# The University of Cape Town signed a long-term renewable electricity supply agreement with Discovery Green. The deal will see 70-percent to 90-percent of electricity used by UCT’s main and health sciences campuses sourced from renewable energy from 2027 for nearly a decade. Spokesperson Elijah Moholo says the agreement is expected to reduce the university’s […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens waarsku oor nog moontlike oorstromings in die Wes- en die Oos-Kaap nadat reën vir dele van dié provinsies voorspel is. Die weervoorspeller Samkelisiwe Thwala sê deurweekte grond en vol riviere verhoog die gevaar van plaaslike oorstromings, veral in laagliggende en kwesbare gebiede. Sy maan inwoners om waaksaam te bly, oorstroomde paaie […]
# The South African Weather Service warns of another potential flooding spell in the Western and Eastern Cape as further rainfall is expected in parts of the provinces. Forecaster Samkelisiwe Thwala says saturated ground and swollen rivers could increase the risk of localised flooding, particularly in low-lying and vulnerable areas. She urges residents to remain […]
# Die burgemeester van Tshwane, Nasiphi Moya, sê aandag word geskenk aan hervestigingsplanne vir inwoners van die Plastic View-informele nedersetting ná die jongste brande in die gebied. Sy sê die stad het ‘n perseel in Pretoriuspark geïdentifiseer, maar die teenwoordigheid van talle buitelandse burgers bemoeilik die proses. Moya sê die munisipaliteit werk saam met die […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya says relocation plans for residents of the Plastic View informal settlement are ongoing following the latest fires at the area. She says the city has identified a site in Pretorius Park, but the presence of a large number of foreign nationals has complicated the process. Moya says the municipality is […]
# Die DA sê die sukses van Kaapstad se groeiende hommeltuigprogram versterk die saak vir ‘n oordrag van wetstoepassings-bevoegdhede na bekwame plaaslike owerhede. Woordvoerder Lisa Schickerling sê die Stad Kaapstad sal teen dié maand ‘n duisend hommeltuigvlugte voltooi, vergeleke met 238 wat die Wes-Kaapse polisie-lugvleuel in die 2024/25-boekjaar uitgevoer het. Sy sê die hommeltuie word […]
# The DA says the success of Cape Town’s expanding drone programme strengthens the case for devolving policing powers to capable local governments. The party’s Lisa Schickerling says the City of Cape Town will complete one-thousand drone flights by June, compared with 238 conducted by the Western Cape SAPS Air Wing during the 2024/25 financial […]
# Die adjunkminister van Water en Sanitasie, Sello Seitlholo, het die Kai!Garib Plaaslike Munisipaliteit in die Noord-Kaap gekritiseer omdat hulle nie regstellende stappe toegepas het om hul swak water- en sanitasiedienste aan te spreek nie. Die jongste Blou en Groen Druppel regulatoriese beoordelings dui daarop dat water- en sanitasiedienste in die munisipaliteit nou kritiek is. […]
# Deputy minister of Water and Sanitation, Sello Seitlholo, has criticised the Kai !Garib Local Municipality in the Northern Cape for failing to implement remedial actions to address its poor water and sanitation services. The latest Blue and Green Drop regulatory assessments indicate that water and sanitation services within the municipality have regressed to a […]
