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Many households have used debt to get by because they don't have savings. Old Mutual released its annual savings and investment monitor on Thursday.With many households barely having enough savings to cover their living expenses for a month, many turned into unsecured debt to cope with reduced incomes.Already a third of those say that have…

An eight-year-old who fell into a canal in the Vygieskraal informal settlement as well as a man who tried to save her, have gone missing.A search which started on Thursday afternoon has been called off due to poor weather conditions. Rescue divers searched the canal to no avail on Wednesday. The search for an eight-year-old girl who…

Two workers fell roughly 15 metres when a cable holding their service platform became detached.They were painting the outside of Peacehaven Holiday Flats on Marine Terrace at the time.The men were airlifted to a specialist facility for treatment.One man died and another was seriously injured after they fell roughly 15 metres from a building in…

A man has died after falling off a 400m cliff in Mariannhill. Supplied: IPSS Medical Rescue A 61-year-old man has died after falling off the face of a 400m cliff in Mariannhill on Tuesday.Marianhill police have opened an inquest docket for investigation.The victim was placed in a rescue stokes basket and carried to level ground.Police in…

A 12-year-old boy, now identified as Ben Thafeni, who died on Thursday, has tested negative for Covid-19.The stigmatisation of the family led to the results being revealed, the Health MEC explained.The family are awaiting the post-mortem results, which will reveal the cause of death.The MEC of Health in Gauteng, Bandile Masuku, revealed on Sunday that…