# Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, will lead the official handover of the Vaalputs Nuclear Waste Disposal Facility in the Northern Cape today. The handover marks the transfer of operational responsibility for the Vaalputs facility from the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation to the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute. The department says Vaalputs […]
# Kaapstad is vandag die gasheer vir die G20-ministeriële uitreiksessie oor ramprisikovermindering, gelei deur die minister van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Velenkosini Hlabisa. Die geleentheid, met die tema ‘Kusbeskerming en eko-gebaseerde ramprisikovermindering’, gaan oor strategieë om stygende seevlakke, oorstromings en erosie te bestry. Die program wil wêreldwye samewerking versterk, stedelike klimaatsveerkragtigheid beklemtoon en innoverende, […]
# Cape Town is hosting the G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Ministerial Outreach today led by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Velenkosini Hlabisa. The event, themed ‘Coastal Protection and Eco-Based Disaster Risk Reduction,’ will showcase strategies to combat rising seas, storm surges, and erosion. The programme aims to strengthen global cooperation, highlight urban climate resilience, […]
# The University of the Free State has launched the Greener SA initiative, a five-year project to plant 400-thousand trees across South Africa. Partnering with government, the Mastercard Foundation, and Ruforum, the initiative aims to boost sustainability, agroforestry, and farmer empowerment. The first 100 trees have already been planted at Paradys Experimental Farm in Bloemfontein, […]
# Die Universiteit van die Vrystaat het die Groener SA-inisiatief bekendgestel. Dis ‘n vyfjaarprojek om 400-duisend bome regoor Suid-Afrika te plant. In samewerking met die regering, die Mastercard-stigting en Ruforum, is die inisiatief daarop gemik om volhoubaarheid, agri-bosbou en boerebemagtiging te bevorder. Die eerste 100 bome geborg deur die Empact-groep is reeds by die Paradys-proefplaas […]
# Die DA sal die LUR, Saki Mokoena, skriftelik vra vir strenger toesig oor Mangaung Munisipaliteit se Suidelike stortingsterrein in Bloemfontein. David van Vuuren van die DA sê onlangse inspeksies het brande, gesondheidsgevare, onwettige storting en statutêre oortredings aan die lig gebring. Hy sê die munisipaliteit het ‘n herlewingsplan goedgekeur, insluitend heinings, afvalverwydering en verbeterde […]
# The DA will write to MEC Saki Mokoena requesting stricter oversight of Mangaung Municipality’s Southern landfill site in Bloemfontein. The party’s David van Vuuren says recent inspections revealed fires, health hazards, illegal dumping, and statutory violations. He says the municipality has approved a revitalisation plan including fencing, waste removal, and improved access. The DA […]
# Suid-Afrika vier vandag Nasionale Herwinningsdag waarop bewustheid geskep word oor herwinning en vullisvermindering met die fokus op papierprodukte. Suid-Afrika herwin tans 46-persent plastiek wat hoër is as die meeste lande. Sewentig-persent papier, 72-persent koeldrankblikkies/metaal en 42-persent glas word herwin. Dit is Saterdag Wêreld-skoonmaakdag, waarop miljoene vrywilligers uit 190 lande teen plastiekafval en besoedeling sal […]
# Today is National Recycling Day South Africa, a day to raise awareness around recycling and waste reduction, with a particular focus on paper products. South Africa currently recycles 46-percent of plastic, which is higher than most countries. Paper is recycled at 70-percent, beverage cans/metal are recycled at 72-percent, and glass is recycled at 42-percent. […]
