South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Thursday, 22 December 2022 Photos: Photos: DRONE FANATICS SA
South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Thursday, 22 December 2022
In the latest news in South Africa on Thursday 22 December, four pygmy sperm whales washed out on Dias Beach in Mosselbay.
South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Thursday, 22 December 2022 Photos: Photos: DRONE FANATICS SA
We’ve got all the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa you really need to know on Thursday, 22 December 2022.
Four pygmy sperm whales washed out on Dias Beach in Mosselbay on Tuesday afternoon. The beach was closed. LOOK at these photos.
A team of paramedics, search and rescue teams and the public dug out a young woman trapped under beach sand in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday.
A mysterious shock wave reportedly CRACKED Earth’s magnetosphere that protects our planet from dangerous space radiation.
A fire broke out at the Muckleneuk Campus of the University of South Africa (UNISA) in Tshwane in the early hours of Wednesday, 21 December. Firefighters from the City of Tshwane Emergency Services Department saw thick smoke billowing from the Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building before they arrived at the scene.
A field ranger was severely injured when an elephant charged and attacked him while he was on patrol in the Pretoriuskop Section.
And lastly, a man assaulted a police officer who confronted him about public drinking in Springs, Gauteng, on Tuesday, 20 December. The incident was captured on video and subsequently went viral on social media.
TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, THURSDAY, 22 DECEMBER
LOOK: Four pygmy sperm whales washed out on Dias Beach
Four pygmy sperm whales washed out on Dias Beach in Mosselbay on Tuesday afternoon.
The Mossel Bay Municipality‘s environmental team has closed the beach until further notice while efforts were being made to rescue the whales.
From provisional reports, three adults and one juvenile whale were stranded.
WATCH: Young woman dug out from under beach sand
A team of paramedics, search and rescue teams and the public dig out a young woman trapped under beach sand in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday.
According to Medi Response spokesperson Paul Herbst, the woman and two others had been building sand castles on the beach when a notable amount of sand engulfed her.
MYSTERIOUS shock wave CRACKS Earth’s magnetosphere
A shock wave barreled toward Earth that cracked its magnetosphere, the region that shields our planet from harmful radiation.
Earth’s magnetosphere was CRACKED by a mysterious shock wave.
According to reports, the shock wave barreled toward Earth that cracked its magnetosphere, the region that shields our planet from harmful radiation.
LOOK: Fire guts part of building at UNISA in Tshwane
A fire broke out at the Muckleneuk Campus of the University of South Africa (UNISA) in Tshwane in the early hours of Wednesday, 21 December. Firefighters from the City of Tshwane Emergency Services Department saw thick smoke billowing from the Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building before they arrived at the scene.
Tshwane EMS spokesperson Thabiso Charles Mabaso said the fire was reported at approximately 00:59 on Wednesday.
Field ranger severely injured in elephant attack in Kruger National Park
A field ranger was severely injured when an elephant charged and attacked him while he was on patrol in the Pretoriuskop Section.
SANParks spokesperson Isaac Phaahla said the attack happened on Tuesday at around 08:00.
“An elephant had severely injured a Field Ranger while he was on patrol in the Pretoriuskop Section, in the south-western part of Kruger National Park (KNP).”
WATCH: Man who beat up police member in viral video arrested
A member of the public assaulted a police officer who confronted him about public drinking in Springs, Gauteng on Tuesday, 20 December. The incident was captured on video and subsequently went viral on social media.
South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Brigadier Brenda Muridili said the incident occurred while two members were conducting a routine patrol on Tuesday.
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