# The civil movement Soil of Africa has expressed concern at the findings of the Human Rights Commission regarding severe wastewater pollution in the Eastern Cape. The commission found that Buffalo City’s West Bank wastewater treatment facility recorded E. coli about six-thousand times above safe limits, while Kouga Local Municipality failed to achieve sustained compliance at […]
# Die dodetal na die aardbewing van 6,8 wat die suide van Japan Dinsdag getref het, het tot 30 gestyg terwyl reddingswerkers onverpoosd probeer om oorlewendes onder die puin te vind. Minstens 62 mense is beseer in die aardbewing wat die Kumamoto-prefektuur op die eiland Kyushu getref het, waar meer as 100 naskokke voorgekom het. […]
# The death toll from the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit southern Japan on Tuesday has risen to 30, as rescue teams race to find survivors underneath collapsed buildings. The earthquake that struck Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu left at least 62 people injured, while the region experienced over 100 aftershocks. Rescue workers […]
# Nooddienste is op hoë gereedheidsgrondslag terwyl erge weer KwaZulu-Natal en die Oos-Kaap steeds tref. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens sê ‘n oranje vlak 6-waarskuwing vir ontwrigtende reënval en oorstromings bly van krag vir dele van KwaZulu-Natal. Die Oos-Kaap is terselfdertyd onder ‘n oranje vlak 5-waarskuwing vir ontwrigtende sneeuneerslae. Die Weerdiens vra inwoners om onnodige reise te […]
# Brandbestryders veg teen ‘n brand wat vanoggend in die Imizamo Yethu-informele nedersetting in Houtbaai uitgebreek het. Die Stad Kaapstad se Brand- en Reddingsdienste het gereageer en bykomende hulpbronne ingespan, insluitend die voorvalbestuurspan. Woordvoerder Jermaine Carelse sê spanne het die gebied in twee operasionale areas verdeel om die vlamme te beheer en verdere skade te […]
# Die Oos-Kaapse Departement Vervoer vra motoriste om uiters versigtig te wees terwyl swaar sneeu, reën en swak sig steeds verskeie roetes in die provinsie raak. Woordvoerder Unathi Binqose sê aktiewe sneeuneerslae is aangemeld op die R56 tussen Matatiele en Mount Fletcher, terwyl die R58-pad tussen Lady Grey en Ekhepini swaar sneeu, mis en nat […]
# The Eastern Cape Department of Transport urges motorists to exercise extreme caution as heavy snow, rain and poor visibility continue to affect several routes across the province. Spokesperson Unathi Binqose says active snowfall has been reported on the R56 between Matatiele and Mount Fletcher, while the R58 between Lady Grey and Ekhepini is experiencing […]
# Emergency services remain on high alert as severe weather continues to affect KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. The South African Weather Service says an orange level 6 warning for disruptive rainfall and flooding remains in place for parts of KwaZulu-Natal. At the same time, the Eastern Cape is under an Orange Level 5 warning […]
# Firefighters are battling a blaze that broke out in the Imizamo Yethu informal settlement in Hout Bay this morning. The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service responded and deployed additional resources, including an incident management team. Rescue services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse says crews have divided the fireground into two operational zones to […]
