Msunduzi Municipality’s Fire and Rescue Services responded to a fire at the Jika Joe Informal Settlement this afternoon, Saturday, 8 August 2026. The emergency call was received at approximately 14:47, with the first firefighting resources arriving at the scene at approximately 15:04. ALSO READ | More than 70 pupils arrested for Read more
Police in Mpumalanga are hunting for suspects after the traffic department offices in Bushbuckridge were set alight in a shocking incident on Monday, 30 March. The fire broke out at the Mapulaneng Driver’s Licence Testing Centre. It left several offices damaged and disrupted services. ALSO READ | Two people die in Read more
A devastating fire tore through their home in the Ekuphumuleni Informal Settlement in Shaka’s Head, Ballito, in the early hours of Sunday. A visibly emotional father, Sivuyile Noyila, said he never imagined his daughter’s familiar fist bump last Saturday night would be their last. ALSO READ | Three friends dies after Read more
In the early hours of Monday, 26 May 2025, a devastating shack fire claimed the lives of six family members in the Marikana Informal Settlement, Kwa-Thema, Ekurhuleni. The sole survivor, a seven-year-old girl, sustained severe burn injuries and is currently receiving treatment at a local hospital. According to Ekurhuleni Emergency Read more
Health officials say the blaze broke out in an isolation ward during visiting hours on Tuesday night. “It is alleged that the patient ignited a cigarette lighter while in close proximity to an oxygen mask that he was wearing, which is connected to the oxygen main line that led to Read more
Fire in the Khayelitsha shacks sadly claimed the lives of two innocent people last weekend. It was reported that the woman was allegedly trying to set her boyfriend’s shack alight. The incident happened along Japhta Masemola Road in Makhaza, Khayelitsha on Sunday, 27 October. According to residents, the couple had Read more
Fire in the inner city of Joburg destroys multiple shacks that were built inside the abandoned building. Joburg Emergency Medical Services (EMS) confirmed that they responded to a fire at an abandoned building on Hans and John Page Street in Jeppestown on the afternoon of Saturday, 19 October. According to Read more
Man who survived a fire incident on Friday, 6 September, died in hospital. The sad residents from RR Section in Khayelitsha Site B area, Cape Town said the dead man, who was known as Tata Mqwathi, came out running from a burning shack on Friday. It was his neighbour, Zikhona Read more
A key Eskom site was caught up in a fire blazing inferno this morning – as South Africa continues to grapple with high levels of load shedding. According to The South African, the large scale fire has caused some anxiety amongst the general public, who have been left to wonder Read more