We have all the latest news and headlines in South Africa that you really need to know on Tuesday 10th January 2023.
Heat wave conditions are expected in various parts of South Africa on Monday.
According to the SA Weather Service (SAWS), a heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected from Monday to Wednesday.
The first case of the new highly transmissible Covid omicron variant has been detected in South Africa. Here is the latest.
A Cape fur seal was euthanized after men allegedly brutally stoned it on Monwabisi beach in Cape Town on Sunday evening, January 8. Four suspects were arrested.
Meanwhile, there is still no clarity on what happened when a young mother and her four-year-old son went missing.
Pretoria police are searching for the driver of a silver BMW who allegedly struck seven pedestrians before fleeing the scene in Salvakop on Saturday, January 7.
TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Tuesday 10th January
Heat wave conditions NOW in various parts of SA
Heat wave conditions are expected in various parts of South Africa on Monday.
According to the SA Weather Service (SAWS), a heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected from Monday to Wednesday.
“When the temperature is extremely high, the ability of humans to cool their bodies through sweat is reduced. This can be a real threat leading to hyperthermia. People and animals can suffer from heat exhaustion, heat stroke, blackouts, dry skin, and dehydration.”
SAWS
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First case of new highly transmissible Covid omicron variant detected in SA
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The first case of the new highly transmissible Covid omicron variant has been detected in South Africa.
Maria van Kerkhove, Covid-19 technical lead at the World Health Organization (WHO), this week called XBB.1.5 “the most transmissible subvariant” detected so far in the pandemic.
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Police search for BMW driver who allegedly killed three children in a hit-and-run
Pretoria police are searching for the driver of a silver BMW who allegedly collided with seven pedestrians before fleeing the scene in Salvakop on Saturday, January 7.
South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesman Lt Col Mavela Masondo said the incident allegedly took place at approximately 16:45.
“It is alleged that the suspect was driving his brother’s BMW at high speed in Salvakop when he struck seven pedestrians.
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There is no clarity about what happened when the woman Hendrina disappeared
The Hendrina community was shaken when a mother, Luschka Taljaard, and her son, Daniel, disappeared from the area on Thursday, January 5, 2023.
His mother, Ester Zeeman, took to social media to share her feelings about what happened.
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Ester Zeeman, Taljaard’s mother, posted on Facebook that her heart is broken and that she feels confused and dejected.
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‘One of the most brutal attacks’: Four arrested for stoning Cape fur seals [GRAPHIC]
A Cape fur seal was euthanized after men allegedly brutally stoned it on Monwabisi beach in Cape Town on Sunday evening, January 8. Four suspects were arrested.
READ: Seal stoners charged with animal cruelty and released on R1000 bail
The city of Cape Town said the seal’s severe injuries meant the animal had to be humanely euthanized.
The Cape of Good Hope SPCA said a veterinarian reported the seal suffered severe fractures to its face and skull and was bleeding profusely from its mouth. One of the animal’s eyes had been crushed and most of its teeth were broken in the mouth.
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