ECR Newswatch @ 11H00

Eskom in KZN says its teams are working to restore power to areas affected by the severe snowstorm. Since Friday night, a number of areas including Pietermaritzburg, Newcastle, Underberg, and Empangeni, have been without electricity…

Relief and recovery operations have been underway since the N3 toll route was reopened last night. Thousands of people travelling on the national route were trapped their vehicles when snow brought traffic to a halt on Friday. On Saturday, graders and rescue teams began clearing the area in the vicinity…

A Verulam community activist says children need to feel empowered to speak out about abuse.

A Durban family say they are now living in constant fear after their house was ransacked.

Ferncliffe Forest, located on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg, is under threat from invasive plant species. Janine Stephen, one of the founders of the Ferncliffe Forest Wilding Project. Some invasive plants like Bugweed are trees that invade, some are like creepers, like the unbelievably thorny Mauritius Thorn.