# Two-thousand-444 dead birds from over 200 species have been recorded across 33 wind farms in South Africa over eight years ending in 2023. This is according to a report by BirdLife South Africa. Currently, the country has one-thousand-421 turbines generating about three-thousand-490-megawatts of capacity, which is set to grow to 17-thousand-700-megawatts by 2030. BirdLife […]
# Die ANC in Groter Johannesburg verwelkom president Cyril Ramaphosa se aanstel van ‘n Presidensiële Werksgroep in Johannesburg om diensleweringsuitdagings hok te slaan. Hierdie werksgroep het ten doel om bestuur, infrastruktuur en finansiële bestendigheid te versterk deur samewerking tussen alle regeringsvlakke en belanghebbendes. Volgens Ramaphosa moet die werkgroep op sleutelareas fokus, insluitend elektrisiteit, veiligheid, water […]
# The DA in Johannesburg has raised concerns over City Power’s payment of 12-million-rand to a politically connected contractor before any work was completed. The DA has written to the Auditor General, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, and National Treasury, calling for urgent intervention. The party’s Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku said the revelations highlight […]
# ANC Greater Johannesburg welcomes intervention to address service delivery. Speaking as Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the party’s leader Songezo Zibi stressed the need to curb wasteful expenditure and ensure responsible use of public funds. With economic pressures mounting, he urged stricter financial oversight to support sustainable development and better service […]
# The Public Servants Association is saddened by the death of a mental health patient at Philadelphia Hospital in Limpopo after an attack by another patient. The aggressor assaulted staff and a fellow patient, leading to the latter’s death. Security and police intervention failed until the aggressor was shot in the leg. The PSA’s acting […]
# A new study from the University of Western Australia Oceans Institute suggests that the world surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius warming in 2020. Scientists studied long-lived Caribbean sclerosponges and created an ocean temperature timeline dating back to the 1700s. The study concluded that the world started warming roughly 80 years before the Intergovernmental Panel on […]
# Cape Town’s rising tourism and business travel have highlighted the growing need for reliable private transport amid challenges. According to Chauffeur Services Cape Town, visitors have faced difficulties with limited infrastructure, safety concerns, and accessibility issues. The company’s Yasser Moosa emphasised the importance of structured transport options, including private services for airport transfers, business […]
# The Gauteng government has welcomed Microsoft’s 5.4-billion-rand investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure in South Africa. The investment adds to the 20-billion-rand the tech giant has invested over the past three years. Microsoft aims to train over a million South Africans by next year and employ 50-thousand people to enhance AI skills. Gauteng believes this […]
# South African sculptor and painter James Delaney is encouraging the addition of more vibrant metal sculptures to make public parks more inviting. The 53-year-old has, over the past decade, designed more than 100 sculptures for The Wilds Park in Johannesburg, including a striking red steel kudu antelope, stencil owls, and a pink giraffe. He […]
