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Disaster management battled the blaze on Friday and found shelter for women and children. Booysens residents rebuild their homes after a devastating fire in their informal settlement. Picture @CityofJoburgEMS on Twitter. JOHANNESBURG – Humanitarian organisations on Sunday mobilised to assist thousands of people who were left destitute by a fire which tore through Booysens Informal […]

Modise: Let us be rededicated to fighting COVID-19 in Jackson Mthembu’s honour Thandi Modise was delivering Parliament’s message of support to Mthembu’s family, friends and colleagues during a funeral service in Sacred Catholic Church. National Speaker of Parliament, Thandi Modise at Jackson Mthembu’s funeral on 24 January, 2021. Picture: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG – The Speaker of […]

GALLERY: ‘Farewell, Mvelase’ Jackson Mthembu laid to rest in Emalahleni Eyewitness News | Friends, family and government officials led by President Cyril Ramaphosa bid a final farewell to the late Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, on 24 January 2021 in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga. Download the Eyewitness News app to your iOS or Android device.

One million doses will reach the country by the first week of February, while a further 500,000 are expected to be availed before the end of said month. CAPE TOWN – The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape called on the national government to urgently communicate COVID-19 vaccine safety to residents. The party said […]

Cyclone Eloise downgraded to depression causing heavy rain The storm, which already lost some of its strength, wreaked havoc in parts of Mozambique and affected several regions in South Africa. Tropical cyclone Eloise made landfall in Beira, Mozambique, on Saturday, 23 January 2021. Picture: Gauteng Weather FB JOHANNESBURG – The South African Weather Service said […]

Mavis Mahlakoane spoke at Mthembu’s funeral service in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga on Sunday. Nurse Mavis Mahlakoane spoke at Mthembu’s funeral service in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga on Sunday. Picture: GCIS JOHANNESBURG – A nurse who treated the late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu recounted his final moments and how they battled to save his life but could […]

Photos of Mtsweni-Tsipane circulated on social media showing her without a mask on her face inside the venue and at the cemetery. Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane delivers the welcoming remarks during the Official Service for Minister Jackson Mthembu. Picture: GCIS JOHANNESBURG – Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane has apologised for what she called a “brief moment” of […]

Doctors and nurses are not coping emotionally and physically with the second wave of COVID-19. And there’s little respite in sight until the vaccine comes. Professional healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) attend to a patient inside the temporary ward dedicated to the treatment of possible COVID-19 coronavirus patients at Steve Biko Academic Hospital […]

300 more COVID-19 deaths recorded in SA Over the last 24 hours, 8,147 new coronavirus infections have been identified, taking the total number of infections to 1,412,986. Of these infections, 1,230,520 have recovered, which is a recovery rate of 87%. FILE: A nurse from Lancet Nectare hospital performs a COVID-19 coronavirus test in Richmond, Johannesburg, […]

In an exclusive interview with Eyewitness News, Wine said only the EU, the US and human rights bodies have condemned the human rights violations in his country. Musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, speaks during a press conference at his home in Magere, Uganda, on 15 January 2021. Picture: Sumy Sadruni/AFP JOHANNESBURG – […]