Easter Weekend
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Mpumalanga safety authorities urge motorists to obey road rules
Mpumalanga safety authorities are urging motorists to obey road rules as traffic volumes are expected to increase with the conclusion…
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Free State welcomes 15 newborns on Good Friday
Free State welcomes 15 newborns on Good Friday! The Free State marked a heartwarming start to the Easter weekend with…
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Limpopo warns of heavy traffic over Easter weekend
Limpopo warns of heavy traffic over Easter weekend! The Limpopo Department of Transport has issued a warning to motorists about…
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Western Cape launches free 10-point vehicle check ahead of Easter weekend
With the Easter weekend fast approaching, the Western Cape Department of Mobility is rolling out a free 10-point vehicle check…
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Case of 19 congregants raped at Khayelitsha church postponed
Two men accused of sexually assaulting and raping 19 women at a church in the Western Cape appeared at the…
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RIP: 45 Botswana nationals who died in Easter bus crash in Limpopo laid to rest
The 45 Botswana nationals who died in a bus crash in Limpopo over Easter weekend have been laid to rest.…
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Defence lawyers in Fort Hare University corruption case want matter struck from roll
Defence lawyers in the Fort Hare University corruption case want the matter struck off the court roll. Thirteen people returned…
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Bheki Cele believes police have caught some ring leaders in corruption syndicate at UFH
Police Minister Bheki Cele says he believes they’ve netted some of the ring leaders in an alleged corruption syndicate at…
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Eskom extends load shedding suspension
Lights will be staying on a little longer, seemingly setting the pricey tone as Eskom’s tariff hike takes effect. Following…
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Water restored in parts of Randburg
Water has been restored to parts of Randburg following a dry Easter weekend. Dozens of households in northern parts of…
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Easter weekend: Over 1 000 motorists arrested across the country
Over 1 000 motorists have been arrested and 900 vehicles impounded over the Easter weekend across the country, the Road…
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A look into Basetsana Kumalo’s 50th birthday party – VIDEO
Mzansi television personality, beauty pageant titleholder, businesswoman, and philanthropist, Basetsana Kumalo celebrated her 50th birthday in style with three-day festivities…
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Joburg Water to begin repairs on Honeydew Reservoir leak this week
Johannesburg Water says it will begin repairs on a leak at the Honeydew Reservoir this week as residents enter another…
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DA leader urges South Africans to be safe on roads throughout Easter
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, John Steenhuisen has urged South Africans to be safe on the roads throughout the long Easter…
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Johannesburg Emergency Services on high alert this Easter weekend
Johannesburg Emergency Services say their officials are on high alert to respond to any incidents over the Easter long weekend.…
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Easter weekend: Security beefed up at borders
With the Easter weekend just days away, our borders will soon start getting jam-packed. The Border Management Authority has deployed…
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Easter weekend: Border Management Authority ready to tackle high number of travellers
The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it is ready to manage the high number of travellers at various border posts…
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JP Smith: City of Cape Town won’t tolerate unruly road behaviour during Easter weekend
As the Easter weekend holidays approach, the City of Cape Town says no one who breaks the law is untouchable…
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Motorists urged to drive with caution as Easter weekend approaches
The Public Safety Department is urging motorists to adhere to the rules of the road as the Easter weekend approaches.…
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KZN Education MEC makes food supply promise
The KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC is promising that all schools in the province will have food on Tuesday. MEC Mbali Frazer…
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Medical insurance still an issue despite wage offer acceptance, says Numsa
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) said while it accepted the 7% wage offer made in the…
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Mobility MEC Mackenzie: Western Cape Easter road deaths down by 30%
Western Cape Mobility MEC Ricardo Mackenzie said that statistics showed a 30% reduction in traffic fatalities across the province over…
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Eskom implements various stages of load shedding
Eskom is ramping up rolling power cuts to Stage 3 until 4 pm on Tuesday. Stage 5 will then be…
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Easter weekend road death toll double compared to last year in EC
The death toll on Eastern Cape roads is already double the number it was last year during the Easter weekend.…
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JMPD expecting high traffic volumes on the road as holidaymakers head home
The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) said that it had been a quiet long weekend on the roads but that…
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Western Cape road authorities urge caution as holidaymakers head home after Easter weekend
The Western Cape mobility department on Sunday urged motorists to stop drinking alcohol and driving. The department said traffic volumes…
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Cape Town metro cops have upped the ante in crime hotspots over Easter
Cape Town police arrested multiple suspects over the Easter weekend as they intensified crime-fighting in known hotspots across the city.…
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Load shedding returns
South Africans reprieve from load shedding over the Easter weekend was short-lived after Eskom confirmed that the country will go…
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Clearwater Mall strengthens security following potential Luh Twizzy disruption
Clearwater Mall in Roodepoort has beefed up its security, following rumours that it could be next to be hit by…
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Easter weekend: Decrease in traffic volumes in KZN
KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Services say fewer accidents or fatalities have been reported so far. According to the provincial Transport Department, traffic…
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Easter weekend: Motorists urged to obey road rules
Road users are being urged to resist the temptation to disregard traffic laws over the Easter weekend. The Road Traffic…
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Easter weekend: Unusually quiet roads in KZN
The N3 in KwaZulu-Natal hasn’t been as busy as expected around this time of the year. Law enforcement officers have…
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Traffic volumes expected to pick up ahead of Easter weekend
Holidaymakers are making their way around the country for rest and relaxation for the Easter period. The N3 in KwaZulu-Natal…
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Why do people consume fish on Good Friday?
As the Easter weekend approaches, it signals a time for feasting and celebrating with family and friends. Good Friday or…
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Here’s how some of Mzansi’s biggest Celebs are celebrating Easter weekend this year
Johannesburg, 5 April 2022 | There’s so much to love about Easter – the extra-long weekend, the trips away, time…
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National bus strike looming ahead of Easter weekend
A national bus strike is looming ahead of the Easter weekend. Workers represented by Numsa, Sabea, and Cobea are planning…
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Fikile Mbalula: 162 people killed on SA’s roads over Easter
One hundred and sixty-two people lost their lives on the country’s roads over the Easter weekend, making it a lower…
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Fikile Mbalula to release Easter road death stats & update on licence renewal extension
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula is expected to release the Easter weekend road fatality statistics on Thursday morning and give an…
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WC EMS officials respond to 8 156 incidents over the Easter weekend
There was a massive spike in the number of incidents needing medical assistance over the Easter weekend, the Western Cape…
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16 people killed on Gauteng roads as holidaymakers return home
As the Easter weekend draws to a close and holidaymakers return home, sixteen people have died on Gauteng roads, eight…
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Expert says Easter weekend may result in rise in COVID-19 cases
As travelers make their way back from their Easter Weekend break, scientists say any events that took place this weekend…
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At least 18 killed on Gauteng roads
At least 18 people have died this Easter weekend in crashes on Gauteng‘s roads. The province’s traffic police are urging…
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Easter holiday: 22 deaths recorded in accidents in 3 provinces so far
A total of 22 people have lost their lives following car crashes in the three provinces during the Easter weekend…
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SAWS forecasts a chilly Easter weekend for SA
As parts of the country grapple with the after-effects of torrential rain, the South African Weather Service says Gauteng is…
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Ramaphosa: Pray for KZN
President Cyril Ramaphosa opened his Easter Weekend by visiting the Elshaddai Tabernacle International church in Ermelo, Mpumalanga. His short sermon…
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Easter weekend: Church leaders demand 100% attendance
The last time Christians were able to observe Good Friday in the church was in 2019. This Easter weekend, throngs…
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Heartbreaking scenes: Bus accident leaves 11 dead
Eleven people have been killed today, Friday, 15 April after a Scania bus crashed into a Toyota minibus on the…
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Easter weekend: For the third year in a row, ZCC members will not head to Moria
Thousands of Zion Christian Church (ZCC) members will for the third year running not be making the annual pilgrimage to…
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Authorities on high alert as travellers hit the road for Easter
The Easter weekend starts on Friday, and roads out of major cities are filling up as people begin holiday travel.…
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Transport Dept steps up efforts for a safe Easter weekend on the roads
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says his department is stepping up efforts this Easter long weekend to ensure the number of…
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