The mother and aunt of former Springbok player Breyton Paulse drowned in Hermanus on Sunday afternoon. Read full story here.

The mother and aunt of former Springbok player Breyton Paulse drowned in Hermanus on Sunday afternoon. Read full story here.

An autopsy report has confirmed Mary Mara’s cause of death after she died while swimming in New York’s St. Lawrence River over the weekend.

Mpumalanga police say the man drowned nearly two weeks ago, but that diving teams only managed to retrieve it on Saturday, 25 June

CERT-SA said it is unknown exactly how long the boy was submerged underwater in a large pond before he was found by his parents.

‘At about 17:24, his 11-year-old sister noticed him lying at the bottom of the pool and dived in to save him. He was already dead,’ said police.

The Ballito mother accused of drowning her four-year-old daughter has decided to plead guilty to the murder of her child.

‘At this point I was feeling anxious & nervous, and I missed my dad’: Liezel van der Westhuizen swam from Robben Island to Blouberg.

The death of two teenage boys, who drowned after going to the beach, is being thoroughly investigated by the Social Development Department.

Bodies of three boys aged between 8 – 10 were discovered at the Jukskei River stream in Diepsloot, Johannesburg.

Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has thanked well wishers for their ‘love and support’ after the tragic death of his wife.

A two-year-old boy had to be airlifted after drowning in a private pool in one of the estates in Thatchfield, Centurion.

SA Rugby president Mark Alexander has sent condolences to Peter de Villiers and his loved ones after the tragic death of his wife Theresa.

Theresa de Villiers, the wife of former Bok coach Peter de Villiers, was said to have been completing routine housework when she tragically drowned.

The body of the wife of former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers was found floating in a swimming pool in Gqeberha on Monday.

The wife of former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has drowned in a swimming pool in Gqeberha on Monday, 4 April.

A drowning incident in Durban has claimed the lives of two young schoolboy rugby players – who were due to play in a tournament this week.

Paramedics said the body of a teenager who had gone missing was found in a quarry dam in Emzinoni on Sunday.

Community members have been urged to practice water safety after five people drowned in a river during a religious ritual.

Paramedics said the man, believed to be in his 30s, was found dead in a river in Silverfields in the early hours of Saturday.

The two-year-old was declared dead following a fatal drowning at a residence in President Park in Midrand.

A viral video revealing how an elderly woman is transported across a river in a plastic drum has prompted outrage.

13-year-old twins Inathi and Ikhona Ngangelizwe drowned in a quarry and their parents are demanding a settlement from the government.

Two boys drowned over the weekend. Major General Jan Scheepers said 39 people, including 15 children have drowned in the province thus far.

A group of six boys allegedly attempted to swim across the Swartkops River. Two of them got tired at the midway point and disappeared beneath the water.