One person has died and dozens of residents have been displaced during a spate of early morning fires in the Western Cape. A fire claimed the life of one person and left six homeless after t... Read more
A 24-year-old man died and three others were injured when their car collided with a lamp post in Edenvale, Gauteng police said on Friday. The car was travelling on the R24 east at 10.30pm wh... Read more
The South African National Blood Services (SANBS) said it was running out of blood for the festive season. They have appealed to all eligible South Africans to donate urgently ahead of the f... Read more
A farm worker was severely injured when a gas cylinder exploded on Friday morning on a farm in Eston, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said. “He is still in a very serious condition,” sp... Read more
The Red Cross Children’s Hospital on Thursday warned braai fires pose great danger to children. The hospital said it has had several incidents where patients have been burnt by smouldering c... Read more
At this time of year we are so focused on road safety for holiday travelers that we often neglect safety once we reach the holiday resort by the sea. Every year, despite the best efforts of... Read more
Residents of the Tshwane metropolitan area were warned on Thursday to avoid low-lying areas as flooding was expected, the municipality said. Parts of Centurion and informal settlements were... Read more
Fifteen people have being injured after a bakkie and a truck collided on the N2 about 25km outside Kokstad this morning. ER24 service provider ResQmed arrived on the scene and found the bakk... Read more
Johannesburg emergency services warned people on Wednesday to be on high alert for flash floods. “We are calling on our own motorists and pedestrians alike to help us to be our ears an... Read more
Children across the country are at great risk of injury at this time of the year, the Red Cross Children’s Hospital warned on Tuesday. In recent weeks the hospital’s trauma unit has seen fiv... Read more
