# Several Johannesburg suburbs face dry taps after a power failure at Rand Water’s Eikenhof pump station. Joburg Water says pumping was restored yesterday, but is not yet at full capacity. Suburbs affected include Randburg, Roodepoort and Crown Gardens, and the Commando system serving Brixton, Hursthill and Crosby. The utility says customers will experience poor […]
# ‘n Brand wat vinnig versprei bedreig die Amerikaanse stad Reno in Nevada, met byna 90-duisend-mense wat beveel is om te ontruim of gereed te maak om te vlug. Die brand wat as Die Hawk bekend staan het meer as vier-duisend-hektaar verbrand en bly heeltermaal buite beheer. Ongeveer-42-duisend inwoners is onder verpligte ontruimingsbevele, terwyl nog […]
# Vier mense is in Kenia in hegtenis geneem terwyl ondersoekbeamptes probeer vasstel wat die dood van 18 olifante in die Amboseli-ekosisteem veroorsaak het. Die Keniaanse Natuurlewediens sê die diere is tussen Junie en verlede maand dood, met voorlopige laboratoriumtoetse wat op moontlike vergiftiging dui. Volgens vroeëre bevindinge was daar sianied teenwoordig in tamaties wat […]
# Four people have been arrested in Kenya as investigators try to establish what killed 18 elephants in the Amboseli ecosystem. The Kenyan Wildlife Service says the animals died between June and last month, with preliminary laboratory tests pointing to possible poisoning. Earlier findings suggested cyanide may have been present in pesticide-contaminated tomatoes eaten by […]
# A fast-moving fire is threatening the US city of Reno in Nevada, with nearly 90-thousand people ordered to evacuate or told to prepare to leave. The Hawk Fire has burned more than four-thousand hectares and remains completely uncontained. Around 42-thousand residents are under mandatory evacuation orders, while another 45-thousand are in a warning zone. […]
# Noorweë se minister van Energie, Terje Aasland, sê die land sal voortgaan om sy olie- en gasbronne in die Barents-see te ontwikkel, ongeag die Europese Unie se steun vir ‘n verbod op verdere olie- en gasontwikkeling in die Arktiese gebied. Noorweë het Europa se grootste verskaffer van aardgas geword ná Rusland se inval in […]
# Norway’s Energy minister, Terje Aasland, says the country will continue developing its oil and gas resources in the Barents Sea regardless of the European Union’s support for a moratorium on Arctic hydrocarbon supplies. Norway has become Europe’s largest supplier of natural gas following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, meeting around 30-percent of gas demand […]
# Die DA sê die Wes-Kaap berei voor vir ‘n baie langer en meer ernstige brandseisoen as gevolg van El Niño en klimaatsverandering. Die provinsie se hoërisiko-brandperiode sal na verwagting van Oktober tot Mei duur. Opleiding van brandbestryders is vervroeg, terwyl owerhede indringerplantegroei skoonmaak en helikopters en waterbomme voorberei. Dave Bryant van die party sê […]
# The DA says the Western Cape is preparing for a much longer and more severe fire season due to El Niño and climate change. The province’s high-risk fire period is expected to run from October to May. Firefighter training has been brought forward, while authorities are clearing invasive vegetation and preparing helicopters and water […]
