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A doctor, three nurses, and a councilor are among the 66 motorists arrested last night and this morning in Port Shepstone bringing the number to 110: Duma is encouraged by the public support of RTI’s efforts aimed at cleaning up our road networks Media and Public Statement by the MEC for Transport and Human Settlements […]

Only one of six ambulances in the Sundays River Valley Municipality is working. Residents say their lives are at stake. The provincial health department says four ambulances are being repaired and one is too costly to repair. Ndumiso Maloni from Kirkwood in the Sundays River Valley Municipality thinks his brother might still be alive if

The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Organized Crime officers have arrested three suspects, two of whom are believed to be extortion kingpins in the areas of Eshowe and Durban. During the operation on Friday, 26 September 2025, the Provincial Organized Crime unit officers, working together with Tactical Response Teams from Empangeni and Durban, as well as Durban Central

A new era of stability is the promise from freshly elected officials in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality, following a period of severe decay that brought service delivery to a standstill and sparked allegations of financial misconduct. In a move described as critical for recovery, the council has re-elected Molefe Morutse as Mayor and Manana Bogatsu

A pledge to deliver essential healthcare services to the residents of Kabe Village, outside Mahikeng, remains unfulfilled, forcing the community to endure significant hardship and risk. A promised Park-Home Clinic, a pre-fabricated mobile healthcare facility, has failed to materialize more than a year after commitments were made by the North West Health Department. The situation

In a stark warning, the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has described the country’s escalating job losses as a “national catastrophe” and a “pandemic on its own,” accusing the government of having no answers. The statement from SAFTU President Zwelinzima Vavi comes amid recent announcements of major job cuts, including over 680 positions

South Africa has been recognised for its groundbreaking efforts in combating obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), receiving the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force Award at the 10th Annual Friends of the Task Force Meeting in New York, in the United States. Since 2018, these awards have recognised achievements on multisectoral action in the prevention and

Despite boasting about his high profile and his proximity to a unnamed SAPS captain, a visible drunk member of the Community Policing Forum in Port Shepstone was arrested for drunk driving. Zero Tolerance and Alufakwa campaign was enforced last night until early this morning by our highly efficient, energetic and dedicated team from Road Traffic

A bi-lateral operation between South Africa and Lesotho, dubbed ‘Operation Mhlonhlo’ has resulted in the arrest of four suspects in connection with theft of stock and 31 livestock were recovered in the process. The operation, which ran for five days in the KwaZulu-Natal districts of Uthukela, Umgungundlovu and Harry Gwala, also led to the arrest

The Acting Provincial Commissioner of North West, Major General Dintletse Molefe, has welcomed the two life terms handed down by the Potchefstroom Regional Court on Tuesday, 23 September 2025, to 40-year-old rape convict, Elias Tsetla. Tsetla was sentenced for the rape of his girlfriend in January 2023 at the Ikageng Location in Potchefstroom. The case