# The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service is switching focus from summer to winter. A review of winter statistics for the past three seasons show a decline in the number of structural fires from two-thousand-129 in 2022 to one-thousand-748 in 2024. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says there was an […]
# University of the Western Cape professor Dirk Smith says the management of mouth and teeth problems in people with substance use disorder is often not prioritised. Smit’s dissertation, titled Oral Health-Related Quality of Life, Dental Status and Treatment Needs of People with Substance Use Disorder, investigated the profound impact on the oral health of the 504 participants […]
# South African National Parks has expressed its deepest condolences on the passing of the Greater Kruger Environmental Protection Foundation CEO, Sharon Haussmann. SANParks spokesperson, JP Louw says Haussmann’s passing comes at a critical time in the history of conservation in South Africa, as SANParks embarks on a bold new strategic direction Vision 2040, which places collaboration, sustainability, and inclusive conservation […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister, Dean Macpherson, has received the final report from the Council for the Built Environment on the tragic building collapse in George which claimed the lives of 34 individuals and injured 28 others. This report marks a critical step in the Department’s commitment to uncover the truth behind this preventable disaster. The […]
# N3 Toll Concession says north and southbound traffic is now being diverted via the off-ramps at the Roadside and Reitz Interchange in the Free State. Spokesperson Thania Dhoogra says this after trucks obstructed the N3 Toll Route and blocked the traffic on the highway in both directions. She says while traffic is slowly starting […]
# A groundbreaking study, led by researchers from the University of Cape Town and the University of Copenhagen, has delivered some of the oldest human genetic data ever recovered from Africa. The researchers used ancient proteins to uncover biological sex and hidden genetic variation in Paranthropus robustus – a close, extinct cousin of modern humans. Two-million-year-old protein […]
# GOOD Party’s mayoral committee member for Planning and Development in the George Municipality, Chantelle Kyd, has resigned. She says she can no longer, in good conscience, remain in an executive role where truth is suppressed, accountability is avoided, and coalition partners are treated with contempt rather than respect. Kyd says she has served with […]
# Rand Water says it has completed its major maintenance on the B16 project, and now pumping at the Mapleton system in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, has commenced. The maintenance work, which started last Thursday, saw pumping capacity reduced at the Eikenhof, Palmiet, Mapleton, and Zwartkopjes systems. Areas within the cities of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, and Tshwane also experienced […]
# Roadrunning: Four University of Pretoria staff members are set to tackle South Africa’s most famous ultramarathon, the Comrades Marathon, to raise funds for students facing financial difficulties. More than 80 nations will be represented in the race, a down-run over approximately 89 kilometres from Pietermaritzburg to Durban on Sunday. Proceeds raised by doctor Bianca […]
