# Firefighters have made significant progress containing a mountain fire above La Plaisir Wine Estate in the Cape Winelands. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto says the blaze was tackled overnight by municipal crews, ground teams and volunteers. Despite strong winds, steep terrain and flames reaching three metres, teams prevented the fire from […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng se koukusleier, Funzi Ngobeni, het besware by NERSA ingedien teen Eskom se voorgestelde elektrisiteitstariewe vir 2027/28. Eskom vra ‘n gemiddelde verhoging van 8,83-persent vir regstreekse kliënte, terwyl munisipale grootmaataankope met 8,84-persent sal styg. Ngobeni sê huishoudings wat minder krag gebruik, kan groter verhogings verwag weens hoër vaste heffings. ActionSA bevraagteken ook […]
# Die DA in Gauteng doen ‘n beroep op groter samewerking tussen die provinsiale regering, die polisie, gemeenskappe en die burgerlike samelewing om geweld teen vroue aan te spreek. Die party glo die fokus moet daarop wees om diegene wat verantwoordelik is vir die moorde op vroue in Ekurhuleni op te spoor, polisiëring en forensiese […]
# Nursing Organisation Denosa calls for stronger police visibility in Gauteng following the discovery of several women’s bodies in Ekurhuleni over the past two months. The organisation says the killings are causing fear among nurses, many of whom travel early in the morning and late in the day using public transport. Denosa’s Lebogang Phasha demands […]
# The DA in Gauteng is calling for greater cooperation between the provincial government, police, communities and civil society to address violence against women. The party believes the focus should be on finding those responsible for the killings of women in Ekurhuleni, improving policing and forensic capacity, and preventing further deaths. The DA’s Solly Msimanga […]
# Die verpleegkunde-organisasie DENOSA doen ‘n beroep op groter sigbaarheid van die polisie in Gauteng ná die ontdekking van verskeie vroue liggame in Ekurhuleni in die afgelope twee maande. Die organisasie sê die moorde veroorsaak vrees onder verpleegkundiges, van wie talle vroeg in die oggend en laat in die dag van openbare vervoer gebruik maak. […]
# ActionSA Gauteng caucus leader Funzi Ngobeni has submitted objections to NERSA over Eskom’s proposed 2027/28 electricity tariffs. Eskom is seeking an average 8.83-percent increase for direct customers, while municipal bulk purchases would rise by 8.84-percent. Ngobeni says lower-usage households could face bigger effective increases because of higher fixed charges. In addition, ActionSA is also […]
# Rampbestuurspanne in KwaZulu-Natal bly op hoë gereedheidsgrondslag te midde van ‘n vlak 6-weerwaarskuwing langs die kus. Swaar reën het geringe modderstortings in Tshelimnyama veroorsaak wat drie gesinne geraak het, terwyl klippe op die R33 in Umsinga geval het. Geen beserings of sterftes is aangemeld nie. Die woordvoerder van die Departement van Samewerkende Regering en […]
Brandweerdienste in die Kaapse Wynland-distriksmunisipaliteit sê brandbestryders veg steeds teen ‘n brand in die berghange bo Simondium. Die brand woed bo die Plaisir Wynlandgoed en word vererger deur sterk wind en digte plantegroei. Die munisipaliteit se woordvoerder, Jo-Anne Otto, sê spanne van die munisipaliteit en CapeNature werk saam om die brand onder beheer te bring, […]
