6+ hour, 24+ min ago   (169+ words) A total of 31 people were injured when a truck transporting passengers was involved in a crash on the N12 near the Orkney Bridge (R502) on Saturday, July 25. Emergency services, including ER24, Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS), rescue technicians, fire and rescue personnel, as…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (163+ words) A team of volunteers from the community, referring to themselves as Team Spitfire, began filling up potholes on July 11. The community contributed to make this initiative possible. Clarke van der Walt, who is on the executive committee of the Trichardt…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (791+ words) A year after Alberton Record first featured the Van der Merwe family’s remarkable sporting journey, Joseph and Paiton have added even more accolades to an already impressive list of achievements, cementing their place among South Africa’s rising young athletes. The…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (305+ words) In honour of Nelson Mandela’s legacy, the Westgate team spent their 67 minutes giving back to Westridge High School. Volunteers from the shopping centre, together with Universal Paint and members of the Roodepoort police, arrived at the school early on the…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (418+ words) Though they will have fewer athletes competing in fewer codes than usual, the South African team are in the same boat as every other squad, and they will be confident of putting up a fight for another top-10 finish in…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (566+ words) Hoërskool Jeugland learner Kenneth Phooko (16) is appealing for community support after earning the opportunity to represent South Africa at the World Athletics U20 Championships in the United States in August, but funding is a challenge. His father, Sentle Phooko, said the…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (252+ words) A second church, built above a damaged water pipeline, has been demolished on July 23, as efforts to restore water to affected Diepsloot residents continue. The latest development follows an update issued by Ward 95 councillor Julius Maake on July 22, when he…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (246+ words) As part of the Plastic Free July Campaign, Soulbent Project NPO organised a clean-up at the Moganwe River on July 20 in Saulsville. Plastic Free July is a global movement that encourages individuals and communities to refuse single-use plastics and adopt…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (109+ words) AFTER enduring more than a year of sewage issues, Meerensee residents face escalated frustrations following municipal repair work at the corner of Kolstertkring and Loodvislyn. According to locals, an excavator last week accidentally ruptured a municipal water pipe, twice severed…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (241+ words) Murder accused Werner Kluge appeared in the Kempton Park Regional Court on July 23, where his case was postponed to July 30 for a formal bail application. According to the state, the postponement was requested to allow the investigating officer additional time…...