SA’s fire-gutted parliament a reminder of country’s woes
Cape Town – Charred beams and broken tiles still poke out from the gutted roof of South Africa’s parliament... Read more
1 Jan, 2024
Homes evacuated as Cape Town fire spreads
Cape Town – Residents of a housing estate near Fish Hoek and households in Scarborough were evacuated overnight on... Read more
22 Dec, 2023
Five hurt in ongoing Simon’s Town fire
Cape Town – Hundreds of firefighters on Wednesday battled a wildfire that has spread across a mountain near Cape... Read more
20 Dec, 2023
Alleged parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe found unfit to stand trial
Cape Town – A court on Monday ruled that a man accused of burning down the South African parliament... Read more
12 Dec, 2023
Patients evacuated as generator ignites at Tshwane hospital
Cape Town – A fire broke out at Eugene Marais Hospital in Pretoria on Thursday, originating from a standby... Read more
24 Nov, 2023
26 dead, dozens hospitalised in China building fire: state media
Beijing – Twenty-six people have died and dozens were sent to hospital after a fire tore through a building... Read more
16 Nov, 2023
PIC | Early morning blaze hits central Joburg
Cape Town – A fire broke out at the intersection of Jeppe Street and Polly Street in central Johannesburg,... Read more
15 Nov, 2023
Fire at drug rehab centre in north Iran kills 27 – judiciary
Iran – At least 27 people died in a massive fire that broke out at a drug rehabilitation centre... Read more
3 Nov, 2023
Australian towns endure night of ‘shocking’ bushfires
Sydney — Helicopters buzzed over bushfire-scarred swathes of eastern Australia on Wednesday, assessing the damage left by “shocking” blazes... Read more
1 Nov, 2023
Tragic fire claims life of WSU student in Mthatha residence room
Cape Town – A 21-year-old Walter Sisulu University (WSU) student in the Eastern Cape, Mthatha, was tragically killed in... Read more
19 Oct, 2023
