# The City of Johannesburg has advised residents to regularly monitor their water use and check for leaks to avoid unexpectedly high bills. The city says residents should report leaks outside their properties immediately, while leaks inside properties are generally the responsibility of the property owner. Customers are also urged to check their meter readings […]
# Deputy minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, says the government is stepping up efforts to tackle alien and invasive species in the Garden Route in the Western Cape. He launched an operation in Plettenberg Bay to inspect farms and properties and check compliance with environmental laws. Between 2021 and last year, […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says residents should take advantage of CapeNature’s free access week from 19 to 25 September. General day-visitor fees will be waived at participating reserves, allowing people to enjoy activities such as hiking, mountain biking, birdwatching and picnics for free. The DA’s Dave Bryant says more than nine-thousand people […]
# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says six South Africans remain missing after devastating flash floods in Nepal and Tibet. DNA profiles from their relatives have been sent to Nepalese police and Interpol to help identify victims, while South African diplomatic missions in India and China are assisting with the search. The six […]
# The DA in the Western Cape is calling for safe and reliable public transport amid a potential disruption to Golden Arrow bus services. This follows a court interdict preventing a planned strike by employees. The party’s Nomafrench Mbombo says the City of Cape Town is expanding MyCiTi services to areas like Khayelitsha, Lansdowne and […]
# Action Society has called on Justice and Constitutional Development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi to allow parents and caregivers controlled access to information on adults convicted of sexual offences against children. The organisation argues the secrecy around the national register for sex offenders leaves parents unable to properly protect their children. Action Society’s Juanita du Preez […]
# Statistics South Africa says mining production fell by 7.5-percent year-on-year in July, mainly due to declines in platinum group metals, coal and iron ore. Mineral sales also dropped by 5.6-percent, with gold sales plunging by more than 33-percent. Stats SA’s Juan-Pierre Terblanche says on a monthly basis, seasonally adjusted mineral sales fell by 15.1-percent, […]
# The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal says technical glitches have affected its candidate lists in three municipalities ahead of the 4 November local government elections. Provincial task team coordinator James Nxumalo says errors in eThekwini and Ray Nkonyeni resulted in some ward candidates being listed in the wrong wards, with cases of duplication and candidate swapping. […]
# According to the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, the Parliamentary Monitoring Group will take over ParliMeter, a platform designed to strengthen public oversight of Parliament. ParliMeter lets the public track members of Parliament’s attendance, bills, committee meetings, and questions to ministers. OUTA’s Rachel Fischer says the platform’s next phase will focus on improving public access […]
