Severe thunderstorms and lightning damaged emergency lines of several Municipal fire stations in eThekwini, on Friday evening. As a result, the eThekwini Municipality said this hamper on critical communication infrastructure,…
This article was written by Laura du Toit. Turtle stranding season is coming up, and the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Turtle Conservation Centre is preparing to receive hundreds of tiny…
The ANC is marching across cities to commemorate Human Rights Day, on Saturday. The march is joined by religious, traditional leaders and those supporting a ceasefire in the Middle East.…
Part of the WISA (Water Institute of Southern Africa) roadshow to municipalities in Limpopo, this week ending the 20th March, delved into the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) regulation…
Credit ratings Agency (GCR), part of Moody’s, announced it had downgraded the Buffalo City Municipality to BBB+(ZA) . This is despite a revised outlook to Stable. The GCR said this…
Severe thunderstorms at Level 4 are forecast for north-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) said to expect heavy downpours, large amounts of small hail…
The Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) and its partners have written to multiple Portfolio Committees of Parliament, demanding mining companies be held accountable for systemic failures in mine…
Maintenance and repair work at the Malgas Pont/Ferry, continues past its scheduled due date. The manually operated pontoon, crosses the Breede River. Initially maintenance was expected to end on the…
About 1,500 jobs could be lost, if negotiations to lower the tariff for ferrochrome smelters does not progress. Glencore Merafe welcomed the support of a negotiated tariff of 62c /…
South Africa generated 55 million tonnes of waste in 2017. About 8% of the total waste volume, is from Municipal waste while general organic waste accounts for 34.6%. This is…
