Four beaches closed in eThekwini due to high EColi
Four beaches are closed in the South of eThekwini, due to high counts of EColi. The City has had to close the non-compliant beaches, on Thursday, including Reunion, Pipeline, Toti…
Earthlife Africa & Energy Justice Groups protest against a possible electricity tariff increase
Earthlife Africa Johannesburg joined the Women in Energy and Climate Change Forum (WECCF), to protest against Eskom’s electricity tariff increases under the Sixth Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD6). The protest was…
22-year old scholar driver abandoned bail
The 22-year-old scholar transport driver, Ayanda Dludla, appeared before the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday, where he abandoned his bail application. Dludla allegedly crashed into an oncoming truck, on the…
Sporong community relocated from hall
Panyaza Lesufi, Premier of Gauteng, and other MECs, visited the Sporong Informal Settlement in Randfontein, part of the Rand West Local Municipality. Some 600 families were housed at a local…
NUMSA to march to the US Consulate in Jhb on Saturday morning
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has pledged support to organisers of an upcoming protest -National Union of Metal workers of South Africa (Numsa), to the US consulate in Pretoria.…
UJ claims number 1 spot in key subjects in Africa- Times Higher Education (THE)
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) was ranked first in South Africa for Computer Science, Engineering, Physical Sciences, and Business and Economics. The Times Higher Education (THE) is a data-driven, insights…
SA teams in Mozambique for search and rescue efforts
More than 114 people have died in Mozambique, since the start of the rains in October last year. The South African Air Force’s rotary wing was deployed to support Flood…
Over 600 families at a hide out in Randfontein, petrified of Zama-Zamas
About 600 families from the Seporong (Sotho word for railway) informal settlement vacated their homes to seek hide-out at the Randgate Community Hall. Most of the families refuse to go…
Fire Update: Masiphumelele and Franschoek
Cape Town The fire in Masiphumelele broke out on Tuesday afternoon and was contained in the evening. JP Smith, MMC of Community Safety in Cape Town, said about 40 firefighters…
Dam levels drop to critically low levels from Gqeberha into the Garden Route
The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro dam levels are around 47%, with the Impofu Dam hovering at at just 42%. Other dams are Kouga Dam (46.88%), Churchill Dam (50.93%), Loerie Dam…