# Die KwaZulu-Natalse LUR vir Vervoer en Menslike Nedersettings, Siboniso Duma, sê spanne is op ‘n gereedheidsgrondslag terwyl reën en sneeu in die provinsie verwag word. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens voorspel ‘n kouefront vir die provinsie wat temperature sal laat daal, en swaar reën en moontlik sneeu tot gevolg sal hê. Die departement se woordvoerder, Ndabezinhle […]
# Die regering het Inheemse Bomedag gevier met die aanplanting van 100 inheemse bome in nasionale botaniese tuine landwyd. Toe die eerste Inheemse Bomedag verlede jaar gevier is, was daar duisende deelnemers by 26 plekke in 12 Afrikalande. Die veldtog, wat deur die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Bioverskeidenheids-instituut gelei word, is deel van ‘n vasteland-wye poging om […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad sê die bouwerk aan sy eerste gevorderde waterherwinningsaanleg is op koers met die siviele ingenieurswerk wat in Desember verlede jaar reeds voltooi is. Die hipermoderne aanleg is ‘n noodsaaklike deel van die metro se ondergrondse wateraksieplan om alternatiewe waterbronne te verseker. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Water en Sanitasie, Zahid Badroodien, sê grondwater […]
# KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma, says teams are on standby as rain and snowfall are expected in the province. The South African Weather Service has forecast a cold front in the province that will result in temperatures dropping, heavy rainfall and possible snowfall. The department’s spokesperson, Ndabezinhle Sibiya, says while […]
# Standard Bank has partnered with World Vision International to promote environmental conservation and climate resilience in Malawi. Through the Mtengo Wanga initiative, the bank will fund forest regeneration efforts with over 2.5-million-rand over three years, restoring 200 hectares and benefiting ten-thousand community members. The collaboration supports Malawi’s Vision 2063 and includes forest-based enterprises and […]
# Government marked Indigenous Tree Day by planting over 100 indigenous trees across national botanical gardens. Last year, the inaugural Indigenous Tree Day saw thousands of participants gather at 26 sites across 12 African countries. Led by the South African National Biodiversity Institute, the initiative forms part of a continental-wide effort to conserve locally adapted, […]
# The City of Cape Town says its first Advanced Water Reclamation Plant is on track with the civil works completed in December 2024. The state-of-the-art plant is a vital part of the metro’s groundwater action plan to secure alternative water supply sources. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says groundwater is […]
# Vier individue, twee Belgiese burgers, ‘n Viëtnamese burger en ‘n Keniaan, het skuld beken op aanklagte van die smokkelary van ongeveer vyf-duisend koningin-miere uit Kenia. Die miere, insluitend die skaars en unieke Groot Oesmier, was versteek in aangepaste proefbuise en spuite om lang tydperke te kan oorleef en lughaweskanderings te ontduik. Die Keniaanse natuurlewe-diens […]
# Four individuals, two Belgians, a Vietnamese national, and a Kenyan, have pleaded guilty to smuggling approximately five-thousand queen ants out of Kenya. The ants, including the rare and highly valued Giant African Harvester Ants, were hidden in modified test tubes and syringes to survive extended periods and evade airport scans. The Kenya wildlife Service […]
