South African roads claimed three lives on Friday (11 November) night after a driver lost control of his vehicle in the wet weather, leading to an accident. According to reports, the driver and five other passengers were travelling along the R76 road between Bethlehem and Lindley in a sedan vehicle. It was around 8pm that … Read more
Eleven people, including three children, have been killed and three others injured in just two horrific road accidents on Mpumalanga roads, on Sunday. In the first accident, five people were killed instantly when the Volkswagen Citi Golf hatchback vehicle they were driving overturned on the notorious R544 Road between Emalahleni and Verena. ALSO READ: One dead, … Read more
Three people died when a plane carrying dozens of passengers plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday as it approached the northwestern city of Bukoba, the fire and rescue service said. Rescuers have pulled 26 survivors to safety after the Precision Air plane crashed due to bad weather, with 43 people, including 39 passengers, … Read more
Here’s your morning news update: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories. Stay up to date with The Citizen – More News, Your Way. Daily news update: 6 November After The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on Friday obtained a preservation order from the High Court of South Africa to freeze assets estimated at R25 million, … Read more
Six people were shot and killed in the early hours of Saturday morning in an alleged drug den in New Brighton, Eastern Cape. According to police, three men and three women were killed. Child found unharmed Neighbours heard gunshots and went to check on the deceased and found the door open. “They found four people, … Read more
The victims died at the scene before the arrival of emergency services. Source link
More than 140 people were killed and some 150 were injured in a stampede during Halloween festivities in central Seoul on Saturday, officials said. “As of 04:00 am, 146 have been killed and 150 have been injured,” fire official Choi Seong-beom told reporters at the scene. It was initially estimated that at least 120 people … Read more
For those lucky enough to be in attendance last night, Detroit’s Saint Andrew’s Hall was a place of healing. Friends and fans of the late, irreplaceable Trevor Strnad, who passed away earlier this year at 41 years old, gathered to both pay tribute to the man and usher in a new era for The Black … Read more
The Indonesian football stadium where a stampede killed 133 people will be torn down and rebuilt, President Joko Widodo said Tuesday, as the head of FIFA pledged to help “reform and transform” the sport in the country. Gianni Infantino met Widodo in the capital Jakarta, just over two weeks after the tragedy, and a year … Read more
Eight Iranian inmates were killed in a fire that raged through Tehran’s Evin prison, the judiciary said Monday, doubling the official toll from the blaze that further stoked tensions one month into protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. Authorities in the Islamic republic have blamed the fire late Saturday on “riots and clashes” … Read more