# The DA in the Free State says it will continue to put pressure on the Setsoto Municipality to repair the Marquard Wastewater Treatment Works leaking sewer transport pipeline. The party’s Jose Coetzee says that despite repeated oversight findings and public complaints, the municipality has failed to act, leaving residents exposed to health hazards and […]
# The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in most parts of Johannesburg and Tshwane from 2pm this afternoon until 10pm this evening. This is caused by a cut-off low-pressure system. The City of Tshwane Emergency Services Department’s Nana Radebe-Kgiba says a 60-percent chance […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad se Ontspannings- en Parkedepartement sê hulle verskerp hul pogings om strande veilig en verwelkomend te hou voor die besige somerseisoen. ‘n Strandskoonmaak-aksie is verlede week by Maiden’s Cove uitgevoer, ‘n kusoord tussen die Blouvlagstrande van Clifton se Vierde Strand en Kampsbaai. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Gemeenskapsdienste en Gesondheid, Francine Higham, sê Kaapstad […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department says it is stepping up efforts to keep beaches safe and welcoming ahead of the busy summer season. A beach clean-up was carried out last week at Maiden’s Cove, a coastal resort nestled between the Blue Flag beaches of Clifton 4th and Camp’s Bay. Mayoral […]
# Vyftien finaliste vir die vyfde Earthshot-toekennings is aangekondig. Die jaarlikse kompetisie, wat in 2020 deur Prins William van stapel gestuur is, erken innoveerders wat oplossings uitdink vir die wêreld se dringendste omgewingsprobleme. Vanjaar se finaliste sluit in ‘n eerste mikroplastiekfilter, die wêreld se eerste wolkekrabber wat geheel en al opgesikleer is en die grootste […]
# Nagenoeg 350 stappers wat deur ‘n sneeustorm in Tibet aan die hange van Berg Everest gestrand gelaat is, is na veiligheid gelei. Dit volg nadat swaar sneeu die naweek oor die Himalajas uitgesak het. Amptenare sê nagenoeg 200 stappers wat steeds naby die oostelike Kangshung-hang van Everest gestrand is, is in verbinding met redders […]
# Fifteen finalists for the fifth Earthshot Prize Awards have been announced. The annual competition, launched by Prince William back in 2020, recognises innovators coming up with solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental problems. Among this year’s finalists are a breakthrough microplastics filter, the world’s first fully upcycled skyscraper, and the boldest reforestation and […]
# Around 350 hikers, who were stranded by a blizzard on the Tibetan slopes of Mount Everest, have been guided to safety. This comes after heavy snowfall and rain pummelled the Himalayas over the weekend. Officials say around 200 hikers, who remain stranded close to the eastern Kangshung face of Everest, are in contact with […]
# ‘n Nuwe verslag deur Oil Change International voer aan ryk nasies kan jaarliks 113-duisend-miljard-rand bydra om die klimaatsbefondsingsgaping in Afrika te oorbrug. Die verslag verklaar dit is moontlik as hulle belasting op uiterste rykdom hef, fossielbrandstofsubsidies beëindig, belastingskuiwergate toemaak en die skuldreëls aanpas. Afrika benodig 43-duisend-miljard-rand teen 2030, maar het slegs 759-miljard-rand in 2021/22 […]
