6.1 earthquake south of Italy
The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) confirmed an earthquake off the coast of southern Italy, in the early hours of Tuesday. The quake was measured at 6.1. Its epicentre…
Garden Route could have heavy rains of up to level 8
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has upgraded its warning from level 5 to an orange Level 8, for the Garden Route. Disruptive rains are expected over Mossel Bay and…
Stray bullet from hunter killed a 12-year old
Police arrested a hunter who accidentally shot and killed a 12-year old girl near Ficksburg. The man was hunting with the deceased’s father at Franshoek Farm, when the incident occurred.…
SA Plastics Pact 2030 launched
The SA Plastics Pact 2030 Targets were launched by GreenCape in Cape Town, on Monday. These targets are updated goals of reducing reliance on virgin materials and moving towards recycling…
Fuel price increase and diesel decrease as from Tuesday
The petrol price is going up on Wednesday this week. Gwede Mantashe, the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources announced the general fuel levy would decrease by R1.50 per litre…
Three of Joburg’s systems are supplying fairly and one critically low
Several systems in Johannesburg are supplying daily, and one is critically low. Johannesburg Water (JW) said on Sunday, the Deep South, Midrand and Central systems were supplying fairly, while the…
Disruptive rain and icy conditions forecast for the Eastern, Northern and Western Cape
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) confirmed that the cut off low pressure system, expected to bring snow and cold weather to parts of the Eastern Cape, as from Wednesday…
Current Ebola outbreak the largest ever
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said there are now more than 28,600 cases of Ebola reported. This makes it the largest Ebola disease outbreak to date. Over…
Rising waters sweep across Syria, Guyana and Australia this weekend
The Euphrates River rising as a result of heavy rains since Friday, triggered evacuations in eastern Syria. Ali al-Hamad, director of public relations at the Ministry of Local Administration and…
Construction of solar plant at Lethabo power station has begun
Construction a solar power plant at Lethabo Power Station has begun in the Free State. Eskom Green announced this week that the project would cost R1.2 billion. Once completed, the…