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Cellphone store owner to appear in court 

Thursday, April 17, 2025

A 39-year-old cellphone shop owner is expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's next week where he will face charges of being in possession of suspected stolen property, said the South African Police Service (SAPS).

Beware of fake spaza fund application assistants

Thursday, April 17, 2025

The Department of Small Business Development has warned spaza shop owners to be cautious of individuals or organisations claiming to assist with the Spaza Shop Fund application process in exchange for a fee.

Easter weekend weather outlook

Thursday, April 17, 2025

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says temperatures will remain cool to warm throughout the long Easter weekend.

KZN welcomes additional R317 million water grant funding

Thursday, April 17, 2025

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has welcomed the Department of Water and Sanitation’s decision to allocate an additional R317 million in water infrastructure grants to municipalities across the province.

Urgent action required to curb FMD outbreak

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Government has called for immediate action plans to ensure inroads are made to effectively curb the continued spread of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in KwaZulu-Natal.

Call for caution around bodies of water this Easter weekend

Thursday, April 17, 2025

As holiday makers and congregants make their way to various destinations for the long Easter weekend, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has urged South Africans, particularly religious leaders and communities planning gatherings near water, to take extra precautions to prevent drowning incidents.

New dawn for Red Location residents

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

The decades-long struggle of living in informal settlements without land ownership has finally come to an end for Nonkosi Koom from Red Location in the Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape.