Lesotho maintenance of SA water tunnel
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) is planning to paint tunnels of critical water and electricity infrastructure that supply both water and electricity in South Africa. The implications of the…
Mthwalume Water Treatment Works down after the heavy rains
The Mthwalume Raw Water Abstraction System, which supplies water to the uMzumbe and uMdoni Local Municipalities, part of the Ugu District, is down. The Ugu District Municipality said this was…
Seasonal Weather reviewed by SADC Region
Predictions for rainfall for this season, will be reviewed by the Southern African Region. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, through its Climate Services Centre (CSC), will meet on…
Water under a magnifying glass
The Magalies Water board, informed residents of discoloration of drinking water from the Balkfontein Water Treatment Works. This is water supplied to residents of Matjhabeng Nala, Maquassi Hills Municipality. Magalies…
After the rain: KZN
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Disaster Management Centre confirmed fatal incidents that occurred in the Alfred Duma Local Municipality, in Ladysmith yesterday. The disaster team discovered a car under the bridge on…
Parts of Soweto with no water
Some areas of Soweto have no water, while others have poor pressure. An update from Johannesburg Water, confirmed high lying areas have no water, due to recent heavy rains. Residents…
Loadshedding back this weekend
Loadshedding is back for this weekend.Stage 3 began on Friday until this afternoon. Stage 4 kicks in thereafter, until Sunday. In a statement, Eskom said the shutdown of 6 generation…
Electricity outage for Bronkhorstspruit
Eskom has planned major maintenance work on the distribution network in Bronkhorstspruit. The said maintenance work is scheduled for Saturday, 13 January 2024, the City of Tshwane, announced yesterday. It…
Fire is everyone’s fight
The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services joined forces with the Winelands Fire Protection Association Fire Protection Association (FPA) and contracted ground teams, NCC Wildfires to extinguish two fires in…
Was 2023 the warmest year to date?
Did you also feel the scorching heat just before the unpredictable heavy rains? Well, the World Meteorological Organization’s provisional State of the Global Climate report, confirms that 2023 could be…