Department of Water reveals national dams at a combined 94%
As of 9 April 2026, Impofu Dam, located on the Kromme River, in the Eastern Cape, the main supplier of the Nelson Mandela Metro, is at 21.36%. The Metro said…
NASA Astronauts set record high by going to unexplored areas of the moon
Scientists are already analysing the downlinked images, audio, and data, captured by the Artemis II crew, this week. Four astronauts making up the crew, are expected to return back to…
HELE launched to reduce emissions in coal
The Council for Scientific Research and Industrial Council (CSIR) launched the High-Efficiency, Low-Emission (HELE) project. The project is in partnership with the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) and…
R63 temporarily closed due to timber truck collision
Motorists are advised to avoid the R63 via Bhisho. This follows an accident where a truck transporting timber collided head-on with a Hyundai i20. The Department of Transport in the…
Africa’s first Partner Experience Centre launched
Africa’s first Partner Experience Centre powered by Google Cloud, was launched on Wednesday, in Johannesburg, South Africa, by Liquid C2, a business of Cassava Technologies. It is a state-of-the-art facility…
SA doctor develops new TB treatment
Dr Lindokuhle Ngema, a postdoctoral researcher at the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP), gained global recognition for his work on the new Novel inhalable nanosystem treatment for tuberculosis. This…
First HIV prevention meds arrive in SA
The first 37,920 doses of HIV prevention medicine (Lenacapavir) arrived in South Africa, last week. Foster Mohale, Spokesperson at the Department of Health, said in a brief on Wednesday, Lenacapavir…
Benefits of ongoing conflict and what environmental organisations say about methane
Professor Jiang Xueqin, a Canadian educator at Yale, makes the point that the ongoing war will ultimately benefit the United States (US) and Russia, when it comes to dependence on…
Judge Victor orders beneficiaries of “Lotto heist” to cough up
Judge Margaret Victor, ruled that a scheme owned by brothers Tshimangadzo (T Mukutu) and Ndoweni Mukutu (N Mukutu) was “clearly fraudulent.” About R14 million was awarded by the National Lotteries…
Du Toit’s Kloof, Old Pass temporarily closed
A fire above the Old Pass (Du Toit’s Kloof), is burning on privately owned land. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s (CWDM) Fire Services confirmed 10 vehicles and crew, were deployed…