# Hillbrow’s streets came alive during the ‘Hey Hillbrow! Let’s Dlala!’ festival, featuring music, dance, theatre and acrobatics. Over 300 artists, including youth and disability groups, took part in the public arts event under the theme, Time travel through dreaming. The event is aimed at reclaiming and reimagining Johannesburg’s inner city. Organised by The Windybrow […]
# Non-profit activism organisation Just Share’s new report accuses South Africa’s biggest polluters of stalling effective climate policy response by the government for 20 years. The delays have substantially compromised the effectiveness of the country’s Carbon Tax Act and the Climate Change Act. The report names Sasol Limited and industry associations, Business Unity South Africa and […]
# The City of Johannesburg is launching roadshows from today to promote its 500-million-rand Spaza Shop Support Fund. Aimed at township and rural entrepreneurs, the fund offers up to 300-thousand-rand in grants and interest-free loans for stock and infrastructure. Roadshows will run across all seven regions until July. Spaza shop owners are encouraged to attend, […]
# South Africa’s telecoms infrastructure is under growing pressure, with the current system deemed unsustainable. A key contributor is the rise of online streaming services such as Netflix and YouTube, which consume vast amounts of bandwidth. According to the Association of Comms and Technology, these platforms depend heavily on local networks to deliver their content, […]
# The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has come under scrutiny for spending 18.6-million-rand over five-years to lease 140 parking bays at The Halyard building in Cape Town. This expenditure, according to News24, is averaging 3.72-million-rand annually. This has raised concerns amid ongoing student funding challenges. The Special Investigating Unit intends to apply to the […]
# The Humanity Foundation, in collaboration with Rise Against Hunger, have celebrated the packaging and distribution of over 27-thousand meals. The meals were donated to residents in need in Boksburg, Gauteng. The event at Hoërskool Voortrekker exceeded its target of 26-thousand meals, with 97 volunteers helping. The foundation supports Rise Against Hunger’s ECD Connect programme […]
# Tshwane’s Section 79 Oversight Committee is calling for improved cemetery security following a rise in vandalism. Committee chairperson, Hluphi Gafane, has criticised the metro’s reliance on contracted security and urged the installation of surveillance systems and smart technology. The committee also raised concerns about the exclusion of people with disabilities, the lack of public […]
# The South African National Parks’ biodiversity offset bank has been praised as a vital instrument for the country’s sustainable growth. It aims to expand protected areas while assisting developers in meeting their environmental, social and governance goals. Biodiversity offset banks operate by creating a supply of conservation and restoration projects. Developers can purchase biodiversity […]
# The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation is planning to revive the country’s first-ever nuclear reactor project that was halted in 2010, and take over the custodianship from Eskom. According to News24, Necsa wants to use the pebble bed modular reactor for nuclear fuel production and power production. Necsa CEO, Sengiphile Simelane, says the nuclear […]
