One Killed and More than 200 Injured in Johannesburg Train Crash

One person was killed and more than two hundred others injured when two trains collided at Denver railway station in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning. According to the Chief executive officer for Prasa Rail Mosenngwa Mofi, a guard whose job was to signal the trains, was killed in the accident, which almost claimed the life of another woman who had to be airlifted to a nearby hospital. According to eyewitness’ accounts, one train, a yellow Metrorail train, was waiting to ... Read more »
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By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Tuesday, April 28th, 2015

Guard Killed and Over 200 Injured in Johannesburg Train Crash

The CEO for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), Mosenngwa Mofi, has confirmed that a Metrorail guard was killed and a female train driver was airlifted to hospital, while 240 people were injured ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, April 27th, 2015

Xenophobia: Nigeria Starts Taking Action

The South African government has condemned and described as “an unfortunate and regrettable step”, the move taken by the Nigerian government to recall their two top envoys to South Africa as a react... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, April 26th, 2015

Social Development Minister Threatens Xenophobia Refugees

A Burundian national is recovering in a coma in hospital after an altercation which involved the police in Durban, the media has revealed recently. He was apparently assaulted by the police with the butt of a p... Read more »
By Brian Harry On Saturday, April 25th, 2015

Tremor Hits Johannesburg

Areas including Kagiso, Mellville and some parts of Soweto experienced a tremor at around 8:30 am today morning. The tremor, the cause of which is clearly unknown at this moment, caused a great amount of fear a... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, April 25th, 2015

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Fires Back Over Nzimande Visa

The Israeli government on Friday reacted to the South African Communist Party’s (SACP) statement in which it said it would further intensify its campaign against the Israelis after they denied their leade... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Friday, April 24th, 2015

Pregnant Woman Killed and 65 Injured in Metro Bus Crash

A pregnant woman and a bus driver have died while scores of people have been left injured after two Metro buses were involved in a head-on collision with each other. The accident occurred just after 8am this mo... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, April 24th, 2015

“Corruption and Lack of Quality Leaders to Blame for Xenophobia”

Former treasurer in the ANC Matthews Phosa and human rights lawyer George Bizos have blamed the recent spate of violence and other problems facing the country on corruption and the poor leadership. Speaking at ... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

Court Orders Immediate Suspension of SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng

The Western Cape High Court has decided to suspend the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) Chief Operating Officer (COO), Hlaudi Motsoening immediately for a period of 60 days. The judgement s... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

Man Wanted By Police In Connection with Death Of Nelson Mandela Bay Teacher

The police have reported that they are hunting for the killers of the Port Elizabeth teacher, Jayde Panayiotou, who initially disappeared from her complex and was later found dead in a deserted area in Uitenhag... Read more »