# The National Disaster Management Centre has called on all three spheres of government to step up support for disaster management teams and strengthen contingency measures. This as it has classified the adverse weather conditions in some provinces as a national disaster. This follows torrential rainfall, storms, and damaging winds in the Western Cape, North West, […]
# The Western Cape Department of Education says schools in certain areas of the Cape Winelands Education District will be closed today. This is due to the severe weather warnings issued by the South African Weather Service. MEC David Maynier says all public ordinary and special needs schools in Circuits 3, 4, 5 and 6 […]
# The DA has welcomed the latest announcement of a 5.8-billion-rand loan agreement between the French Development Agency and Transnet to reduce the carbon emissions of the entity’s rail and port operations. The party’s Andrew de Blocq says France is South Africa’s largest foreign investor. He says these funds will be used in transitioning to a low-carbon operating […]
# Die DA verwelkom die aankondiging van ‘n nuwe leningsooreenkoms ter waarde van 5,8-miljard-rand tussen die Franse Ontwikkelingsagentskap en Transnet om die koolstofuitstralings van die spoor- en hawewerksaamhede te verminder. Andrew de Blocq van die party sê Frankryk is Suid-Afrika se grootste buitelandse belegger. Hy sê hierdie fondse sal gebruik word om oor te skakel […]
# Die Kaap de Goeie Hoop‑DBV en die Stad Kaapstad se Rampbestuursentrum gaan diere in nood prioritiseer tydens die ongunstige weerstoestande wat na verwagtig tot Dinsdag sal voortduur. Die Kaap de Goeie Hoop DBV se woordvoerder, Belinda Abraham, sê troeteldiere moet indien moontlik, binnenshuis wees. Sy sê indien dit nie moontlik is nie, word eienaars […]
# The Cape of Good Hope SPCA and the City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre will coordinate and prioritise response to animals in distress as inclement weather conditions continue until Tuesday. Cape of Good Hope SPCA spokesperson, Belinda Abraham, says pets should be brought indoors wherever possible. She says where indoor shelter is […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens het ‘n Oranje vlak 8 waarskuwing uitgereik vir ontwrigtende reën in die Wes-Kaap van vandag tot Dinsdag. Weervoorspeller Lehlohonolo Thobela sê kort op die hakke van ‘n lang tydperk van gure weer weens ‘n afsnylaagdrukstelsel, sal ‘n sterk kouefront die Wes‑Kaap vanmiddag tref en daarna ooswaarts oor die suidelike dele van […]
# Met twee koue, nat fronte met swaar reënval wat vandag en Maandag in die Wes-Kaap verwag word, vra die Mobiliteitsdepartement in die provinsie alle padgebruikers om ekstra versigtig te wees gedurende hierdie tydperk en om onnodige reise waar moontlik te vermy. Die provinsiale woordvoerder van Verkeersbestuur, Maxine Bezuidenhout, sê sterk winde kan ook voertuigbeheer […]
# As two cold fronts with wet and heavy rainfall are expected in the Western Cape from today and Monday, the Mobility Department in the province is appealing to all road users to exercise extra caution during this period and to avoid unnecessary travel where possible. The provincial Traffic Management spokesperson, Maxine Bezuidenhout, says strong […]
