25.1.2020 09:02 pm

R5m in counterfeit goods seized in Durban Central

These resulted in the confiscation of clothing.

KwaZulu-Natal police have seized R5m worth of counterfeit goods, during an operation in the Durban Central area on Friday.

Another passenger train burns in Cape Town

Firefighters and rescue services were on scene.

Judge Salie-Hlophe paints Deputy Judge President Goliath as racist

She accused him of having an ‘unhealthy obsession’ with her marriage.

Emfuleni municipality rubbish uncollected since December, say residents

Community members claim the municipality is ignoring their pleas to collect their rubbish, and said they would continue to do so until their demands were met.

Lindiwe Sisulu pledges R220m to address QwaQwa water woes

During a visit to QwaQwa on Thursday, Sisulu acknowledged that it has taken too long to address the water challenges in the area.

Geoff Makhubo to launch Kleena Joburg clean-up campaign

The first leg of the campaign will focus on Alexandra township.

Pastor finds body of naked woman floating in Eastern Cape dam with her hands and feet bound

The Port Elizabeth K9 Search and Rescue Unit retrieved the body from the water.

Boxing champion Peter Mathebula’s wife dies two days before his funeral

The cause of her ‘sudden’ death has remained unknown.

Protesters in Newcastle loot foreign-owned shops

Shops owned by foreigners have been looted on at least three separate occasions in Newcastle.

KZN taxi driver turned midwife gets R40K after helping woman give birth

He rushed the soon-to-be mom to the nearby Buxedene Clinic, but she was turned away, leaving him with no other option but to become her midwife.

Registration fee for Overstrand ‘fur babies’ has residents up in arms

The by-laws state a dog (or dogs) must be registered and an annual tax of R86 is payable per dog, and pensioners and poor people may be excluded upon application to the municipality.

Eskom announces Sikonathi Mantshantsha as new spokesperson

Mantshantsha will begin his new role on 1 February.

EC govt has to explain initiation deaths spike by month-end

The CRL Rights Commission also wants a progress report on its recommendation that government immediately shuts down certain initiation schools.

‘Head counts are not done,’ says school SGB chairperson after Seboko’s drowning

A Bekker Primary School teacher allegedly did not conduct a head count inspection after the body of 13-year-old Keamohetswe Shaun Seboko was found in the school’s swimming pool.

Braamfontein to experience road closures for road resurfacing programme

Motorists are advised to use the Carr Street, Empire Road and Jan Smuts Avenue offramps as alternatives.

Ba-Phalaborwa municipality managers face graft charges

Three managers allegedly signed for payments to two consulting companies, amounting to R1,4m, before they were appointed – and they did no work.

KZN businessman Philani Mavundla leaves NFP

Mavundla joined the NFP in July last year after leaving the African National Congress (ANC).

WATCH: Two-metre-long black mamba found in KZN classroom delays first day of school

Part of the wall of the school had to be broken through to rescue the snake without harming it, and the rescue took three days.

ANC councillor’s office torched in housing dispute

The ANC in Tshwane says the councillor almost lost his home too when an attempt at arson was made at his home in a battle over the occupation of a block of flats in Mamelodi.