# Western Cape businesses are encouraged to register for the green economy support help desks. Hosted by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in partnership with GreenCape, the help desks will offer free one-on-one consultations to boost energy and water resilience. Businesses across all sectors can access expert advice during roadshows within their […]
# The average level of six major dams in the Western Cape is back above 60-percent of capacity. Combined levels are now 63.2-percent, up from last week’s 60.3-percent. The largest dam, Theewaterskloof, is at 62.1-percent, and Voëlvlei at 58.2-percent. Recent heavy rainfall has pushed levels higher across all six dams. The City of Cape Town […]
# Plastics recycling organisation, Polyco, has injected over 27-million-rand so far into low-income communities through its flagship Packa-Ching initiative. The initiative forms part of the organisation’s efforts to integrate waste reclaimers into the formal waste sector by including them in circular recycling economies in their communities. Polyco’s marketing manager, Chantal Philander, says they are supporting efforts […]
# Seventy southern white rhinos from South Africa’s Munywana Conservancy have been successfully relocated to Rwanda’s Akagera National Park. The move was part of a strategic ten-year plan to rewild rhinos to safe, suitable and well-managed protected areas of Africa. The rhinos represent around 15-percent of the world’s total population of white rhinos. The African […]
# Lebo’s Backpackers and Toura Travel Therapy have partnered to present the Soweto Art Route, a journey through the township’s vibrant culture and history. The tour weaves storytelling with visits to galleries, murals, and artist studios, including stops at the famous mural of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, and the once iconic Eyethu Theatre, the first […]
# Patriotic Alliance leader, minister Gayton McKenzie, has dismissed claims the party has failed to address South Africa’s immigration crisis. Speaking in Pretoria, McKenzie said tabling a bill in Parliament was unnecessary as he had already used his influence in cabinet to push for action. He cited ongoing raids by police and Home Affairs as […]
# Experts, educators, and policymakers have renewed calls for entrepreneurship to be urgently introduced in South African schools. The various stakeholders gathered at a recent gathering in Kempton Park were they discussed the importance of skills-based education. The initiative has begun in some schools, with international support backing the government’s approach. Basic Education Minister Siviwe […]
# The City of Cape Town has tested nearly five-thousand food samples in ten months following a rise in foodborne illnesses. Its microbiological lab analysed ready-to-eat and dairy products, with an overall compliance rate of 84.55-percent. Sampling included manufacturers, retailers, takeaways, old age homes, and informal traders. The metro attributes the rise in cases to […]
# Profmed wants to support young doctors with a year of free medical aid through the finDR platform, South Africa’s first digital locum marketplace. The initiative will target qualified doctors and dentists under 30 who have completed community service in the past two years and are unemployed or newly employed. finDR is a platform that […]
