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Floods batter Gauteng and Free State as SAWS issues warnings for winds and thunderstorms
The South African Weather Service issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for heavy rainfall in the central part of SA and a Level 4 warning for winds in the Western Cape.
4 North West men slapped with hefty jail sentences for police officer killings
A week after convicting four men of the July 2021 murders of two North West police officers, the Mafikeng High Court on Friday, 7 March 2025, sentenced the quartet.
4 Cops in court for 'aiding and abetting' alleged illicit mining kingpin Tiger's escape
Four National Intervention Unit (NIU) officers, part of Operation Vala Umgodi at Stilfontein, appeared in court for aiding an alleged illegal mining kingpin escape.
DA councillor and Papa Penny slam R10.4 million white elephant project in the North West, SA fuming
The Porfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture visited a failed government project which cost R10.4 million but was not completed. SA was angry.
4 Men accused of murders of 2 North West police officers found guilty
The Mafikeng High Court sentenced four men accused killing two police officers and burning their bodies have been found guilty of the July 2021 incident.
North West woman accused of selling child, 2, denied bail after giving birth behind bars
Keneilwe Shalaba, accused of selling Kutlwano, her two-year-old child, to unknown people, has given birth to twins while behind bars. Her subsequent bail bid failed.
SA blames blocked drains after pedestrians swept away by floods in the North West
An unidentified number of pedestrians in the North West were swept away after heavy rainfall caused flooding, resulting in the Schoonspruit River overflowing.
“We're living in the times of Noah right now": SA reacts to floods burying university library
South Africans were shocked to see how the ongoing downpours have caused intrusive floods that buried a university's library in the North West province.
North West schools suspend learning after intense rainfall floods schools and roads
The North West Department of Education announced that schools would suspend learning until the heavy rainfall, which caused flooding, abated. SA reacted.
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