
Relief teams battle uncontrollable fires in Kouga district
Kouga residents are being urged to evacuate immediately amid wild fires
FRIDAY, 09 JANUARY 2026, 07:48

Kouga residents are being urged to evacuate immediately amid wild fires

Suspended Western Cape High Court Judge Mushtak Parker is facing possible impeachment

Mashaba says the suspects are expected to appear before the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

According to Eskom, repair work will commence once the areas are deemed safe.

Ramathuba says that in most cases, South Africans are the ones facilitating the illegal entry.

Five fires burn across Kouga Municipality as officials await support from George to contain them.

Police targeted a vehicle suspected of carrying unlicensed firearms, leading to a fatal shootout.

The fires have been re-igniting since Tuesday in several parts of the western side of the province.

City of Johannesburg officials raided a property in Bryanston believed to have been hijacked.

All the deceased were occupants of a sedan and the injured were traveling in a light delivery car.

SAWS confirms no tropical cyclones or official storm named Baron in the south-western Indian Ocean.

This follows the arrest of two suspects for statutory rape involving minors in Emalahleni.

The cause of the fire remains unknown at the moment.

The case has been postponed in order to secure an Aramaic language interpreter.

Children aged 5–17 were intercepted while allegedly traveling from South Africa to Zimbabwe.

A high court ruled that the driver’s license printer tender was irregular, invalid and unlawful.

DA’s Santos says late applications left Gauteng Education under pressure to place learners.
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