# Cape Town’s City Council has approved changes to its Municipal Planning By-law, aiming to expand affordable housing, especially in lower-income backyards. Key changes include new rental flat rights under renamed Residential Zoning incentives in areas like Athlone and Bellville, as well as streamlined communication via email. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the reforms will empower […]
# Die Ingenieursraad van Suid-Afrika het ‘n memorandum van ooreenkoms met die Stad Tshwane onderteken om munisipale ingenieursdienste te verbeter en ‘n veerkragtige werksmag te ontwikkel. Die vennootskap het ten doel om professionele registrasie, etiese praktyke en vermoë te bevorder in lyn met nasionale standaarde. Die raad se uitvoerende hoof, Bridget Samula, sê Tshwane kan […]
# The Engineering Council of South Africa has signed a memorandum of agreement with the City of Tshwane to enhance municipal engineering services and develop a resilient workforce. The partnership aims to promote professional registration, ethical practices, and capacity building aligned with national standards. The council’s CEO Bridget Samula said Tshwane could become the first […]
# Cape Town has approved four major informal trading plans, creating nearly 800 new trading opportunities across the city. Key areas include the Mamre, Pella, Elsies River, 416 bays at Grand Parade and 265 bays in Gatesville. Mayoral committee member for Economic Growth, James Vos, says the initiative aims to improve infrastructure, support unpermitted traders, […]
# The City of Tshwane will shut down power to Wapadrand and Mooikloof Substations today from 9am to 1pm. The city’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says this forms part of the Watloo–Njala transmission line upgrade to stabilise electricity supply to the eastern grid. He says technicians will connect new infrastructure, test switching systems and install bridge […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sal vandag die kragtoevoer na die Wapadrand- en Mooikloof-substasies van 9 vm tot 1 nm afskakel. Die stad se woordvoerder, Lindela Mashigo, sê dit vorm deel van die opgradering van die Waltloo-Njala-transmissielyn om die elektrisiteitsvoorsiening na die oostelike netwerk te bestendig. Hy sê tegnici sal nuwe infrastruktuur koppel, skakelstelsels toets en […]
# Die EFF-parlementslid, Lilian Managa, het die Omgewingsbegroting in die Nasionale Vergadering verwerp en die regering beskuldig dat hulle werklike besnoeiings aan noodsaaklike omgewingsprogramme wegsteek. Managa het ‘n styging van 15,1-persent in administratiewe koste gekritiseer terwyl landelike ontwikkeling, bosbou en afvalbestuur onderbefonds word. Managa eis ‘n verskuiwing van 260-miljoen-rand van administrasiekoste na gemeenskapsgedrewe, werkskeppende projekte. […]
# Die magnaat met ANC-bande, Sello Sekhokho het winsgewende tenders ontvang vir die verskaffing van toiletpapier aan staatshospitale. Die tenderpreneur word betrek by die ondersoek na die Tembisa-hospitaal se korrupsieskandaal van 2,3-miljard-rand. Volgens News24 het dit hernude kommer oor verkrygingsonreëlmatighede en politieke invloed laat ontstaan. Kritici sê korrupsienetwerke maak steeds wins uit die verskaffing noodsaaklike […]
# Eskom sê die kragnetwerk bly bestendig en veerkragtig ten spyte van verhoogde vraag as gevolg van die koue weer. Voldoende noodreserwes is beskikbaar en word strategies ontplooi gedurende spitstye. Eskom beplan om teen Maandagaand twee-duisend-450-megawatt beskikbaar te stel. Eskom se woordvoerder, Daphne Mokoena, sê dieselverbruik sal afneem namate meer eenhede se langtermyn-herstelwerk voltooi word. […]
