
Rescue dogs deployed to aid Verulam temple collapse rescue efforts
There are reports that a 5th body may have been spotted at the Verulam temple
MONDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2025, 08:55

There are reports that a 5th body may have been spotted at the Verulam temple

Plans are under way to establish a temporary one-stop processing facility to ease congestion.

Deputy Police Minister Mathale has expressed concern about violence within the police service.

Four other people sustained minor injuries and received medical attention.

The M4 in Durban has been closed after multiple vehicle crash.

Free State Police say the mother was traced to Brandfort and was arrested.

This, after BMA intercepted 30 suspected trafficking victims at OR Tambo Airport on Friday.
The death toll from the collapse of a four-storey temple building in Redcliffe, Verulam, has risen to three after two more bodies were recovered from the rubble on Saturday.

Three more bodies have been recovered underneath the rubble.

Residents in low lying areas are also urged to be extra vigilant and to avoid rivers and streams.

Constable Machete was fatally shot by Sergeant Ngobeni who also took his own life.

This follows confirmation of four cases in the Thohoyandou, Vivo and Modimolle-Mookgophong areas.

It’s believed three people remain trapped beneath the rubble of the four-storey structure.
Minister undertakes oversight visit to Lesotho Highlands Water Project
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina is this weekend leading a South African delegation to Lesotho for an oversight visit to assess progress on Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP).
The Minister is accompanied by Deputy Minister David Mahobo and Deputy Minister of Planning, Monitoring...

Family says the alleged August incident has left their young girl in distress.

The assets belong to Chimene Mlambo, Elias Christopher Ngobeni, Nason Ngobeni and Alex Sithole.

But his family believes that the masterminds are still walking free.

One person has been confirmed dead, and others are still trapped under the concrete rubble.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has signed a memorandum of understanding and licensing agreement with PromptBio, a California-based data and life sciences company, to strengthen artificial intelligence-driven multiome data analysis in Africa. According to a statement, the partnership will enhance integrated multiome data analysis and AI-powered insights for the Clinical...

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