Powerful quake in Japan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 occurred in the Pacific Ocean, on Sunday evening around 9pm. The epicentre was located 291 km from Kagoshima, Amami Oshima (Japan). Underground tremors…
Wildfire in Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Overstrand firefighters are attending to a fire in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Dean O’Neill, Municipal Manager at Overstrand, said in an update at 7pm on Sunday evening, “at this stage, the…
Germiston fire contained
City of Ekurhuleni emergency services said a fire that broke out on Friday evening, in an industrial area, in Germiston was extinguished. Germiston, Vosloorus and Albertina firefighters responded to the…
Cleaning up Hillbrow
The Gauteng Provincial Government, in partnership with the City of Joburg Metropolitan Municipality and civil organization, Jozi My Jozi, took to the streets of infamous Hillbrow, to literally clean. Vuyo…
Slight decrease in unemployment rate in Q3
The official unemployment rate decreased by 1,4% to about 32,1% in quarter 3 of 2024.This is equivalent to a decrease of 373 000 to 8 million jobless people. This is…
Measuring Africa’s green wealth
African heads of state and government call for the continent’s vast natural capital, worth trillions of dollars, to be considered when measuring the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of their countries.…
Tropical Cyclone Bheki developing
A tropical storm was named BHEKI at 10 a.m. on Thursday morning by the Mauritius Meteorological Services (Meteo Maurice). The minimal central pressure is estimated at 999 hPa, with gusts…
Was there a tornado on the East Rand on Wednesday morning?
Members of the Severe Weather and Information Center (Swaicsa) Vic Benade and Jill Watson witnessed what might be a tornado. The two saw a cloud rotating on the East Rand’s…
SA signs fisheries deal with Chile
South Africa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of the Republic of Chile, to cooperate in fisheries and aquaculture industries. The two countries will work together…
Renergen’s increased revenue and losses
Renergen revenue increased by R1, 8 million in the six months ending 31 August 2024. About R25, 6 million of revenue was reported at the end of August 2024, compared…