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Dr Bongani Mncwango has joined the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). Photo: Supplied

Former MK leader Mncwango joins IFP as party eyes key municipal takeovers

The IFP gains a seasoned administrator as Dr Bongani Mncwango joins the party, signaling growth ambitions and strengthened leadership before the local elections

Twelve dead in Springs care centre blaze

Twelve people died and 34 have been injured in a fire at a home for the mentally challenged and the elderly in Springs, early on Monday morning.

Passenger trains collide in Soweto

Two trains ferrying several hundred passengers collided head-on in Meadowlands, Soweto on Thursday evening.

Jo’burg schoolchildren hospitalised

At least 60 learners fell ill at a school in Mulbarton, south of Johannesburg, and were taken to hospital, paramedics said on Thursday.

Netcare fined R4m over illegal kidney transplants

Netcare in KZN has been fined R4-million by a court after it pleaded guilty to charges of illegal kidney transplants, it was reported on Tuesday.

Family killed in Harrismith plane crash

Four people — believed to be members of one family — were killed when their six-seater airplane crashed in Harrismith in the Free State on Monday.

Children thrown from bakkie in highway crash, three die

Three children died and four were seriously injured when the bakkie taking them to school plummeted off the R55 in Centurion on Wednesday morning.

Wet weather causes havoc on Jo’burg roads

Johannesburg metro police on Friday urged motorists to be cautious as the rain-hit city has seen a recent increase in road accidents.

Fire at Jo’burg mattress factory extinguished

Nine people were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a factory in Industria on Tuesday, Johannesburg emergency services said.

At least 30 die in KwaZulu-Natal bus crash

At least 30 people are believed to have died when their bus left the road and went over a cliff into a river near Cedarville in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday. Netcare 911 spokesperson…

VIP driver punched after accident on the N3

A motorcyclist punched a KwaZulu-Natal VIP driver on Saturday afternoon after the driver had crashed into the back of another car, seriously injuring its occupant. KwaZulu-Natal…

Xenophobia the ‘perfect excuse’ to commit crime

Criminals are using xenophobia as a ”perfect excuse” to commit crime, KwaZulu-Natal safety and security minister Bheki Cele said on Friday. ”I am just concerned that criminals…

Passenger train derails near Durban

A Metrorail passenger train derailed early on Saturday morning at Durban’s Merebank railway station, injuring 135 people — 21 of them seriously. The Umlazi-bound train derailed…

KZN man in critical condition after bee attack

A 76-year-old man is fighting for his life in a Durban hospital after being stung more than 1 000 times by bees on Wednesday, paramedics said. Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris…

Four die, 16 injured in Cape Town crash

Four people died and 16 were injured — one critically — in Cape Town on Saturday morning in one of more than 285 accidents on the country’s roads since the start of the Easter…

Over a hundred arrested at Mangosuthu varsity

At least 125 students were arrested during a protest at Durban’s Mangosuthu University of Technology on Thursday, police said. Captain Khephu Ndlovu said the students would face…

Black day on KZN roads as 31 die

Four accidents on Monday claimed the lives of 31 people in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), prompting the province’s premier to declare this coming Thursday a day of mourning. KwaZulu-Natal…

Ten killed in smash near Pietermaritzburg

Ten people were killed on Monday morning in an accident on the N3 highway near Pietermaritzburg, transport officials said. Rajen Chinnaboo, spokesperson for the KwaZulu-Natal…

At least one dead in Durban smelter explosion

At least one person was killed and another nine critically injured in an explosion at a ferromanganese smelter in Cato Ridge near Durban on Sunday morning, emergency services…

Suspected taxi-war shooting leaves two injured

A man and a woman travelling in a white BMW were critically injured outside Hillary Primary School in Durban on Tuesday morning after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle, which…