# 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 […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Federasie van Vakbonde sê hy ondersteun die Voedsel- en Geallieerde Werkersunie se beskermde staking vandag by Heineken Beverages Suid-Afrika se hoofkwartier in Gauteng ten volle. Dit volg na ‘n dooiepunt in loononderhandelinge. Die werkers eis onder meer ‘n algehele loonverhoging van sewe-persent, ‘n verhoging in die maaltydtoelaag van 74-rand tot 80-rand, en […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says it fully supports the Food and Allied Workers’ Union’s protected strike action at Heineken Beverages South Africa’s headquarters in Gauteng today. This follows a deadlock in wage negotiations. The workers, amongst other things, are demanding seven-percent across-the-board wage increase, an increase in the meal allowance from […]
# Die Gautengse Gesondheidsdepartement doen ʼn beroep op ouers en voogde om die skoolgebaseerde inentingsveldtog teen die menslike papilloom-virus te ondersteun deur toestemmingsvorms te onderteken en terug te stuur. Die veldtog teiken negejarige meisies in graad 5, 6 en 7. Die departement se woordvoerder, Steve Mabona, sê die MPV is ʼn algemene virus wat mans […]
# The Gauteng Health Department is calling on parents and guardians to support the school-based human papillomavirus vaccination drive by signing and returning consent forms. The drive targets Grades 5, 6 and 7 girls aged around nine years old. Spokesperson Steve Mabona says HPV is a common virus which can infect both boys and girls […]
# Tshwane-burgemeester Nasiphi Moya sê die stadsbestuurder, Johann Mettler, het sy pligte hervat. Die Gautengse Hooggeregshof het beslis die raad-speaker, Mncedi Ndzwanana, het verkeerdelik 13 stemme verwerp voor hy verklaar het Mettler word volgens ʼn raadsbesluit geskors. Die hof het bevind die speaker het nie gesag om te besluit watter raadslede se stemme tel nie. […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya says City Manager Johann Mettler has resumed his duties. The Gauteng High Court ruled that Council Speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana wrongly discarded 13 votes before declaring a council decision to suspend Mettler. It ruled that the Speaker lacked the authority to determine which councillors’ votes counted. Mettler returns to work while […]
