Nicole McCain

#KZNFloods | "All the rescues have been done. That's the part that we love. Now the emotional part sets in: it's time to recover bodies." | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/SouthAfric…

It has been over a year since the death of Anele Tembe - and police are still nowhere closer to piecing together her final moments. | @MarvinCharles_ @nickymccain news24.com/news24/southafric…

#KZNFloods | eThekwini's emergency call centre operators have been 'overwhelmed' by the number of calls they received for help as heavy rain and flooding battered the area. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/SouthAfric…

Three people have been arrested in connection with a shooting in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, which left two people dead and three injured. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/SouthAfric…

Lavender Hill and Hanover Park were hit with gang shootings over the weekend as the Americans and Ghetto Kids exchanged fire, while residents watched, helplessly. | @Lisaleesolomon1 @nickymccain news24.com/news24/southafric…

Locust swarms in the Western Cape appear to be on the decrease, but the threat of more destruction still looms. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/southafric…

A rape survivor and clergy member is approaching the Presidency to establish a commission to investigate historical allegations of sexual abuse in the church. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/southafric…

A Stellenbosch graduand, Thembalethu Seyisi, is using his graduation to raise funds for students who are not able to access their academic records due to student debt via #Action4Inclusion. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/southafric…

On Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law legislation, "... aimed at strengthening efforts to end gender-based violence", according to a statement by the presidency. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/southafric…

The Southern African Editors' Forum has said it is "deeply alarmed" by the fast-tracking of Botswana's proposed Criminal Procedure and Evidence Bill. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/southafric…

A Cape Town man has been sentenced to two life terms for murdering two of his fellow gang members to silence them after witnessing a murder. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/southafric…

Mitchell's Pass near Ceres has a stop-and-go in place, as firefighters battle a wildfire. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/southafric…

At least 15 people drowned at Cape Town beaches since September. Two of those deaths occurred over the past weekend when a heatwave in Cape Town saw thousands flocking to beaches. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/SouthAfric…

The Special Investigating Unit is exploring civil action to recover more than R42 million irregular spending by the City of Cape Town at the Strandfontein homeless camp. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/SouthAfric…

Around 90% of the fire at Agtervinkrivier near Robertson in the Western Cape has been contained. Firefighters have been battling the blaze since the weekend. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/southafric…

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is gearing up to find places for an additional 18 000 to 20 000 previously unregistered pupils. | @MarvinCharles_ @nickymccain news24.com/news24/southafric…

Four people have been arrested in connection with the human trafficking and kidnapping of five Bangladeshi nationals. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/southafric…

"I'm sorry I couldn't write this letter on nicer paper." This sentence, contained in a letter found at OR Tambo International Airport, tugged at Sergeant Vanessa Subramoney's heartstrings. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/southafric…

The late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu will lie in state from Thursday, instead of only Friday as initially announced by his family. This is to give mourners more time to pay personal tribute. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/southafric…

The South African Human Rights Commission is planning to start litigation against five provincial education departments over a lack of sanitation in schools. | @nickymccain news24.com/news24/SouthAfric…