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Former MK leader Mncwango joins IFP as party eyes key municipal takeovers
The IFP gains a seasoned administrator as Dr Bongani Mncwango joins the party, signaling growth ambitions and strengthened leadership before the local elections
Twelve dead in Springs care centre blaze
Twelve people died and 34 have been injured in a fire at a home for the mentally challenged and the elderly in Springs, early on Monday morning.
Passenger trains collide in Soweto
Two trains ferrying several hundred passengers collided head-on in Meadowlands, Soweto on Thursday evening.
Jo’burg schoolchildren hospitalised
At least 60 learners fell ill at a school in Mulbarton, south of Johannesburg, and were taken to hospital, paramedics said on Thursday.
Netcare fined R4m over illegal kidney transplants
Netcare in KZN has been fined R4-million by a court after it pleaded guilty to charges of illegal kidney transplants, it was reported on Tuesday.
Family killed in Harrismith plane crash
Four people — believed to be members of one family — were killed when their six-seater airplane crashed in Harrismith in the Free State on Monday.
Children thrown from bakkie in highway crash, three die
Three children died and four were seriously injured when the bakkie taking them to school plummeted off the R55 in Centurion on Wednesday morning.
Wet weather causes havoc on Jo’burg roads
Johannesburg metro police on Friday urged motorists to be cautious as the rain-hit city has seen a recent increase in road accidents.
Fire at Jo’burg mattress factory extinguished
Nine people were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a factory in Industria on Tuesday, Johannesburg emergency services said.
At least 30 die in KwaZulu-Natal bus crash
At least 30 people are believed to have died when their bus left the road and went over a cliff into a river near Cedarville in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday. Netcare 911 spokesperson…
VIP driver punched after accident on the N3
A motorcyclist punched a KwaZulu-Natal VIP driver on Saturday afternoon after the driver had crashed into the back of another car, seriously injuring its occupant. KwaZulu-Natal…
Xenophobia the ‘perfect excuse’ to commit crime
Criminals are using xenophobia as a ”perfect excuse” to commit crime, KwaZulu-Natal safety and security minister Bheki Cele said on Friday. ”I am just concerned that criminals…
Passenger train derails near Durban
A Metrorail passenger train derailed early on Saturday morning at Durban’s Merebank railway station, injuring 135 people — 21 of them seriously. The Umlazi-bound train derailed…
KZN man in critical condition after bee attack
A 76-year-old man is fighting for his life in a Durban hospital after being stung more than 1 000 times by bees on Wednesday, paramedics said. Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris…
Four die, 16 injured in Cape Town crash
Four people died and 16 were injured — one critically — in Cape Town on Saturday morning in one of more than 285 accidents on the country’s roads since the start of the Easter…