1 dead in KZN Hospital Fire
A 41 year-old patient has died after setting herself on fire at Clairwood Hospital in Durban. The entire medicine unit where the fire started early this morning was gutted down.…
The clock is ticking… What the TID extension means for you
Customers who have not yet upgraded from KRN1 to KRN2 as required in a month’s time, will no longer be able to load units on their meters after the cut-off…
Waste Picker Integration Programme initiated in George
The George municipality invites all waste pickers who are interested in joining the newly initiated Waste Picker Integration Programme, to register on the official database. The Municipality in partnership with…
Global Fund for chemicals and waste management launched
A new global fund on chemicals and waste management, was launched in Nairobi by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) a few days ago. The selected projects are expected to work…
First two grid-scale IPP Battery energy storage projects in SA
The signing of the very first standalone grid-scale private sector battery energy storage Projects, occurred in Cape Town, a few days ago. The two Projects, have combined capacity of about…
Mop up operations underway in Gqeberha
3 people lost their lives in flooded parts of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM), since Monday this week. About 3,000 people were displaced as a result of the floods. Gary…
How Park and community are protecting what’s left of an iconic bird species
The International Union for the Conservation on Nature (IUCN) estimates there are between 3,300 and 5,300 adult shoebill left in the world. Shoebills also known as Whalebill, Whale-headed Stork and…
Update on the electricity situation following heavy rains in the Bay.
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality informed residents of efforts to address the electricity outage. Shadrack Sibiya: Acting Executive Director, Safety and Security, said on Wednesday, the Director of Electricity is…
uMngeni-uThukela received a stable AA+ rating
uMngeni-uThukela Water (UUW) received a stable outlook AA+ rating from Fitch Ratings. Fitch Ratings said in September, it expects weaker credit metrics over the medium term, due to a deteriorating…
“Poor state of infrastructure worsens flooding” NM Business Chamber
The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber claims the bad state of infrastructure in some areas of the City, led to a second big flooding event this year. This is despite…