# The City of Cape Town says its Invested in Hope Budget 2025/2026 prioritises improving the water quality of vleis, and strengthening the resilience of the coastline against the impact of climate change. The metro’s Spatial Planning and Environment Directorate is responsible for a coastline covering 307-kilometres; to preserve the unique and world-renowned biodiversity, among […]
# The City of Tshwane says several areas are experiencing power supply interruptions due to a fire incident at the Brakfountein Substation yesterday evening. The fire damaged cables and feeder panels. The metro’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says a team from the Department of Energy and Electricity is busy with investigations and repair work:
# The Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape says traffic is flowing freely again on the N2 near Knysna this morning after a truck overturned yesterday. Two people died when a truck which was carrying explosives burst into flames. As a precautionary measure, the area was sealed off with a radius of at […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is encouraging residents to embrace the water meter programme initiative, as it empowers property owners to track their water consumption more effectively. Since 2023, the directorate has invested 131-million-rand to replace and relocate 42-thousand-949 water meters at business and residential properties across the metro. Mayoral committee […]
# The City of Tshwane council has approved the extension of the Incentive Debt Relief Scheme to May 31st. This comes after residents and businesses made their requests to have more time to take up this offer. To date the metro’s total debt stands at 25.69-billion-rand, reflecting a 13.19-percent reduction. The metro’s spokesperson, Zonke Mahlangu, […]
# Pikitup has assured the City of Johannesburg residents that waste collection will be normalised soon. Thousands of households continue to experience waste collection delays after Pikitup workers staged a stay-away over internal labour disputes. While workers have since returned to their posts, operations remain interrupted. Pikitup’s spokesperson, Muzi Mkhwanazi, says management is actively engaging […]
# The GOOD Party says the Western Cape’s 2025/2026 budget prioritises short-term optics over the long-term needs of residents. Finance MEC, Deidré Baartman, tabled the budget last week. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says despite allocating 101-billion-rand to education over the medium-term expenditure framework, schools are struggling under the weight of increasing enrolment, overcrowded classrooms, […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the stringent draft regulations for possessing and using firearms in South Africa’s private security industry, will leave citizens even more vulnerable to crime. The regulations were published last week. The country’s security industry had around 2.56-million registered security guards in 2023, with 586-thousand being actively employed by more than […]
# The City of Tshwane council has approved an Economic Revitalisation Strategy, which aims to achieve 3.9-percent economic growth rate by 2029. In 2011, the metro’s economic growth stood at six-percent and has since declined drastically to 0.3-percent in 2023. According to analyses undertaken, the strategy has the potential to attract between 17-billion-rand and 26-billion-rand […]
