Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service. For a detailed forecast of your province, click here. Severe Weather Alerts IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS: 1.NIL FIRE DANGER WARNINGS: 1.Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in placesonly in the Central Karoo of the Western Cape. ADVISORIES: 1. Heat wave conditions are expected over the western … Read more

Ian Alexander Jr., the son of Oscar-winner Regina King, died by suicide Friday night. Fans are now looking to his social media pages for answers, discovering his haunting last messages. “You know that episode of SpongeBob where they go inside his brain and it’s a bunch of mini spongebobs just losing their s–t…..yea that one really hits … Read more

Western Cape community safety MEC Albert Fritz has been suspended while investigations into “serious allegations” take place.  This was revealed in a short statement released by Western Cape Premier Alan Winde on Sunday.  ALSO READ: Infections are manageable, time to end State of Disaster, says Winde In the statement, Winde says the “serious allegations pertaining … Read more

Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz. Jacques Stander/Gallo Images Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has suspended his MEC for community safety, Albert Fritz, with immediate effect after receiving “serious allegations”. In a statement released by the premier’s office, Winde said he received “serious allegations” against Fritz in the past week. “I have summoned the … Read more

A Lima zoo is racing to save dozens of seabirds, including protected penguins, left covered in oil after 6,000 barrels of crude spilled off Peru’s coast in the aftermath of the Tonga tsunami. More than 40 birds, including Humboldt penguins — listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature — were brought … Read more

Selvyn Davids. (Photo by David Van Der Sandt/Gallo Images) Selvyn Davids scored a golden point try to secure yet another Sevens title for the Springbok Sevens team when they beat Argentina 24-17 in the Malaga Sevens final on Sunday evening. Davids’s brace of tries was two of the four tries scored by Neil Powell’s side, … Read more

A fire broke out at the Waterkloof Air Base in Pretoria on Sunday. The massive fire which broke out at the Waterkloof Air Force Base started on the bulk fuel storage facility. According to SANDF spokesperson, Brigadier-General Mongezi Kweta, there is no clarity on how the fire started. The SANDF has launched an investigation into … Read more

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that the fire which broke out at the Waterkloof Air Force Base has been contained. WHAT STARTED THE WATERKLOOF AIR FORCE BASE FIRE? The blaze started on Sunday evening, 23 January 2022, after a fuel pump burst but the SANDF says it will give further clarity … Read more

Tshwane metro police arrested a man suspected of being part of a syndicate that steals and hijacks popular SUVs around the city. Officers noticed a red Subaru driving behind a Toyota Hilux along Piering Avenue in Pretoria East. They checked the Subaru registration and found that the registration number was false. “The vehicle was searched … Read more

South African batter Quinton de Kock (Gallo Images) Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images Quinton de Kock’s scintillating century steered the Proteas to a series whitewash following a win in the third and final ODI against India at Newlands on Sunday. As it happened | Proteas v India – 3rd ODI The Proteas sealed the three-match ODI series 3-0 … Read more