Schoolboy electrocuted on river 2006-01-05 03:18:21
A fun day on the Breede River for a Noordhoek family ended in tragedy when their Hobie Cat sailed into overhead powerlines, electrocuting a 15-year-old boy and seriously injuring his father.Full Story...
Furious residents slam flood 'inaction' 2006-01-05 00:38:32
Diepsloot residents and municipal officials have exchanged harsh words after flash floods claimed one life and left about 400 people homeless.Full Story...
Flood kills new mom 2006-01-04 23:22:54
Michelle Makgalefa was a mother for just 48 hours. When she gave birth, she and her boyfriend Albert Lehong were so happy, they named their daughter Lethabo, meaning "joy" in Sepedi. But then, the Diepsloot shack where Lethabo was born was smashed to pieces by a flash flood.Full Story...
New Boland blaze destroys young vegetation 2006-01-04 06:47:24
Yet another fire has broken out in the Boland area, destroying 5 000 hectares of young fynbos.Full Story...
SPCA handles flood of stray cases 2006-01-04 03:44:55
Hundreds of strays were brought in over the festive season, resulting in the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals having its hands full trying to find homes for runaways and abandoned pets.Full Story...
Storms leave trail of suffering 2006-01-04 05:03:35
Heavy rains in parts of Southern Africa have left more than 1 000 people homeless, damaged buildings and infrastructure, and played a part in spreading cholera, leaving many infected and causing several deaths.Full Story...
Heat still on for firefighters battling fires 2006-01-04 00:46:24
Fires in Franschhoek continue to rage out of control and weary firefighters, pitted against "terrible weather conditions", are battling the blazes for the 10th day.Full Story...
Crackers drive dog to horrible death 2006-01-04 00:36:08
A doberman has died of suffocation after becoming tightly wedged in burglar bars while trying to escape from fireworks.Full Story...
Driver's wrong turn leads to tragedy 2006-01-04 01:50:01
Selina Khumalo lived for her church, and a picnic at the Vaal Dam with fellow worshippers was her ideal way to start the new year. But when the driver of the car heading back from the day's outing mistook a boat launch for a road, the results were deadly.Full Story...
Lightning kills two teenagers 2006-01-04 08:01:30
Two teenaged boys were killed by lightning within an hour of each other in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal.Full Story...
Cape fires caused by negligence - official 2006-01-04 06:42:13
The major Franschhoek fires in the Western Cape, some burning since Christmas Day, and another at Simonsberg near Stellenbosch, are the result of human negligence, officials say.Full Story...
Body of drowned Diepsloot woman found 2006-01-04 03:37:50
The body of a woman who drowned after her shack was swept away by a river in Diepsloot outside Johannesburg has been found.Full Story...
It's a death watch on the roads 2006-01-03 08:02:52
Traffic and rescue services are braced for an avalanche of traffic as holidaymakers head for home from the Cape Peninsula. This follows another deadly December, with more than 1 100 road deaths countrywide.Full Story...
Traffic havoc as blaze closes Cape exit route 2006-01-03 06:14:54
Holiday makers in the Western Cape wanting to return home at the weekend had to contend with severe traffic jams as fires raging in the Boland mountains closed two main exit routes out of the Peninsula.Full Story...
Shark alert after crayfish diver bitten 2006-01-03 07:19:12
A diver who was bitten on his little finger by a shark has been released from a hospital in Fish Hoek.Full Story...
Shack fires cost Cape millions 2006-01-03 06:09:47
The large number of devastating fires in informal settlements has forced an increase of almost R5-million in the Western Cape social services budget for disasters this financial year.Full Story...
Eco disaster looms as fires rage on 2006-01-03 04:49:09
With more than 20 000 hectares of fynbos burnt and fires raging out of control, experts are worried that the Franschhoek mountains are facing an "ecological disaster".Full Story...
Fifth body recovered from Vaal River 2006-01-03 04:52:25
Gauteng police divers have recovered the body of a fifth person who drowned after the driver of a car accidentally drove into the Vaal River near Vanderbijlpark.Full Story...
Bush fires out of control in Cape winelands 2006-01-03 01:03:47
Two mountain fires, fanned by a strong south-westerly wind, are burning out of control in the Boland, news reports have said.Full Story...
Fist fights erupt after yellow tail run 2006-01-03 01:27:16
Fist fights between fishermen and members of the public have broken out at Fish Hoek beach outside of Cape Town after a run of yellow tail fish, news reports say.Full Story...
Four bodies recovered from Vaal river 2006-01-03 01:03:40
Gauteng police have recovered the bodies of four of the five people who drowned after the driver of a car accidentally drove into the Vaal river near Vanderbijlpark, a spokesperson has said.Full Story...
It's a happy new year for Durban's lifeguards 2006-01-02 05:17:11
Lifeguards had a busy New Year's Day as they performed countless rescues and first aid treatments to thousands of revellers who flocked to Durban beaches.Full Story...
Thirty-one drowned during December, NSRI says 2006-01-02 05:38:43
The National Sea Rescue Institute says greater awareness and inclement weather in Cape Town and Durban helped to reduce the number of call-outs last year, with only 31 drownings reported in December.Full Story...
Cape fires not extinguished yet 2006-01-02 02:22:04
Weary firefighters in the Boland, Southern Cape and the Cape Peninsula will have to continue working after warnings that fires have not been completely extinguished.Full Story...
Body of missing man found in mountains 2006-01-02 01:43:18
The body of a 46-year-old Johannesburg man who went missing in the Maluti Mountains outside Clarens has been found, Free State police have said.Full Story...
Humans display their dumb side to wildlife 2006-01-02 01:09:02
A South African mugger fleeing the scene of his crime hides in a tiger enclosure. On the country's coast, a woman attempts to be a good Samaritan by pushing a young seal into the sea. Both people paid heavily, underscoring one of nature's truisms: humans do dumb things around wild animals.Full Story...
Baboon robs tourist in Cape 2006-01-01 07:01:28
A bag-snatching baboon accosted a woman, causing her to fall and break her arm in the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town.Full Story...
Rescue services brace for big days 2006-01-01 02:31:38
Coastal rescue personnel have so far flown 47 helicopter missions in South Africa this holiday season, lifeguards continue to save scores of bathers daily, and the National Sea Rescue Institute has answered 92 calls for help.Full Story...
Man bitten while crayfishing 2006-01-01 07:01:24
A 49-year-old Strand man has been bitten by an "unidentified, 1,5-metre shark" while diving for crayfish about 250m off Soetwater, near Kommetjie in the Western Cape.Full Story...
Eastern Cape storm destroys homes 2006-01-01 05:26:56
Strong winds have reportedly uprooted trees, telephone poles and blew off roofs in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape.Full Story...
One danger point remains at Franschhoek fire 2006-01-01 03:56:00
Although firefighters have made "very good progress" battling a mountain fire near Franschhoek, firefighters were now concentrating their efforts in the one hotspot identified during a helicopter reconnaissance flight.Full Story...
Firefighters contain Franschhoek blaze 2006-01-01 02:36:07
A veld fire in the mountainous terrain of Du Toits Kloof, near Franschoek, has been contained by about 200 firefighters deployed across the area.Full Story...
Angel of Franschhoek delivers care in a 4x4 2005-12-31 06:10:51
They're calling her the Angel of Franschhoek. An army of firefighters, traffic police, nature conservators and pilots have continued to fight the latest raging blaze in the Boland. And Laurie Brittan is a rare welcome sight for stinging red eyes.Full Story...
Jail for after-dark swimmers 2005-12-31 04:08:36
Anyone swimming on Durban beaches after 6.30pm or while drunk could face three months in jail or a R500 fine.Full Story...
Franschhoek fire still burning 2005-12-31 04:05:18
Exhausted fire crews, working in 24-shifts, are still battling to extinguish the fire in the mountainous terrain of Du Toits Kloof, near Franschhoek.Full Story...
Firefighters to assess Franschhoek 2005-12-31 03:44:52
Fire fighting authorities will shortly undertake a reconnaissance flight over the Franschhoek area in the Boland to assess progress made in combating two blazes in the area, a news report has said.Full Story...
Fire leaves family of six homeless 2005-12-31 01:13:42
A Krugersdorp family of six are homeless after a fire destroyed their rented house and all their belongings, police have said.Full Story...
No more lead in petrol from January 2005-12-31 01:11:46
New Year's Day for South Africa's motorists means there will be no more lead in their petrol, according to the government's legislative specifications.Full Story...
Cape wine farms threatened by fires 2005-12-30 03:13:57
Wine farms and homesteads had to be evacuated as firefighters from all over the Western Cape province battle a huge runaway fire in the Franschhoek Valley.Full Story...
Air force aids in Boland blaze battle 2005-12-30 00:12:24
The SA Air Force has assisted firefighters in dousing the flames of a raging fire in the Dassenberg Mountain range near Franschhoek in the Western Cape.Full Story...
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