South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Tuesday, 20 September 2023 Photos: Mi7 National Group’s Emergency Medical Services
South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Tuesday, 19 September 2023
In the latest news in South Africa on Tuesday, 19 September, seven injured as freak wave hit Marina Beach Restaurant.
South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Tuesday, 20 September 2023 Photos: Mi7 National Group’s Emergency Medical Services
We’ve got all the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa you really need to know on Tuesday, 19 September 2023.
WATCH as a freak wave hits a restaurant in Marina Beach. Seven people were injured.
Meanwhile, LOOK as a Marine Buoy washed up in Bloubergstrand in the Western Cape on Sunday due to the storm surge.
Public hospitals have hard felt the ongoing water challenges experienced in Johannesburg as taps run dry, forcing patients to rely on family to bring them water during visiting hours.
The early petrol and diesel projections from the CEF paint a dire picture for October 2023 for South Africa’s motorists.
And lastly, the largest great white shark population in the world is moving east, creating significant difficulties for beach safety in SA.
TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Tuesday, 19 September
WATCH: Seven injured as freak wave hit Marina Beach Restaurant
Seven people were injured when a freak wave hit Marina Beach Restaurant on Sunday.
Mi7 National Group’s Emergency Medical Services said the incident happened around 16:00 on Sunday.
ALSO READ: LOOK: Marine Buoy that washed up in Bloubergstrand
“At around 16:00, the Mi7 National Group’s Emergency Medical Services was dispatched to the Marina Beach area near Southbroom after reports of a freak wave that struck a beach-side restaurant filled with patrons.”
Mi7 National Group’s Emergency Medical Services
LOOK: Marine Buoy that washed up in Bloubergstrand
A Marine Buoy washed up in Bloubergstrand in the Western Cape on Sunday due to the storm surge.
The spring high tide on Saturday caused DESTRUCTION on Saturday and Sunday, and some of it was caught on camera.
Taps run dry in THREE Gauteng hospitals
The ongoing water challenges experienced in Johannesburg has been hard felt by public hospitals as taps run dry forcing patients to rely on family to bring them water during visiting hours.
ALSO READ: KZN water crisis report to be released by SAHRC
The Gauteng department of Health had to direct water tankers to three hospitals, Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, the Helen Joseph Hospitals in Johannesburg, and the Pholosong Hospital on the East Rand as taps run dry over the weekend.
Fuel price LATEST: Forecast remains dire for petrol, diesel in October
The early petrol and diesel projections from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) paint a grim picture for October 2023 for South Africa’s motorists.
Note: This is an updated article with the latest petrol and diesel projections
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This news comes on the back of massive price hikes for both petrol and diesel earlier this month, as reported by The South African website.
Great white sharks movement alarms South African beaches
The Western Cape region is where white sharks migrate, according to the largest survey of these animals yet conducted in South Africa.
This tendency is supported by data from angler catches, shark sightings, and net entanglements on the nation’s eastern beaches.
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