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The Fire in Paardeberg on the slopes of Paardeberg mountain, is largely contained. It started on Friday morning. The Cape Winelands District Municipality said in a statement, the fire was…
What are you eating this festive season?
Eco & beyond Company say to conclude that food is healthy and safe to eat, you must journey into how it was produced. See if it was produced without hazardous…
Cut-Off Low
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) and LandWater, have predicted a cut-off low pressure system (COL), along the west coast of the country, which started on Thursday afternoon into Friday.…
Cape Town takes stock of festive season thus far
The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service responded to 1 014 incidents between Monday, 18 December and Tuesday, 26 December. In a statement, the City said vegetation or…
Stay far from Mdloti River tomorrow
The water level at the Hazelmere Dam is at 85%, posing a risk of flooding to homes located within the flood line, upstream of the dam. UMngeni-UThukela Water Board announced…
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Fires and rains Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has urged motorists and residents to exercise extreme caution on the City’s roads subsequent to flooding of some roads, as a result of…
SA’s rare wild flower threatened…
Degradation of habitat is driving SA’s rarest wild flower to extinction. If land use patterns stay the same, we could soon kiss the Geranium goodbye in the wild. Geranium or…
Joburg Water situation
With decreased water levels in reservoirs in Joburg, authorities have urged residents to observe level 1-water restrictions, which were implemented in September until the 31st March 2023. The use of…
SA latest country risk score
GCR (an affiliate of Moody’s Investors Service), has maintained South Africa’s country risk score at between ‘7.00’ and ‘7.5’, according to its recently published country report (18 December 2023). Maximum…
Guinness Book of records for weather conditions
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), has revamped official archives of weather and climate extremes, calling them the “Guinness Book of records” on temperatures, rainfall, wind, lightning, hail etc. The WMO…