# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane says the metro’s latest progress report on grants and subsidies for the period ending 30 June exposes serious failures in the spending of development funds. Spokesperson Nick Pascoe says the metro’s failure to complete basic processes on time has resulted in National Treasury reclaiming 155,4-million-rand’s development funds. He […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad ondersoek virtuele kragaanleg-moontlikhede terwyl die metro deel is van ʼn beoordelings-toetslopie vir ʼn tegniese vennootskap. ʼn Virtuele kragaanleg is ʼn netwerk gedesentraliseerde skoner energiebronne, van fotovoltaïese sonkragstelsels op dakke tot nutskaal-opwekking en bergings-aanlegte wat saam as ‘n tradisionele kragstasie funksioneer. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Energie, Xanthea Limberg, sê die metro is op […]
# The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment is investigating reports of dead and dying sardines along the Western Cape coast from Saldanha Bay to Gansbaai. Scientists have collected samples for testing and deployed observers to assess the scale of the fish deaths. While a harmful algal bloom has been detected in Saldanha Bay, […]
# Gauteng police are investigating two separate fatal shootings in the De Deur policing precinct in the Sedibeng District. Four men were shot dead at a tavern in Thulamtwana yesterday, while a woman was wounded and taken to hospital. In a separate incident in Weilersfarm, two men were found fatally shot. Police spokesperson Brenda Muridili […]
# SANParke se brandbestuurspan in die Tafelberg Nasionale Park bestry steeds die veldbrand bo Kloofnek-hoek en die Tafelberg-kabelspoorstasie. Die brand het gister ontstaan. SANParke se woordvoerder, JP Louw, sê toestande was laasnag gunstiger as gevolg van ʼn ligter wind. Die brand kan egter vandag moontlik weer opvlam wanneer die temperatuur styg, veral in rotsagtige gebiede […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse premier Alan Winde sê een-duisend-800 megawatt kan in 2026/2027 by die netwerk gevoeg word indien die huidige vordering voortduur. Dit is deel van die provinsie se Energieveerkragtigheid-program. Die premier se woordvoerder, Regan Thaw, sê die provinsie bly op dreef om teen 2035 vyf-duisend-700 megawatt nuwe energie-vermoë by die netwerk te voeg. Hy […]
# SANParks Table Mountain National Park Fire Management Team is continuing to respond to the ongoing wildfire above Kloof Nek Corner and the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway. The fire has been burning since yesterday evening. SANParks spokesperson, JP Louw, says while conditions were favourable overnight due to lighter winds, potential flare-ups are anticipated for today […]
# The City of Cape Town says Virtual Power Plant options are being investigated, with the metro taking part in a pilot assessment technical partnership. A VPP is a network of decentralised cleaner energy sources, from rooftop solar photovoltaic systems to utility-scale generation and storage plants, working together to act as a traditional power station. […]
# Western Cape premier Alan Winde says one-thousand-800 megawatts could be added to the grid in 2026/2027 if current progress continues. This is part of the province’s Energy Resilience Programme. The premier’s spokesperson, Regan Thaw, says the province remains on track to deliver five-thousand-700 megawatts of new energy capacity by 2035. He says they also welcome Cabinet’s […]
