# The Department of Electricity and Energy says it is aiming to facilitate the creation of 200-thousand new energy sector jobs aligned to the country’s just energy transition. This is part of its priorities for the coming five years. The department says it wants to increase the proportion of electricity generated by independent power producers […]
# The Johannesburg Emergency Service are on high alert due to severe thunderstorms and persistent rain throughout the metro. Floodwaters affected several areas, including Randpark Ridge, Newlands, Strubens Valley, Weltevredenpark, Jukskei Park and Witkoppen Road. EMS spokesperson, Robert Mulaudzi, says residents are advised to call 011 375 5911 for any life-threatening emergencies:
# The DA in the Western Cape has welcomed the proactive initiatives by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, to meet the rising demand for recycled tyres. Despite collecting 34-thousand-680 tonnes of waste tyres in the province from April 2024 to March 2025, only ten-thousand-840 tonnes were recycled. The DA’s, Dave Bryant, says this leaves a 23-thousand-840-tonne gap […]
# Die departement van Water en Sanitasie sê die Vaaldam ondervind tans ‘n volgehoue invloei van water weens die swaar reënval in sy opvangsgebied. Hulle moes as gevolg daarvan weer ‘n derde sluis oopmaak om van die water uit te laat. Die woordvoerder van die departement, Wisane Mavasa, sê die dam is 108,4-persent vol en […]
# The Department of Water and Sanitation says the Vaal Dam is currently experiencing increased water inflows due to heavy rainfall on the upper catchment. As a result, it has reopened a third sluice gate to manage the water outflows. The department’s spokesperson, Wisane Mavasa, says the water level at the dam is at 108.4-percent […]
# Die Noord-Kaapse Departement van Paaie en Openbare Werke sê rampbestuurspanne bly op ‘n hoë gereedheidsgrondslag namate swaar reën voortduur. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens het ‘n Vlak 4-waarskuwing uitegreik vir ontwrigtende reën vandag en môre. Die departement se woordvoerder, Zandisile Luphahla, sê watervlakke in strome en riviere het aansienlik gestyg weens die voortdurende reën in Springbok […]
# The Northern Cape Department of Roads and Public Works says disaster management teams remain on high alert across the province as heavy rains continue. The South African Weather Service issued a Level 4 impact based warning for disruptive rain for today and tomorrow. The department’s spokesperson, Zandisile Luphahla says due to continuous rainfall in […]
# ‘n Amerikaanse bioloog, Camille Parmesan, het die BBVA-stigting se Frontiers of Knowledge-toekenning vir Klimaatsverandering ontvang nadat sy gewys het hoe klimaatsverandering spesies verplaas. Haar baanbreker-navorsing het getoon hoe stygende temperature wêreldwyd ʼn afdruk op bioverskeidenheid laat. Die komitee vir Klimaatsverandering en Omgewingswetenskap sê Parmesan se werk hou groot gevolge in vir openbare gesondheid omdat […]
# US biologist Camille Parmesan has won the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change for revealing how climate change is displacing species. Her pioneering research has been able to establish that rising temperatures have left a globally coherent fingerprint on biodiversity. The Climate Change and Environmental Sciences committee says Parmesan’s work has […]
