Wet Christmas eve for parts of SA
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has advised motorists and road users to exercise caution on the roads. The advice comes as South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned against a…
Masiphumelele gutted down by fire
About 100 informal homes were gutted down by a fire in Cape Town’s Masiphumelele, near Kommetjie, in the early hours of Monday morning, days before Christmas. JP Smith, the Provincial…
Bronkhorstpruit expected to have water this week
The City of Tshwane said the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Plant has started running again, subsequent to the subsiding of the rainfall, which had made it difficult to process raw water.…
1/4 of Red List are trees
About 16,425 of the 47,282 species of trees assessed, are at risk of extinction. This makes it the first time ever, that the majority of the world’s trees were listed…
Domestic cleaning doubles during the Festive
The number of people cleaning their homes doubles in the lead up to the holidays, according to Unilever’s trend data. This is as consumers around the world are making their…
Application to have the State feed trapped miners in Stilfontein dismissed
The Pretoria High Court dismissed an application by the Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA), to compel the state to immediately commence rescue and resurfacing operations and provide food…
Update: Water supply interruptions in the Nelson Mandela Bay
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality said on Sunday, the water supply system is stabilizing and in the process of recovering. Residents in higher-lying areas of the Western suburbs, including Kama…
9 arrested with unpolished diamonds in Kleinzee
About 9 suspects were arrested with what is believed to be unpolished diamonds, by the police. The police (SAPS), South African National Defence Force (SANDF), and a Private Security company…
Earthquake and aftershock in Buchufontein, NC
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) confirmed the seismic event recorded in Buchufontein in the Northern Cape, was indeed an earthquake in the early hours of Sunday morning (22nd December 2024).…
Earthquake or tremor in Brandvlei on Sunday morning?
At around 02:51 am, on Sunday morning, the 22 December 2024, an earthquake struck 101 km (63 mi) West of Brandvlei, South Africa. Fhe Earthquake bulletin said it measured about…