“#TogetherWeAreSanitized” called off
The planned community shutdown, scheduled for Monday, the 28th October 2024, in Galeshewe in the Northern Cape, was called off yesterday. The Kimberly Action Group announced in a statement on…
Sustainable finance ecosystem for Africa
An Africa Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Forum, was held at the Sofitel Hotel in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, for two days this week. It was organised by the African Development…
eThekwini investigates low water pressure
eThekwini operational teams began physical inspections of the trunk’s main pipeline and valve chambers on Friday. This is an attempt to find the cause of reduced and fluctuating pressure on…
Another Cut-Off Low this weekend bringing extreme weather
Another Cut-off low system is expected to make its way to at least 4 of South Africa’s 9 Provinces. According to Samkelisiwe Thwala and Mkhushulwa Msimango, of the South African…
Dam levels lower despite recent rains in the EC
Dam levels in the Eastern Cape have dropped slightly, despite recent rains which flooded parts of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro this week. The Department of Water and Sanitation said…
Roaming elephants threaten KwaCeza, Ezemvelo asking for non-lethal solutions
An estimated 30 elephants are freely roaming areas in rural KwaZulu-Natal right now. Musa Mntambo, Spokesperson of Ezemvelo KZN, said in an update yesterday, Ezemvelo has deployed officials to monitor…
SA secures close to R20 billion loan from BRICS Bank: Opportunities for water infrastructure developers
Article written by Tessa Brewis, Deepesh Desai and Azola Ndongeni, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyer (24th October 2024) With load-shedding seemingly under control for the present, securing access to water and sanitation…
Pangolin poached in Maiyaiyane
Two suspects, aged 22 and 38, were arrested by Hawks based in Mahikeng following a tip-off about the duo, who were in possession of a pangolin in Maiyaiyane village and…
Some road closures and call to donate necessities to NMBM families
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality announced the temporary closure of roads and bridges across the Metro, as a result of Monday’s heavy rains. 1.Intersection at Cuyler Bridge and Kruisrivier Road2.Cuyler…
Fires today 🔥🔥🔥
The City of Cape Town said its teams are battling a fire at two spots in Cape Town, one, near the cableway station and the other, near Strand Street. No…