re on the roads, as heavy rains continue to lash the province. Downpours are also being experienced in parts of Gauteng, the Free State and Mpumalanga. More rains or thunderstorms are forecast on Sunday for these provinces. The KZN government says it remains on high alert as inclement weather conditions persist. Some roads in the northern […]
Police have opened two murder cases after a famous South African Rapper, Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and another person were shot dead outside a restaurant in Durban, on Friady night. According to reports, the rapper and his bodyguard where leaving Wish’ restaurant on Florida road when two men on foot fired shots at them. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the motive for the killing is unknown. “The musician went to […]
The South African Muslim Network (SAMNET) says that people shouldn’t have to resort to the courts in order to have their religious practices respected. This was in response to a Grade 11 Greytown High School, in KwaZulu-Natal, pupil who was suspended for growing a beard for religious purposes. A beard is said to be considered a symbol of devotion for Muslim men. SAMNET chairperson Dr Faisal Suliman says that the […]
LOCAL The KZN human settlements department has spent only a fraction of the money allocated to it to deal with the temporary relocation of the province’s residents who were displaced by floods this year. Of the R342m conditional grants and disaster relief grants set aside for temporary residential units, KZN had spent less than 10% of the funds. This emerged during the briefing by the auditor-general of the ad hoc […]
The latest crime statistics have revealed that KwaZulu-Natal is the country’s most deadly province. Two of the province's police stations recorded the highest number of murders between April and June this year. KwaZulu-Natal is followed by the Western Cape and Gauteng. But it’s the Eastern Cape that has recorded the highest number of murders, comparable to the size of its population. Six-hundred-and-sixty-four more people were murdered in the first quarter […]
The humanitarian aid organisation, the Gift of the Givers says it has received a request from the Department of Health in KwaZulu-Natal to assist after the recent flood-damaged infrastructure. The organization has also been assisting affected communities by providing water, food, and clothing. The founder of the organisation, Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman, says his organisation has assisted various communities in the province after the April floods. “In Tongaat and LA Mercy, […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
