# A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines this morning, killing at least 15 people and injuring 129. About 138 aftershocks have been recorded. The earthquake triggered tsunami warnings in the country and neighbouring Indonesia as well as Japan. Officials have warned that the death toll could rise as emergency personnel continue […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê die Bronkhorstspruit-watersuiweringsaanleg het sy werksaamhede hervat nadat die pomp vir onbehandelde water herstel is. Die stad se woordvoerder, Lindela Mashigo, sê die aanleg het Woensdag ‘n meganiese probleem by sy aanleg ondervind, met die gevolg dat onbehandelde water nie gepomp kon word nie. Hy sê die watervlakke van die opgaartenks […]
# The City of Tshwane says the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Plant is back in operation following the successful repair of its raw water pump. The city’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo says the plant experienced a mechanical breakdown at its raw water abstraction works section on Wednesday, affecting the plant’s ability to abstract and treat raw water. He […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se hoëkommissaris vir Menseregte, Volker Türk, vra op Wêreldomgewingsdag meer beskerming vir omgewings- en grondbeskermers. Byna 600 van hierdie aktiviste is die afgelope drie jaar wêreldwyd vermoor of het spoorloos verdwyn, terwyl baie ander in minstens 55 lande aangehou is. Türk sê dis skokkend dat mense wat kinders se toekoms verdedig, […]
# United Nations high commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, is calling for greater protection for environmental and land defenders as the world celebrates World Environment Day. Nearly 600 environmental and land defenders have been killed or disappeared over the past three years, or were detained in at least 55 countries. Türk says it’s shocking that […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê hy is geskok dat drie van die Stad Johannesburg se watersuiweringsaanlegte verantwoordelik is vir sowat 90-miljoen liter onbehandelde riool wat elke dag in riviere invloei. Onbehandelde riool vloei suid in die Kliprivier, terwyl die meeste noord beweeg in die Jukskeirivier voordat dit in die Hartbeespoortdam invloei. ʼn VF Plus-woordvoerder, Cor Boer, […]
# The Freedom Front Plus is alarmed because three of the City of Johannesburg’s wastewater treatment works are responsible for approximately 90-million litres of untreated sewage flowing into rivers every day. Untreated sewage is carried southwards via the Klip River, while the bulk flows northwards to the Hartbeespoort Dam via the Jukskei River. Spokesperson Cor Boer […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse regering sê rampbestuurspanne bly op hoë gereedheidsgrondslag terwyl swaar reën steeds die Sentrale Karoo en Tuinroete beïnvloed. Die N1 by Leeu Gamka is gesluit weens oorstromings en verskeie ander paaie, insluitend die Molteno-pas en dele van die R328 ook gesluit is weens weerverwante skade. Die LUR vir Plaaslike Regering, Omgewingsake en Ontwikkelingsbeplanning, […]
# The Western Cape Government says disaster management teams remain on high alert as heavy rain continues to affect the Central Karoo and Garden Route. Flooding has forced the closure of the N1 at Leeu Gamka, while several other roads, including Molteno Pass and parts of the R328, have also been shut due to weather-related […]
