# Padwedlope: Die Stad Kaapstad het parkeerbeperkings en padsluitings aangekondig voor volgende maand se Kaapstadse Marathon. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en Sekerheid, JP Smith, sê ‘n motorvrye roete is belangrik as deel van die wedloop se poging om deel te word van die Wêreldmarathon-hoofwedlope. Hy sê sleutelgebiede, insluitend die middestad, die Atlantiese kusgebied en omliggende […]
# ActionSA het Gauteng se premier, Panyaza Lesufi, gewaarsku oor ‘n dreigende watersuiweringskrisis. Die organisasie se Gautengse woordvoerder vir Omgewingsake, John Moodey, sê meer as die helfte van die stelsels verkeer onder erge druk, met baie wat hul vermoë oorskry en besoedelde water stort. Die party beraam dat 2,14-miljard-rand dringend nodig is vir herstelwerk weens […]
# A development economist from ESG Analytics, Sifiso Skenjana is calling for urgent reform of South Africa’s fuel price structure, warning that the current system places a heavy burden on consumers. He says taxes, levies, and distribution costs make up a large share of fuel prices, worsening the impact of global oil volatility. He argues […]
# ActionSA has warned Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi of a looming wastewater crisis. ActionSA Gauteng Environmental Affairs spokesperson John Moodey says over half of the province’s systems are critically strained, with many exceeding capacity and discharging polluted water. The party estimates 2.14-billion-rand is urgently needed for repairs, citing vandalism, load-shedding and poor maintenance. Moodey calls […]
# ‘n Raadslid van Rand Water, Ramateu Monyokolo, sê watersekerheid sal die mynbousektor se toekoms bepaal. Monyokolo sê mynbou, hoewel noodsaaklik vir die ekonomie, is uiters waterintensief en die gevaar bestaan dat ekostelsels beskadig kan word deur besoedeling en oorbenutting. Hy het aan Engineering News gesê goeie bestuur, verantwoordelike waterbestuur en samewerking tussen die reguleerders […]
# Rand Water board member Ramateu Monyokolo has warned that water security will determine the future of South Africa’s mining sector. Monyokolo says mining, while vital to the economy, is highly water-intensive and risks damaging ecosystems through pollution and overuse. He told told Engineering News strong governance, responsible water management, and cooperation between regulators and […]
# Beamptes is tans op die perseel van die wapenvervaardiger Denel in Macassar, Kaapstad, nadat ‘n brand vanoggend ontstaan het. Brand- en reddingsdienste van Macassar en Khayelitsha en ‘n voorvalbestuurspan is gestuur om Denel se brandbestryders te help om die brand te blus. Rampbestuur se woordvoerder, Sonica Lategan, sê noodmediese dienste het ook gereageer, maar […]
# Officials are currently on site at munitions manufacturer Denel in Macassar, Cape Town, after a fire broke out this morning. The city’s Fire and Rescue Service dispatched crews from Macassar and Khayelitsha, along with an incident management team, to assist Denel’s fire crews in extinguishing the blaze. Disaster management spokesperson Sonica Lategan says emergency […]
# Hundreds of mountaineers are stranded at the Himalayan base camp for Mount Everest as a crevasse strewn with chunks of ice, including one towering block, delays the opening of the route to the world’s tallest peak. Seasoned sherpa climbers have so far been unable to fix their ropes, place ladders and carve a safe […]
