# Experts say the record low winter sea ice in the Arctic is signalling a major climate change crisis. The Arctic sea ice has reached a maximum extent of 14.33-million square kilometres, the lowest since records began 47-years ago. The National Snow and Ice Data Centre’s Julianne Stuva told Reuters the extent of the Arctic […]
# The DA is concerned about the ongoing laundry crisis at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. This as patients and staff continue to face shortages of clean linen due to malfunctioning in-house laundry machinery and inadequate services from the Dunswart provincial laundry. The party’s Jack Bloom says the situation risks delaying non-emergency surgeries and increasing infection […]
# Charity Begins With Me has launched its annual Beanie Drive earlier than usual to provide warmth to children in need. This is in response to Johannesburg’s unusually gloomy weather, with weeks of rain and chilly evenings. According to founder Stephen Ferreira, the drive usually begins distributions in June. This year, he aims to start […]
# The Street Store, a free pop-up clothing initiative for the homeless, is making a return this month. Organisers are seeking donations of pre-loved clothing, which can be dropped off at Up&Up Group campuses across Cape Town and Gauteng. The store will open in Green Point and Braamfontein next Saturday. Founded over a decade ago, […]
# A recent study by South Africa’s Water Research Commission explored using seawater for toilet flushing in Cape Town to conserve freshwater. One of the key findings is the willingness of Capetonians to pay a premium of up to ten-percent on their water bills, in exchange for the use of seawater for toilet flushing. The […]
# The University of Johannesburg is considering taking legal action against Joel Sangweni, who has claimed to be a lecturer at the institution. On social media he boasted about intentionally failing South African students while favouring foreigners. UJ says Sangweni is not employed by the university in any capacity, however he briefly served as a tutor in […]
# Residents of Johannesburg’s Wards 82 and 99 will today participate in municipal by-elections. The councillor of Ward 82, which encompasses areas such as Westbury and Newclare, has passed away. Ward 99, which includes suburbs such as Cresta and Blairgowrie, was left without representation after the councillor’s resignation. Candidates from various political parties are contesting […]
# A recent study by Australian scientists has revealed that if global temperatures rise by four degrees Celsius, the average person could become 40-percent poorer. Even with a two-degrees-Celsius increase, per capita, the gross domestic product may shrink by 16-percent, significantly more than previous estimates of 1.4-percent. The study says traditional economic models have been […]
# The Judicial Service Commission is today conducting interviews to fill vacancies in the Electoral and Labour Courts. The Gauteng High Court’s Judge Leicester Adams is the sole candidate for the Electoral Court position. For the Labour Court, four candidates, Tapiwa Cecilia Gandidze, Advocate Bartholomew Ford, Advocate Suzanna Josephine Harvey, and Dawn Millecent Norton, will […]
