# Western Cape MEC of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, says the reopening of the Main Road 310, which connects Citrusdal to the N7 highway, is a major milestone. The road was severely damaged by floods in June 2023 and July 2024, when the Olifants River burst its banks, washing away large sections. Simmers says the cost […]
# The National Employers’ Association of South Africa will not comply with the government’s racial quotas, saying it won’t tolerate discrimination on the grounds of race and gender. The High Court in Pretoria recently dismissed NEASA and Sakeliga’s application for an interdict against the new employment equity quotas. The Employment Equity targets enforce race-based targets across skilled, […]
# The Green Connection and Natural Justice have expressed concern at TotalEnergies’ proposal to drill seven new exploratory oil wells in the Deep Water Orange Basin-South. This is approximately 211 kilometres off the coast of Saldanha in the Western Cape. Green Connection’s Shahil Singh says if approved, this project would involve drilling at depths of up to three-thousand-900 meters, […]
