# The City of Tshwane’s Health Department is transforming clinics into climate-resilient spaces. This is achieved by planting trees, which provide shade to lower temperatures and act as natural shields against heatwaves, thereby creating cooler and safer environments. This initiative is part of the metro’s larger commitment to a net-zero carbon and climate-resilient city by […]
# Durban University of Technology is preparing to confer degrees and award diplomas to 940 students, who will graduate at the 2025 Spring graduation ceremonies this week. The graduation list comprises 553 women and 387 men. This means that 59-percent of the adaptive graduates will be women. The university will also confer an honorary doctorate […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the so-called public participation process conducted by the ANC/EFF-controlled Ekurhuleni Metro regarding the proposed electricity tariffs for the 2025/2026 financial year is just for show. The party’s Jennifer Glover says the notice of public meetings provides for only three meetings at the Boksburg Civic Centre, the Rabasotho Hall in […]
# The City of Tshwane says it has completed the refurbishment of C De Wet and Midtown Building in Pretoria. Mayoral committee member for Corporate and Shared Services, Kholofelo Morodi, says in conjunction with this, the Centurion Old Cafeteria and Bitts are near completion, with the City Hall refurbishments to commence during the course of the […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says drafting a valid Will remains one of the most important steps individuals can take to protect their families. This week is National Wills Week, an initiative by the department in partnership with the Law Society of South Africa and Legal Aid South Africa. The department’s […]
# Eleven suspects are expected to appear before the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town today. This is in connection with the attack on Law Enforcement Advancement Plan officers in Valhalla Park last Friday. Officers were deployed to the area as part of an ongoing operation when they heard gunshots. Law enforcement spokesperson Wayne […]
# Eskom says it is planning to return a total of two-thousand-835-megawatts of generation capacity to service ahead of this evening peak, and throughout the week. This is in a bid to further strengthen the country’s electricity grid stability. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says the available generation capacity currently stands at 28-thousand-776-megawatts:
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya has called on G20 leaders to prioritise the economic opportunities and financing of climate action and urban resilience. A recent study by the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance on the state of cities’ climate finance found that African cities receive less than four-percent of the funding they require. Moya says empowering […]
# The National Freedom Party has welcomed the suspension of Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya. The suspension is believed to be linked to allegations that Sibiya interfered with the work of the KwaZulu-Natal political killings task team and tried to have the unit disbanded. Sibiya had been on leave for the past two […]
