In Weekend Witness today 🗞️☕️ Licensing flaws and bribery blamed for rising KZN crashes | More delays in Ndlovu’s murder case | Search for missing pilot to resume at dawn | School pupil develops ai-powered mobile app | President kicks off the National Convention | President to

Hurricane Erin gained strength Friday as it churned in the Atlantic Ocean and bore down on the Caribbean, where it could bring heavy rain to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. witness.co.za/news/2025/08/1…

With days counting down closer to the start of spring, how are you holding up?

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday opened the inaugural National Convention at the University of South Africa (Unisa) in Pretoria, saying the gathering marked the start of a nationwide conversation aimed at addressing the country’s most pressing challenges.

The second day of the inaugural South African National Convention has kicked off at the University of South Africa (Unisa)in Pretoria on Saturday morning. witness.co.za/news/2025/08/1…

Four people died in an accident along the N2 between Amatikulu and Dokodweni on Saturday morning. witness.co.za/news/2025/08/1…

In the wake of the Open Chats Podcast scandal — where racial slurs provoked widespread outrage — media law expert advocate Thandi Mokoena has warned that podcasters are bound by the same legal limits as all other public communicators and cannot claim protection for hate speech

This year’s Happy Earth Festival in Pietermaritzburg put young people at the forefront of the battle to protect and restore the planet. witness.co.za/news/2025/08/1…

The murder case involving the December 2023 killing of a DA councillor in uMngeni Municipality, Nhlalayenza Ndlovu, faced yet another delay on Friday when the magistrate expected to preside over the bail application of inkosi Simphiwe Zuma (55) was off sick.

At just 22, Pietermaritzburg-born Sthuthukile Conco has been named one of the Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans for 2025, recognised under the Climate Change and Environment category for her groundbreaking work in climate justice. witness.co.za/news/2025/08/1…

A Grade 8 pupil from Imbali has developed a child-friendly mobile application powered by artificial intelligence, aimed at helping children with their schoolwork and general knowledge. witness.co.za/news/pietermar…

The Varsity Netball season is expected to take off in style this year. witness.co.za/news/2025/08/1…

Multiple search and rescue teams will resume scouring the shoreline and waters off Durban at dawn on Saturday, for aerobatics pilot Andrew Blackwood-Murray (61) and the remaining wreckage of his light aircraft, which plunged into the sea during an airshow on Thursday.

Drivers exploiting a legal loophole by operating code 8 vehicles using code 10 licences for heavier vehicles, for which a less comprehensive test is required, are a key contributor to the alarming surge in road accidents and fatalities, according to Deputy Minister of Transport

Several motorists were arrested between Friday night and Saturday morning for offences including drug possession, drunk driving and other traffic violations during a high-impact, multi-disciplinary law enforcement operation across KwaZulu-Natal. witness.co.za/news/2025/08/1…

As usual, one of the crowd-pullers in road running, the Maritzburg Spar Women’s 10/5km, is expected to be well attended and the organisers are fully prepared for the event. witness.co.za/news/kzn/2025/…

The death toll from the horrific head-on collision between a sugar truck and a light motor vehicle on the N2 on Saturday morning has risen to five. witness.co.za/news/2025/08/1…

There’s nothing like experiencing something live. Music, theatre, dance. Even watching someone create an artwork or cook, if those trending ASMR videos are anything to go by, it’s rather therapeutic. witness.co.za/news/2025/08/1…

The truck driver involved in the N2 crash on Saturday has been declared dead, raising the death toll from the head-on collision to six. witness.co.za/news/2025/08/1…

The stakes couldn’t be higher as South African middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis gears up to face Russian champion Khamzat Chimaev in the UFC 319 title fight. witness.co.za/news/2025/08/1… #duplessisvschimaev #UFC318