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Four people have died in a blaze in Delft on the Cape Flats. Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services says they were called out to the scene where several structures were alight in the early hours of Friday morning. Spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, says the cause of the fire is unknown, and the South African Police Service is investigating. “Three structures …

Nine vehicles have been destroyed in a fire at the Nyanga Taxi Rank on the Cape Flats. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday morning. Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse says several crews were dispatched to the scene and the fire was extinguished. Carelse says preliminary reports indicate that five Quantum and four Iveco Sprinters were …

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The KwaZulu-Natal Human Settlements Department has given the assurance that it is providing support to the surviving members of the family of five children that died in a shack fire in Ballito. The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning. The children’s mother is in hospital in a critical condition after attempting to save them. One child is …

Investigations are under way into the cause of a shack fire in which five children died in Ballito on Durban’s north coast on Saturday. The father of the children Sivuyile Noyila says he is devastated. The children’s mother is in hospital in a critical condition after attempting to save them. One child is reported to have survived. Noyila says the …

Authorities in KwaZulu-Natal say a total of eight people have died in two separate fire incidents in the province on Saturday. The first incident claimed the lives of five children when their informal settlement caught fire at Shaka’s Head near Ballito on Durban’s north coast. The victims were aged between 1 and 19 years old. JUST IN | Five children …

Sivuyile Noyila, the father of the five children who died when their shack caught alight at Shaka’s Head in Ballito, on the Durban north coast, is devastated. The victims, aged between one and 19 years old, died tragically during the early hours of Saturday morning. Their mother is in a critical condition in the hospital after braving the blaze in …

Five children from the same family have died in a fire at a house in Ballito on the north coast of Durban. The children are aged 1 (twins), 3, 14 and 19 years old. The parents of the household managed to escape the blaze with burns. Reports indicate that the fire happened in the early hours of Saturday morning. WATCH …

Five people including children have died in a fire at a house in Ballito in the north coast of Durban. Reports indicate that the fire happened in the early hours of Saturday morning. BREAKING NEWS | Five people, including children, have been killed in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal. pic.twitter.com/wPqV8MygFM — SABC News (@SABCNews) February 28, 2026   www.sabcnews.com, https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/1109186-2/

Cape Town International Airport has confirmed that power and operations are fully restored following a fire that caused flight suspensions and delays on Tuesday.Dijoe says the fire was extinguished shortly after it ignited.He says passengers and staff were evacuated safely, with incoming international flights being diverted to other airports.The incident affected networks and IT services, including airport Wi-Fi and other …