A 14-year-old labrador has been safely reunited with his family after a mammoth seven-hour rescue operation. The dog, Sushi, was trapped after falling down a manhole.

An elderly man died in a house fire in the Farmall district of Kya Sands on April 13. ER24 paramedics were on the scene along with the fire department and Fire Ops SA at 12:10.

JOHANNESBURG - Independent experts have raised serious concerns about the quality of safety inspections at old buildings following the fire that broke out at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital.