# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, David Maynier, says South Africa will push for fair climate financing at the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Turkey, in November. Maynier says developing countries need greater support to adapt to climate change, reduce emissions and protect vulnerable communities. He says climate action must support industrialisation, job […]
# Gemeenskappe in KwaZulu-Natal word gewaarsku om voor te berei op moontlike hittegolwe, droogte en watertekorte wat met El Niño verband hou. Ondergemiddelde reënval en abnormaal hoë temperature word van vandeesmaand tot Desember verwag, terwyl droë toestande moontlik tot in Maart volgende jaar kan voortduur. Die woordvoerder van die Departement van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad versoek inwoners en ondernemings om water te spaar ter voorbereiding van ‘n langer en droër somer. Die stad het onlangs die Stodels-tuinsentrum in Bellville besoek, waar boorgatwater gebruik en tuiniers aangemoedig word om waterslim plante te kies en ander waterbesparende gebruike toe te pas. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Water en Sanitasie, Zahid […]
# Duitse doeanebeamptes het 92 reptiele, insluitend 37 giftige slange, in die tas van ‘n Mexikaanse reisiger op die Keulen/Bonn-lughawe ontdek. Die 45-jarige brandweerman is voorgekeer nadat hy senuweeagtig voorgekom het by die uitgang vir passasiers met niks om te verklaar nie. ‘n Dwelmtoets het kokaïengebruik aangedui, maar beamptes het geen dwelms in sy bagasie […]
# Die DA gaan ‘n strafregtelike saak aanhangig maak oor beweerde tekortkominge in Bronkhorstspruit se watersuiweringsaanleg in Tshwane. Dit volg op berigte van tot 160 gevalle van maag- en ingewandsiektes waarvan die oorsaak nog nie vasgestel is nie. Die DA se burgemeesterskandidaat, Cilliers Brink, sê ‘n verklikker beweer dat chloorbehandeling drie weke lank opgeskort is. […]
# KwaZulu-Natal communities are being warned to prepare for possible heatwaves, drought and water shortages linked to El Niño. Below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures are expected from this month to December, with dry conditions possibly continuing into March next year. The spokesperson of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Siboniso Mngadi, advised farmers […]
# German customs officials have discovered 92 reptiles, including 37 venomous snakes, hidden in the suitcase of a Mexican traveller at Cologne Bonn Airport. The 45-year-old firefighter was stopped after appearing nervous while trying to pass through the exit for passengers with nothing to declare. A drug test indicated cocaine use, but officials found no […]
# The City of Cape Town urges residents and businesses to save water as the city prepares for a longer, drier summer. The city recently visited Stodels Garden Centre in Bellville, which uses borehole water and encourages gardeners to choose water-wise plants and adopt other water-saving methods. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid […]
# The DA will open a criminal case over alleged failures at Tshwane’s Bronkhorstspruit water treatment plant following reports of up to 160 cases of gastrointestinal illnesses. The cause of the illnesses has not been established. The DA’s mayoral candidate, Cilliers Brink, says a whistleblower alleges chlorine treatment has been suspended for three weeks. He […]
