# The wattled crane, the largest, rarest and most threatened of Africa’s six crane species, has been downlisted from critically endangered to endangered. Wattled cranes, a winter-breeding, wetland-dependent species, were listed as regionally critically endangered in 2015, with only 267 individuals recorded in the KwaZulu-Natal aerial survey of that year. African Crane Conservation Programme’s Damian […]
# Proudly South Africa’s flagship event, the annual Buy Local Summit and Expo, will celebrate its 13th edition when it gets underway at the Sandton Convention Centre today. The summit will be held under the theme, Building a Resilient Economy Through Localisation. The event seeks to educate, inform and assist anyone with an interest in […]
# The City of Johannesburg is set to host the second African Forum on Urban Forests from Tuesday until Friday in Bryanston under the theme, Green Horizons: Shaping the Future Resilience of African Cities through Urban Forests. The event will highlight the critical role urban forests play in tackling pressing challenges. Discussions will revolve around […]
# Johannesburg’s City Power has lost 1.5-billion-rand due to ageing infrastructure in the past financial year. CEO Tshifularo Mashava says that some infrastructure is over 90 years old, leading to electricity losses through heat and outdated designs. Speaking in Fordsburg, Mashava stressed the need for infrastructure renewal to curb the nine-percent technical losses. City Power […]
# Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile has highlighted the heavy equipment manufacturing sector’s untapped potential. During a visit to JA Engineering in Boksburg, he emphasised government-industry collaboration through initiatives like the firm-to-firm programme and the Industrial Development Corporation’s support for black-owned businesses. JA Engineering, which manufactures underground mining equipment with 80-percent local […]
# The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa in Gauteng has raised concerns over the 2025 healthcare budget. The union described it as inadequate to address staff shortages, infrastructure issues, and service delivery challenges. While welcoming allocations for healthcare worker retention and National Health Insurance, DENOSA’s chairperson, Bongani Richard Banda urged greater investment and stricter […]
# Global mobility leader, inDrive is set to onboard over 400 female drivers in Cape Town in efforts to promote gender equality in e-hailing. This initiative, launched during International Women’s Month, aims to create economic opportunities for women and meet the demand for female drivers. Research shows over 80-percent of passengers prefer female drivers. inDrive’s […]
# The Electoral Commission of South Africa has scheduled a registration weekend on 15 and 16 March at Stellenbosch town hall for residents of Ward 9. This will allow voters to register or update details ahead of the 14 May by-election, following the resignation of councillor Zelda Dalling. Ward 9 includes parts of Stellenbosch University […]
# AfriForum is calling for an urgent investigation into the City of Tshwane’s latest property valuation roll, which was released earlier this month. Residents have until May 2nd, to officially object to the adjusted property valuation with the metro before they will be assessed according to this valuation in July. AfriForum’s, Deidré Steffens, says some […]
