Only 15% of Municipalities received a clean audit
Only 15% of municipalities achieved clean audits. This amounts to 39 out of 257 municipalities received clean audits. This was detailed in the July 2026 Auditor-General (AG) report released on…
Four fires brought under control in uMtshezi on Monday
There were at least four wild fires reported by the uMtshezi Fire Protection Association, on Monday. The biggest is the Lowlands fire, reported around lunchtime at 13:18. The Association said…
Burial of rare Fin Whale underway near Gansbaai
Authorities have decided to bury the carcass of a rare female Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus). The whale beached between Hermanus and De Kelders, on Wednesday, 1 July 2026. It is…
Venezuela’s twin earthquakes in numbers
Venezuela’s twin earthquakes on the 24th of June, claimed 2,954 lives and 16,592 were injured. Some 6,462 people were rescued. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…
One man died after Vusimuzi fire
A man died in a fire at the Vusimuzi informal settlement, in Thembisa, on Sunday. Five informal homes were obliterated by the fire. Although still under investigation, sources suspect the…
El Niño on the increase in the tropical Pacific
Meteorologists at the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) say multi-model ensemble forecasts used, point to an increase of the El Niño conditions in the tropical Pacific. This is expected to bring…
Motorists urged to exercise patience on the N2 from Coega to Makhanda
Wind turbine components will be transported from Coega Harbour through Makhanda along the N2 sections 12 and 13 routes, to a farm on the Bedford road along the R350. In…
Super typhoon BAVI in the Philippines and Japan, while the search for missing people in Ghana’s floods continues
Philippines Residents of Northern and Extreme Northern Luzon are urged to be weather-aware and typhoon-ready, and to monitor the system as needed. This follows the development of Super Typhoon BAVI,…
These roads were affected by June floods in the Western Cape
Over 60 roads remain closed across the Western Cape, following June floods. 📍 WEST COAST DISTRICT 🟣 Partially open: • DR1487 Matjies River/Oasis (Cederberg-area) • DR2225 Skaapvlei (Lutzville-area) • TR1601…
Two reservoirs in the Nelson Mandela Bay are empty
At least two reservoirs in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, have no water. The Gelvandale Reservoir, which supplies Lower Gelvandale, Helenvale, Missionvale, Algoa Park, Zwide, Soweto-on-Sea, Veeplaas, and KwaZakhele, is…