Early Warnings under review
Social media was abuzz about earth tremors and convergence (the formation of mountain ridges), that would first cause a quake, as continents rub against each other. Authorities were not confirming…
Four People Killed in Jeppestown Building Fire
A fire has killed 4 people in the Johannesburg CBD. The City of Joburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) said it’s firefighters responded to a blaze at a three-story building in…
Most of Nelson Mandela Bay in the dark due to inclement weather
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) has begun the procurement of generators, to power up the City, as strong winds collapsed infrastructure on Thursday. Sithembiso Soyaya, Spokesperson of the Nelson…
Oil, fuel, fertilizer spill
Over 500 tons of oil and fuel, as well fertiliser were lost at sea due to stormy weather on Friday. The goods leaked from a beached vessel, now overturned and…
Mass clean up of Tshwane begins
Mass clean up of Tshwane began in Mooiplaats on Friday, the 23rd August 2024. The City of Tshwane, has mobilized residents to take part in a cleaning campaign called “Rekaofela.”…
8 – hour water shutdown in Gqeberha on Saturday
Water will be shutdown for 8 hours in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality ((NMBM) on Saturday, from 08am until 4pm. The NMBM said this is due to planned maintenance, scheduled…
12 nabbed in Bleskop
About 12 suspected illegal miners were arrested on Thursday, 15 August 2024, during the “Vala Umgodi” operation in Bleskop near Rustenburg. The North West Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena,…
Man dies trying to steal transformer
A man died yesterday while trying to steal a transformer, in Diepsloot, Gauteng. The transformer exploded. Eskom found a total of 92 unauthorized transformers, successfully removed 35 of them, and…
Largest diamond ever found in Botswana
Lucara Diamond Corporation has announced the recovery of one the biggest diamonds ever found, a 2,492-carat. The stone was found at the Lucara Diamond Corp’s Karowe Mine in Botswana. William…
Begin a journey to become an FSC Auditor in Africa
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Africa, has announced that it accredited Soil Association to train 10 FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) and 10 FSC Forest Management (FM) potential auditor candidates…