Thembisa shutdown turned south, but fixed tariff scraped
Things turned violent on Monday in Thembisa, when police started firing rubber bullets, at protesters. Residents organised a shutdown, to get the City to scrap a fixed electricity tariff of…
Chair of Rules Committee in Joburg has died
Brenda Happy Dammie, Chairperson of the Section 79 Rules Committee and Deputy Chief Whip of the ANC Caucus in the City of Joburg, has died. Dammie died on Sunday, 20…
7 arrested for copper theft, 3 are employees of City Power
Three employees of City Power were arrested, along with 4 others, for copper theft, on Mandela Day, 18 July 2025. Arrests were made in Reuven and Lenasia. The utility’s security…
Water hiccups following maintenance, in some of Joburg’s Northern areas
Johannesburg Water said it is working at stabilising the Illovo water system, after maintenance of reservoirs 1 to 8. JW said reservoirs 1-4 are restricted at 90%, affecting Sandown, Morningside,…
New waste water treatment works in Mpophomeni to cost around R464m
The construction of the Mpophomeni Waste Water Treatment Plan, in Pietermaritzburg, is expected to cost around R474 million. The plant has a current capacity of 6 megalitres per day, with…
“We cannot afford to treat Foot-and-Mouth Disease as business as usual.”
A high-level Indaba to discuss recent outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), will kick off on Monday, the 21–22 July 2025. Joining discussions are the Agricultural Research Council (ARC), the country’s…
Urgent action needed to protect wetlands, otherwise a fifth could vanish by 2050, with our water and food
Urgent action to protect wetlands is necessary, as one fifth of the world’s remaining wetlands could vanish by 2050. This is according to a new report, titled “the Global Wetland…
Young Green Turtle rescued to animal hospital this week, might be amputated
This article was written by the South African Association of Marine Research (SAAMBR). The KZN Stranding Network once again pulled together to transfer an injured young Green turtle, this week.…
Senqu Bridge construction to be completed in Feb 2026
The Lesotho Highlands Development Agency (LHDA) announced the near completed final section of the 830m deck, part of the construction of the Senqu Bridge, will be completed in the next…
City Power continues with disconnections in bid to recoup billions owed
City Power disconnected various businesses near the Joburg City Centre. The Hursthill SDC alone, is owed about R1.6 billion. On Friday, Isaac Mangena, Spokesperson of the local power utility, said…