Committee visits Joburg CBD
An Oversight Committee of the City of Johannesburg, is visiting the Lilian Ngoyi Reconstruction site, following an underground rapture, 16 months ago. The Sec79 committees spoke to the contractor and…
Flare ups at Hemel and Aarde
Two flare ups were reported on Thursday, at the base of the fire in the Hemel and Aarde Valley and at Tekili Farm, with a third line still smouldering near…
China is building a Forest City
China is building the world’s first “forest city” where all buildings are covered with millions of plants and trees. Located north of Liuzhou, in the province of Guangxi, the project…
Hemel and Aarde fire largely contained
Donations of light foods and drinks continue to pour in for firefighters just outside Hermanus. With the fire largely contained, the Overstrand Municipality said firefighting crews have tirelessly been fighting…
R36m farmyard township retail project under investigation
An internal investigation is underway into the costing and management of the Farmyard “container stores” project. The Farmyard’s aim was to establish 16 container – style fresh produce stores, in…
SA’s positive outlook rating
Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings, revised its outlook for South Africa last week, from a stable to positive outlook. S&P said this is due to improved reform prospects and…
Active fires on Monday evening
The Overstrand Municipality said as at 2pm on Monday afternoon, the fire at Hemel and Aarde was still actively burning, high up on the mountain. The Municipality also said access…
Storm ahead
Meteorologists are attributing this week’s weather forecast, to a cut-off low pressure system, underway, West of South Africa. As a result, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned against…
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…