# The City of Tshwane says full water restoration in Mamelodi is expected today. The Mamelodi R3 and R4 reservoirs were closed due to a bulk water supply pipe leak over the weekend. The leak was repaired and partially backfilled on Monday night. Mayoral committee member for Utility Services, Frans Boshielo, has thanked the efforts by the […]
# The City of Tshwane says technicians have made significant progress with repairs to the Brakfontein substation, which was damaged by fire last Thursday. The fire caused significant damage to cables and feeder panels. The metro’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says teams are now focused on installing control and protection cables, a critical step in ensuring […]
# The DA in Gauteng says it will write to Environmental Affairs MEC, Shyla Peters, seeking urgent intervention to fix Roodepoort’s broken sewage pipe, which puts residents’ health and the environment at risk. During a recent oversight inspection, the DA discovered that a sewage pipe, previously damaged during a storm in 2022, had broken once […]
# A stampede of life-size animal puppets made from raw, recycled materials will embark on a 20-thousand-kilometer journey from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Arctic Circle. This is to raise awareness about wildlife and the threats posed by global warming. The production is a partnership between Ukwanda Puppets and Design Art […]
# The City of Cape Town is urging residents to comment on the metro’s draft 2025/2026 budget before the 2nd of May. Mayoral committee member for Finance, Siseko Mbandezi, says the budget brings important changes to the tariff structure to ensure that the metro can perform its service delivery functions sustainably. He says they are […]
# Cosatu says the inaugural National Police Summit comes at a time when the country is in urgent need of viable interventions to address the high levels of crime. The three-day event is currently taking place in Johannesburg under the theme, Efficiency in Action: Optimising South Africa’s Policing Potential. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela, says they are hopeful […]
# Water and Sanitation minister, Pemmy Majodina together with her deputy David Mahlobo, will visit the Vaal Dam today. This is to assess the water resource infrastructure amid heavy inflows into the dam as a result of ongoing rainfall in the Vaal River Catchment. In Orkney, a town near Klerksdorp in the North West, about 12 homes […]
# The GOOD Party says it is critical that the government carefully considers the necessity and impact of deploying the South African National Defence Force in domestic situations. This follows the deployment of the SANDF during the #JusticeForCweCwe protests in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, on Tuesday. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says South Africans have the […]
# ActionSA in KwaZulu-Natal says it notes the false and desperate claims being spread by the DA’s provincial chairperson, Dean Macpherson, alleging that it is contesting the upcoming by-election in Ward 110 of the eThekwini Municipality. ActionSA’s, Zwakele Mncwango, says this claim by Macpherson is a blatant lie intended to mislead the public and distract […]
