South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Friday 31 December 2021
In the latest news in South Africa on Friday 31 December 2021, the Government LIFTED the curfew ahead of New Year’s Eve!
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In the latest news in South Africa on Friday 31 December 2021, the Government LIFTED the curfew ahead of New Year’s Eve!
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said that on Thursday, 126 more deaths were recorded, bringing the fatalities to 91 061.
In the latest news in South Africa on Thursday 29 December 2021, a transformer exploded at Eskom’s Camden power station on Wednesday.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Wednesday, 81 more deaths were recorded, bringing fatalities to 90 935.
Police said the missing 10-year-old boy was found in a shallow grave after a dog was seen with the human leg in its mouth.
Eskom said a transformer exploded at the Camden power station on Wednesday morning. An investigation has been launched.
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. A man who had set alight a house with a six-year-old boy inside was caught, beaten, and burnt to death.
In the latest news in South Africa on Wednesday 29 December 2021, a toddler has died after being shot in the head in a gang-related shooting.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said that on Tuesday, 25 more deaths were recorded, bringing the fatalities to 90 854.
In the latest news in South Africa on Tuesday 28 December 2021, several events are planned ahead of Desmond Tutu’s funeral.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said that on Monday, 15 more deaths were recorded, bringing the fatalities to 90 829.
Several events are planned across the country ahead of Desmond Tutu’s funeral on Saturday. Here is how you can pay tribute to Tutu.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s funeral will take place on New Year’s Day. His ashes will be interred at St George’s Cathedral.
The City of Cape Town will host a special interfaith service to celebrate the life of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
Paramedics said a man and a woman were killed when two vehicles collided head-on on the R501 outside Carletonville.
The surfer was unresponsive on the beach after he was pulled from the water suffering from an apparent shark attack on Christmas Eve.
Police said a most wanted member of the notorious Boko Haram was traced, located, and arrested in Mamelodi on Sunday.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said that on Friday, 41 more deaths were recorded, bringing the fatalities to 90 814.
Police said a rapist was arrested as he was taking a nap after allegedly raping an elderly woman on Christmas in her Free State home.
Tributes from all over the world poured in on social media after the news broke on Sunday that Desmond Tutu died in Cape Town.
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Five people were killed on the N1 on Friday when an SUV got a tyre burst and crashed head-on with two oncoming vehicles.
Paramedics said the man is fighting for his life after his vehicle crashed into a tree in Orkney on Christmas morning.
Paramedics said a family of four, reportedly on their way to vacation, were killed in a multi-vehicle accident on the N2.
Paramedics said nine people were injured when a bakkie overturned on the N12, approximately 10km outside of Carletonville on Friday.