CDC and WHO launch $518 million plan to tackle Ebola
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) plan to raise $ 518 million to tackle the Ebola virus outbreak. The two…
Two arrested for impersonating metro police
Two suspects were arrested for impersonating the police in Tembisa, on Thursday. The two are aged 28 and 37. Police say they acted on information received regarding a group of…
Body of missing man found in Klipspruit River
The body of a man believed to have been swept away by a heavy current, was recovered on Friday morning. The Garden Route District said the man was with a…
Clothing company- Fugui, fined for selling goods without trade descriptions
Fugui Trading was ordered to pay an administrative fine of R100 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Rand) by the National Consumer Tribunal (Tribunal) this week. Fugui Trading (PTY) Ltd (Fugui Trading),…
Heavy snowfall forced the closure of the Sani Pass
The KwaZulu-Natal’s Department of Cooperative Governance (Cogta) encouraged motorists and visitors from KZN intending to cross into Lesotho, to suspend trips until the route is declared safe. This is due…
Rainfall figures measured in the Garden Route and Kouga all exceed 50mm
Rainfall monitoring stations in and around Mossel Bay recorded rainfall of 67.2 mm at the AWS, from Tuesday to Wednesday only. About 123.8 mm was recorded at the Mosselbaai Kwepertuin…
A partnership to further the green transition in Gqeberha
The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber and the Rabia Transitions, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday, to strengthen collaboration on advancing a Just energy Transition. The two will…
Pick n Pay and unions meeting to halt the retrenchment of up to 2,000 workers
Pick n Pay has begun the process of retrenching 22,000 workers, after the company launched a Section 189 notice, earlier on in May. The Section 189 notice of the Labour…
Rising waters continue in Kouga and the Garden Route
Residents staying downstream the Kromme River and Gamtoos River, are strongly urged to evacuate to higher ground as a precautionary measure. Hatting Bornman, Mayor of Kouga, pleaded with residents to…
Nelson Mandela Bay Metro flood in numbers
Babalwa Lobishe, Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, said there were damages caused by floods across the City. She also said early warnings assisted preparations ahead of the heavy…