South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Saturday, 6 August 2022
In the latest news in South Africa on Saturday, 6 August 2022, in yet another brutal farm murder, a farmer’s body was found partially covered with a bin.
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In the latest news in South Africa on Saturday, 6 August 2022, in yet another brutal farm murder, a farmer’s body was found partially covered with a bin.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a warning for veld fires across parts of the country on Saturday.
Eskom have announced that Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented this WEEKEND on both Saturday and Sunday. Find your latest schedule here.
Watch the video of what happens when protest action ‘backfires’ in South Africa. The video had everyone laughing.
You dont’ want to miss the last SUPERMOON of the year! The Sturgeon Moon, will make its appearance in the sky soon. Click here for more details.
Eskom have announced that Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented on FRIDAY. Find your latest schedule here.
In the latest news in South Africa on Friday, 5 August 2022, one person died after taking the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Reminder – Eskom said it will implement Stage 4 load shedding on THURSDAY afternoon. Find your schedule here.
Prominent DA Gauteng MPL Makashule Gana announced on Thursday that he was leaving the party. Here is what he had to say.
Mmusi Maimane said that he was recovering from a traumatic experience after being robbed at gunpoint at a bar on Wednesday night.
Police said the 45-year-old officer, Mandlenkosi Happy Thwala, was found shot five times with his own firearm in his bed.
Sixty people were injured in a major bus accident on the R37 Lydenberg Road in Mbombela on Thursday morning.
A woman was BRUTALLY raped and bludgeoned to death on Wednesday. Her half-naked, bloodied body was discovered next to railway line.
In the latest news in South Africa on Thursday 4 August, a massive COSATU strike set to hit Cape Town streets despite Winde’s ‘misguided’ jibe.
Eskom have announced that Stage 2 AND Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented TODAY. Find your schedule here.
Police said a six-year-old boy fell from the 11th floor of the SAPS residential flats in Algoa Park in Gqeberha on Wednesday morning.
Earth is under a solar storm warning for TODAY due to the chance of a minor G1-class geomagnetic storm hitting our planet.
In the latest news in South Africa on Wednesday 3 August 2022, Women’s Month on a sad note following the murder of a female student.
Load REDUCTIONS are planned for more areas of SA on TUESDAY evening. See what areas are affected, and find your UPDATED schedule here.
A son was arrested for dousing his 54-year-old mother with diesel and trying to set her alight after she refused to give him money for drugs.
An illegal miner, Zama Zama, was shot and killed and multiple injured in a shootout with police at a Krugersdorp mine on Tuesday.
Eskom have just announced that Stage 2 load shedding might be implemented TONIGHT. Find your schedule here.
Earth is under a solar storm warning for Wednesday due to the chance of a minor G1-class geomagnetic storm hitting our planet.
Paramedics said a teenager was found hanging in a rondavel next to his house in Hazelmere. The boy was allegedly suspended from school.
Watch as light snowfall is expected for TODAY in parts of South Africa. Rain and thundershowers are also expected. Click here for the latest.