Six illegal miners emerged from the Margaret mine shaft at Stilfontein in the North West on Sunday as operations at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine continue to bring hundreds of so-called zama zamas to the surface.
Western Cape education MEC, David Maynier, has warned that schools are already full for next year and parents submitting late applications for Grades 1 and 8 may not have their children placed before the end of the first term in 2025.
Housing stock in estates, of varying degrees of luxury, is the fastest-growing segment in the country’s residential property market, according to Lightstone.
Illegal miners in the abandoned Shaft 11 at Stilfontein have asked for volunteers who are helping bring miners back to surface and sending down essentials to be supplied with spiritual cleansing material to prevent more deaths underground.
The 16-year-old went missing while swimming on Thursday. The teenager was part of a group of people who travelled to the Eastern Cape with their two coaches for a sporting event.
Detective Sergeant Mokgaetsi Predict Sema was awarded the prestigious Minister's Award at the Excellence Awards in Midrand this year for the work she does to help victims and survivors of gender-based violence and femicide.
There have been at least six incidents of seal "harassment" at Cape Town beaches in just two months, and authorities are pleading with the public to steer clear of the marine animals.
More than 150 illegal miners were brought to the surface, and three bodies were retrieved during a rescue operation near the tourist town of Sabie, Mpumalanga, this past week.