# The return of El Nino weather conditions are expected from as early as next month. El Nino is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. It is known to disrupt regional climates, potentially bringing increased rainfall to South America, the southern United States and the Horn of […]
# Die terugkeer van die El Niño-weerverskynsel word reeds vanaf volgende maand verwag. El Niño is ‘n periodieke opwarming van see-oppervlaktemperature in die sentrale en oostelike Stille Oseaan. Dit is bekend daarvoor dat dit streekklimate ontwrig, wat moontlik verhoogde reënval na Suid-Amerika, die suide van Amerika en die Horing van Afrika kan bring, terwyl dit […]
# Twee bosbrande woed steeds in die rigting van woongebiede in ‘n noordelike Japannese dorp, wat owerhede gedwing het om ontruimingsbevele na meer as drie-duisend mense uit te brei. Die brand het Woensdagmiddag in ‘n bergagtige gebied in die Iwate Prefektuur uitgebreek, gevolg deur nog ‘n brand ongeveer twee ure later naby die dorp Otsuchi. […]
# Two forest fires continued to spread toward residential areas in a northern Japanese town prompting authorities to expand evacuation orders to more than three-thousand people. The blaze broke out on Wednesday afternoon in a mountainous area in Iwate Prefecture, followed by another fire about two hours later near the town Otsuchi. Firefighters have been […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on countries to act on inequality both domestically and globally. Speaking in the consultative council of the founding committee of the international panel on inequality, Ramaphosa called for investment in education, healthcare, and support for vulnerable communities. Ramaphosa urged stronger labour protections, fair taxation, and limits on corporate power. […]
# Die DA in Gauteng vra die Departement van Water en Sanitasie om ‘n strafregtelike saak teen die Tshwane-metro te open oor die mislukte watersuiwerings-aanlegte. Die party verwys na die prestasie-daling in 2025 se Groendruppelverslag, van 82- tot 33,8-persent. Woordvoerder Leanne de Jager sê Tshwane behoort aan afdwingings-optrede onderhewe te wees soos Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni en […]
# DA Gauteng is calling on Water and Sanitation Department to open a criminal case against Tshwane metro over failing wastewater treatment plants. The party cites the 2025 Green Drop Report performance drop from 82-percent-to-33.8-percent. DA’s Leanne De Jager says Tshwane should face enforcement as Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Mogale City over river pollution. She warns […]
# ‘n Verslag deur die Voedsel- en Landbou-organisasie en die Wêreld-weerkunde-organisasie waarsku uiterste hitte bedreig wêreldwye voedselbeskikbaarheid en raak meer as ‘n miljard mense. Die verslag beklemtoon hoe hittegolwe gewasse, vee, visserye en woude beïnvloed, en stel ook landbouwerkers in ernstige gevaar. Stygende temperature in oseane verlaag suurstofvlakke, met 91-persent van oseane wat in 2024 […]
# Die Europese Kommissie stel 454-miljard-rand se humanitêre hulp beskikbaar aan kwesbare mense in Wes- en Sentraal-Afrika. Die fondse sal mense ondersteun wat deur huidige konflikte en voedselkrisse geraak word of met geweld ontheem is, en is ook bedoel vir gasheer-gemeenskappe en moeilik-bereikbare bevolkings. Die lande sluit Kameroen, Nigerië, Burkina Faso en Tsjaad in. Die […]
