Balfour marchers held over public violence

[South Africa] Mpumalanga police arrested 21 people for public violence after shops were looted and roads were barricaded in Balfour.

Man accused of dumping medical waste

[South Africa] The Green Scorpions have arrested a Free State man believed to be involved in the illegal dumping of medical waste in the Welkom area.

Policeman wounded during hijacking

[South Africa] An off-duty police officer has been shot through the ear during a hijacking in Mpumalanga, according to his colleagues.

Weather works against Cape firefighters

[South Africa] The Franschhoek Pass has been closed to traffic because of a raging fire that is approaching the Three Streams and Bordeaux farms.

Engineers close sluice gates of Vaal dam

[South Africa] The level of water in the Vaal Dam remains at 104 percent with seven sluice gates still open, according to the Department of Water Affairs.