Local News 11.12.2020 09:10 am

WATCH: Woman gets on roof of Durban hotel in apparent suicide attempt

Once the woman was distracted, police officers managed to subdue her. She has since been taken to hospital.

Early on Friday morning, social media users awoke to a photograph and subsequent videos doing the rounds of a woman on the roof of the the Hilton Hotel in Durban central, KwaZulu-Natal.

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Local News Municipal services return to ‘calm’ Vuwani

In 2016, pandemonium broke out in the area after communities in Vuwani refused to be incorporated into then Lim 234, better known as Collins Chabane local municipality.

Local News Herman Mashaba to help families of drowned Hammanskraal boys

During a visit to the three boys’ families last week Tuesday, Tshwane mayor Randall Williams said the metro was waiting for the outcome of the police investigation.

Local News Meet some of the top 20 finalists for Miss Soweto 2020 (video)

The Miss Soweto 2020 pageant will be taking place on November 28th.

Local News Three boys found dead in under-construction stormwater trench in Hammanskraal

The stormwater trench was under construction in Tambo Extension 1. It is thought the boys might have been playing in the area.

Local News Five-month-old baby among three children that died in Limpopo house fire

A woman left the three young children alone on Saturday morning to buy food, and was informed of the fire on her way home.

Local News NSRI evacuates ill patient from deep-sea fishing trawler

The patient was found to be in a stable condition, and was taken into the helicopter using the basket hoist procedure.

Local News WATCH: Flames engulf Cape Town building

The business in Woodstock, was engulfed by flames and the fire is said to have started at around 11am, but was eventually contained.

Local News Body of decapitated woman washes up on KZN beach

Police say the body was severely decomposed and they were unable to determine if the missing body parts had been removed through ‘unnatural means’.

Local News Western Cape police ombudsman resigns

A number of high-profile investigations were conducted during Johan Brand’s time as the Western Cape police ombudsman. He was appointed in 2018.

Local News Dunoon mother and six children among families left homeless after blaze

Some people from the informal settlement in the Western Cape started rebuilding on Tuesday, after the homes of 139 people were gutted by a shack fire on Monday.

Local News The hard life of Fairview’s horse grooms

Fairview is on land owned by Phumelela Gaming and Leisure which means the municipality cannot set up infrastructure like toilets and electricity.

Local News Mamelodi flood victims demand relocation of at least 1 000 residents

Informal residents want the Tshwane metro to include them in the planning of the relocation process.

Local News Pretoria Zoo’s resident elephant cow Landa dies

Pretoria Zoo is awaiting the results of a post-mortem to determine the cause of death, believes the elephant had acute colic.

Local News Second body in less than three weeks found in ‘holy’ waters of Roodepoort park

In almost identical circumstances to the last recovery, the Roodepoort police K9 search and rescue team were called to the waterfall, after one of the park rangers noticed the clothing of a man unattended beside the water.

Local News New Pretoria township faces lengthy delays

Out of the 853 recorded families living at Plastic, only 151 families qualify to move to the planned township.

Local News University of Limpopo student stabbed in fight between organisations

The victim was taken to the hospital.

Local News Eastern Cape police appeal for children’s safety after increase in drownings

Children who are not able to swim, or are not strong swimmers, should never be left unattended when near bodies of water.

Local News PICS, VIDEO: Smouldering Panorama compost heap could be put out by Saturday

This is no ordinary fire. Due to it being inside the compost, hosing it down would be the equivalent of throwing water on petrol that has caught fire. The compost also produces methane gas, making it lethal and combustible.

Local News Bodies of missing Khayelitsha kids found in dam

The two seven-year-old boys were last seen on 15 October a few kilometres from the dam located between Old Faure Road and the N2 highway in Mfuleni.

Local News PICS: Fire burning ‘out of control’ at Gansbaai

Changing wind conditions have proved challenging for firefighters, who currently have little access to anchor the blaze.