The South African Weather Service on Thursday issued a warning of possible veldfires across the West Coast District and the Cape Winelands. Posting the alert on its website, the service said... Read more
The Arrive Alive website received an interesting email requesting info about the storage of medicine that we would like to share with visitors to the Accidents Blog: Question Subject: Rights... Read more
15 people across the country have been killed by lightning over the New Years weekend. Seven people were killed after being struck in Eshowe in northern Kwa-Zulu Natal on Sunday night. A tea... Read more
An 11-year-old girl was killed and three people injured when the wall of their house collapsed on them in Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Friday. “The wall of the house collapsed on t... Read more
SA blood reserves are critically low just when they are needed most and it’s not just the annual increase in road accidents that creates demand. The National Blood Service says climate... Read more
Cape Town firefighters will be on high alert for the next three days, says the city’s disaster management centre. Spokesman Wilfred Solomons-Johannes said the weather service had... Read more
Two people have been seriously burned after a flat caught fire in New Doornfontein, Johannesburg emergency services said on Sunday. “They are being treated at Baragwanath (hospital) for firs... Read more
A total of 150 shacks were destroyed in a fire in the Masiphumelele informal settlement in Cape Town, the Disaster Risk Management Centre said on Sunday. Spokesperson for the centre, Wilfred... Read more
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) has called for more blood donations as supplies are urgently needed. The SANBS says the country needs 3 000 units of blood everyday in order... Read more
The Child Accident Prevention Foundation on Monday said better supervision will reduce the number of incidents involving minors. The foundation has warned of an increase in child accidents d... Read more