# Die man wat die natuur en sy wonders vir baie jare na miljoene TV-kykers reg oor die wêreld gebring het, David Attenborough, is vandag 100. Hy het sy deurbraak in 1979 gemaak met die TV-reeks ‘Life on Earth‘ in die Verenigde Koninkryk. Attenborough sal vandag die mylpaal vier met ‘n spesiale BBC-program, ‘Secret Garden‘, […]
# Industry experts say strategic procurement and renewable energy could help revive South Africa’s struggling manufacturing sector. Speaking during a panel hosted by Creamer Media, analysts warned that manufacturers are operating below capacity due to weak demand, high electricity costs, and poor infrastructure. Experts say greater State procurement in energy and rail projects could boost […]
# The United Nations in South Africa, together with the Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund and the Presidential Climate Commission, has launched a national climate action campaign. The initiative encourages South Africans to take practical daily steps to combat climate change and support a just energy transition. The campaign promotes actions such as recycling, saving […]
# The man who has brought the natural world and its wonders to millions of TV viewers across the world for many years, David Attenborough, is turning 100 today. He made his breakthrough with the 1979 TV series ‘Life on Earth‘ in the UK. Attenborough will mark the milestone with a BBC special, ‘Secret Garden’, […]
# Insurance company Santam has partnered with the South African Weather Service to install nine automatic weather stations in six provinces across the country. The initiative aims to strengthen weather forecasting and early warning systems as South Africa faces more frequent floods, storms, and fires linked to climate change. Officials say the new stations will […]
# Indonesiese owerhede probeer 20 stappers red nadat die vulkaan Dukono op die Halmahera-eiland uitgebars het. Nege stappers is van Singapoer en die res van Indonesië. Twee buitelandse burgers en ʼn inwoner van Ternate is dood. Die land se vulkaan-agentskap sê die stappers was in ʼn gebied wat sedert 17 April vir besoekers gesluit is […]
# Indonesian authorities are working to rescue 20 hikers after a volcanic eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera Island. Nine of the hikers are Singaporean, and the rest are Indonesians. Three people, two foreign nationals and a resident from Ternate, have died. The country’s volcanology agency says the hikers are in an area that had […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens het ʼn waarskuwing uitgereik oor gure weer wat van Sondag tot Dinsdag in die Wes-Kaap sal voorkom. In dele van die provinsie het swaar reën hierdie week reeds erge oorstromings veroorsaak. Mense moes ontruim en in Knysna is ʼn vrou dood. Ramp-risikobestuur se woordvoerder, Sonica Lategan, sê die kouefronte sal ontwrigtende […]
# The South African Weather Service has issued an advisory of expected inclement weather for the Western Cape from Sunday until Tuesday. Parts of the province experienced heavy rains this week which led to flooding, the death of one person in Knysna, and evacuations. Disaster risk management’s Charlotte Powell says the frontal system will result […]
