Cape Town cracks whip on illegal dumping and littering….
About 980 fines totalling R1,25m in the last quarter of 2023, were issued by the City of Cape Town’s By-law enforcement unit. Fines were issued between October to December 2023,…
The IMF’s global economic outlook
Written by the International Monetary Fund (IMF): The risks to global growth are broadly balanced and a soft landing is a possibility. Global growth is projected at 3.1 percent in…
Day 9 of Cape Winelands fires
A very hot and dry Summer, are aggravating multiple fires, that have raged on for the ninth day today, in parts of the Cape (West Coast, Boland and Overberg), according…
Targeted at work
In 2 separate incidents reported in Johannesburg, officials were targeted at work. The City of Johannesburg, said in a statement, that its Council Chief Whip, Sithembiso Zungu, was injured in…
Cape Winelands fires burn out of control
The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s (CWDM’s) Fire Services confirmed late yesterday afternoon, after 4pm, that the fires in Breede Valley and Witzenberg continue to burn out of control. Four properties…
Yellow warnings for parts of the Cape
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow warning Level 2 for the Central, Northern parts of the Western Cape, as well as the South-Western parts of the…
Kluitjieskraal, Wolseley fire
An active fire line yesterday was on the previously contained Kluitjieskraal side of the mountain. The other fire, was on the Suurvlakte dip side of the mountain, above the Silverfontein…
More about the Rural Coastal Lab
A laboratory with a focus on coastal sustainability in rural areas will be launched today in uMthatha. It is an initiative of the National Research Foundation (NRF), in partnership with…
After the rain: KZN
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Disaster Management Centre confirmed fatal incidents that occurred in the Alfred Duma Local Municipality, in Ladysmith yesterday. The disaster team discovered a car under the bridge on…
Electricity outage for Bronkhorstspruit
Eskom has planned major maintenance work on the distribution network in Bronkhorstspruit. The said maintenance work is scheduled for Saturday, 13 January 2024, the City of Tshwane, announced yesterday. It…