Water supply stable but reservoirs decreasing
Water supply is stabilising at the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, but levels remain low at a few reservoirs. Reservoirs 3 and 4, which supply KwaNobuhle, is at around 50%. But…
Sol Plaatje Water Plant now in its third year of construction
It will take another four years to complete the construction of the Sol Plaatje Municipality Riverton Water Treatment Plant. The project now in its third year of construction, has spent…
Suspected Joburg Water employee busted in extortion scheme
A 30-year-old Johannesburg Water employee, a sister entity within the City of Johannesburg, was allegedly caught red-handed in an extortion scheme targeting a resident in Hillbrow on Monday, 22 June…
R523 closed due to community protest
The R523 road between Tshirolwe and Tshikuwi is closed due to a community protest. The Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety advised motorists to use alternative roads. Community members…
Two cold fronts expected in the next seven days
Meteorologists confirmed at least two cold fronts in the next seven days. One is at an estimated 150 kilometres (kms) west of Cape Town. This system is expected to bring…
No casualties reported at Durban’s Ro-Ro terminal fire
There are no reports of injuries or fatalities, after the Durban Ro-Ro (Roll-on/Roll-off) terminal caught fire on Monday evening. Bystanders heard an explosion which preceded a fire with sizeable plumes.…
City Power on high alert following violent crimes at several of its premises over the weekend
City Power reported an eventful weekend, marked by a hostage situation, an armed robbery at a substation and the arrest of seven suspects in a separate operation. Three men posing…
AFDB injected $1 million to Mozambique floods and $14.26 million to West African Health
The African Development Bank Group approved a $1 million emergency relief grant to support Mozambique’s response to the devastating floods that struck the country’s central and southern regions, including Maputo…
Nearly 3 million registered to vote in the November elections
Nearly 3 million South Africans registered to vote at the initial National Voter Registration Weekend, starting on the 20-21st of June 2026. Sy Mamabolo, Chief Electoral Officer, at the Independent…
Benny, the African Penguin released to sea in a group
Benny, the African Penguin, was released to the sea over the weekend. Benny was transferred from the South African Association for Marine Biological Research (SAAMBR) to the Southern African Foundation…