# Hungarian authorities ordered the culling of three-thousand pigs after African swine fever was reported in domestic pigs in country for the first time. The National Food Chain Safety Office says the virus, which is harmless to humans but highly contagious and deadly in pigs, was reported on a farm in the east of the […]
# Die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging waarsku die toekoms van Tongaat Hulett bly ‘n groot bedreiging vir die herstel van die suikerbedryf. Voorsitter Mzwandile Masina sê ‘n ondersteunende regulatoriese raamwerk vir biobrandstowwe, soortgelyk aan dié in Brasilië en Indië, word benodig om uiteenlopendheid en langtermyn volhoubaarheid te bevorder. Die komitee vra […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Trade, Industry and Competition has warned the future of Tongaat Hulett remains a major threat to the recovery of the sugar industry. Chairperson Mzwandile Masina says an enabling biofuels regulatory framework, similar to those in Brazil and India, is needed to support diversification and long-term sustainability. The committee urges government, […]
# Die Tuinroete-distriksmunisipaliteit het inwoners en toeriste aangeraai om verspoelde paaie, laagwaterbrûe en rivieroewers te vermy terwyl swaar reën in dele van die Wes-Kaap voortduur. Drie-en-negentig inwoners van De Rust en Welgeluk is gister ontruim en na die Toekomsrus-gemeenskapsaal geneem. Die munisipaliteit se woordvoerder, Herman Pieters, sê rotsstortings is ook op die N12 naby die […]
# The Garden Route District Municipality has advised residents and tourists to avoid flooded roads, low-water crossings, and riverbanks, as heavy rainfall continues in parts of the Western Cape. Ninety-three community members from De Rust and Welgeluk were evacuated yesterday and are being accommodated at the Toekomsrus Community Hall. The municipality’s spokesperson, Herman Pieters, says […]
# Johannesburg se nooddienste is op hoë gereedheidsgrondslag terwyl ‘n kouefront vinnig oor Gauteng inbeweeg. Nat en koue weersomstandighede word van vandag vir die provinsie voorspel. Johannesburg kan ‘n maksimum- temperatuur van 15-grade Celsius verwag, met ‘n 86-persent kans op reën. Woordvoerder Robert Mulaudzi maan inwoners om versigtig te wees wanneer hulle verwarmers gebruik en […]
# The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services says it is on high alert as a cold front sweeps across Gauteng. Wet and cold weather conditions are expected in the province from today. Johannesburg is forecast to reach a high of 15 degrees Celsius, and there is an 86-percent chance of rain. Emergency Services spokesperson, […]
# Die KwaZulu-Natalse LUR vir Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, het rampbestuurspanne op ‘n hoë gereedheidsgrondslag geplaas namate ‘n kouefront oor die land beweeg. Temperature sal na verwagting skerp daal, met ligte sneeu wat oor die Drakensberge voorspel is. Stappers word gewaarsku om die berge te vermy. Die departement se woordvoerder, Senzelwe Mzila, […]
# The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi has placed disaster management teams on high alert as a cold weather system moves across the country. Temperatures are expected to drop sharply, with light snowfall forecast over the Drakensberg. Hikers are warned to avoid the mountains. The department’s Senzelwe Mzila has urged motorists […]
