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The water-scarce Knysna municipality has flushed out the water from its water reservoir in the Khayalethu area after an unknown male’s body was discovered and retrieved on Sunday afternoon, 26 November. Also read: Community helps search for missing boy at Noetzie Beach, near Knysna Municipal personnel alerted the police after discovering the body floating in
In response to the increase in veld fires over recent summer months, the City of Cape Town’s Fire & Rescue Services has introduced aerial support craft during its fire readiness event on Thursday. The City said its fire and rescue services had responded to over 6 000 vegetation fires between October 2022 and January 2023
The Statistician-General of South Africa, Risenga Maluleke, handed the Census 2022’s provincial results over to Premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane at the EXCO Boardroom in the Makhonjwa Building on November 15. The Office of the Premier said the census report is an important data source used for planning, and is essential for the state to take evidence-based
The fourth person allegedly involved in activist Loyiso Nkohla’s murder has been arrested. Also read: Activist Loyiso Nkohla’s suspected killer abandons bail application A 41-year-old man was arrested on Monday while he appeared in court for an unrelated case at Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape. Hawks spokesperson Lt-Col Siyabulela Vukubi told TimesLIVE that his arrest
A 55-year-old man is accused of planning to have his adopted daughter killed for insurance money. Also read: Bail denied to man accused of murdering SPCA vet Mboneleli Msila appeared in the Plettenberg Bay Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday on charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of
An 18-year-old Grade 12 learner died after being bitten by a black mamba, while he was camping at Mawewe Secondary School in Dumphries Village, Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, on Monday November 27. According to the spokesperson for the Department of Education, Jasper Zwane, the incident occurred at the school during a Grade 12 camp organised to
On Wednesday evening, 29 November, a 34-year-old man drowned at Saunders’ Rocks Beach in Bantry Bay. The drowning was reported to authorities, who later recovered his body. According to News24, Craig Lambinon, the spokesperson for the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), said the City’s water rescue network was alerted at 7:33pm to search for the
It has been determined that vandalised infrastructure has been the cause of water outages in Imizamo Yethu in the greater Hout Bay area. Also read: Residents burn tyres to protest water outages in Hout Bay area City of Cape Town ward councillor Rob Quintas says a stolen copper ball valve that provides water to the
With the end of the 2023 matric exams approaching, the #ClassOf2023 is looking forward to a well-deserved break and to celebrating their hard work over the past year. Also read: Cape schools cancel matric balls due to poor academic performance However, the Western Cape Education Department is urging matrics to exercise caution, celebrate the end
