13 AUGUST 2015 8AM

Twelve people have now been confirmed dead following a collision between a minibus taxi and a stationary truck on the N1 South near Kranskop toll plaza, outside Bela Bela in Limpopo. **Residents of Walmer township in Port Elizabeth are stranded as protesters from a section of the township have sealed off all exits, preventing workers and learners from leaving. **Police Minister Nathi Nhleko believes the court bid for compensation by the families of slain Marikana miners would help bring closure. **Residents in parts of Johannesburg's northern suburbs continue to be without water as technicians work to resolve the matter. SUDISHA