# Cape Town’s brightest minds has been celebrated at the Western Cape Innovation Awards 2025, hosted by the Cape Chamber of Commerce. Fourteen awards honoured innovators in business, technology, sustainability, and civil society. Highlights included Cubespace’s satellite tech used by NASA, Zerocrete’s low-carbon concrete, and the City of Cape Town’s streamlined business programme. The event […]
# Cryochem, ʼn buitebandherwinningsaanleg in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, het sowat sewe-miljoen-rand se staatshulp ontvang. Die maatskappy gebruik die proses van pirolise om ou motorbande in brandstof, koolswart en metale te verander. Die onderneming het ʼn personeel van 20 en soek meer masjinerie om produksie te vergroot en globaal mee te ding. Die KwaZulu-Natalse wetgewer se Lewensgehaltekomitee […]
# City Power doen ‘n beroep op alle behoeftige huishoudings regoor Johannesburg wat vir gratis basiese elektrisiteit kwalifiseer, om vir die program te registreer. Die inisiatief wil kliënte wat kwalifiseer maandeliks van gratis eenhedee elektrisiteit voorsien. City Power se woordvoerder, Isaac Mangena, sê dit is deel van ‘n omvattende benadering om kwessies te pak oor […]
# Die GOOD-party sê Kaapstad se gewysigde konsepbegroting is steeds onbekostigbaar en vol foute. Die party sê die metro moes dele van sy oorspronklike begroting aanpas. GOOD-woordvoerder Anton Louw sê die paar toegewings sou nie moontlik gewees het sonder volgehoue pogings van Kapenaars nie. Hy sê die publiek kan nog vandag kommentaar lewer op die […]
# The City of Tshwane says it has noted with concern a misleading message circulating on social media, falsely cautioning customers about a blackout in Pretoria scheduled for today. According to the message, a transformer will be shut down, which will impact residents, businesses and the environment, necessitating urgent preparations by residents and businesses to […]
# Gauteng police arrested three suspects for drug trafficking at OR Tambo International Airport in just one week. A Nigerian national was arrested on arrival from São Paulo, Brazil, en route to Nigeria. Police spokesperson, Amanda van Wyk, says he had ingested more than 70 cocaine-filled bullets. She says a Brazilian was intercepted after landing […]
# Die Tshwane-polisie versoek taxi-eienaars om te verseker dat hul voertuie padwaardig is vir openbare vervoer. Dit volg op die beslaglegging op ses minibustaxi’s in Olievenhoutbosch weens oortredings van die Padverkeerswet as deel van Operasie Shanela. ‘n Polisiewoordvoerder, Johan van Dyk, sê 360 verdagtes is tydens die operasie in hegtenis geneem vir misdade wat wissel […]
# Francois Rossouw has been named the 2025 Agri Western Cape Young Farmer of the Year. He manages a 300-hectare table grape farm in De Doorns, Hex River Valley. The award celebrates leadership and excellence in agriculture. Rossouw will now move on to represent the province at the national competition later this year. The provincial […]
# The University of KwaZulu-Natal says the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance Mentoring Programme celebrated the graduation of 29 of its mentees during its Autumn Graduation ceremonies. The goal of the programme, launched in 2020 with support from the Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority, is to ensure the holistic well-being of mentees and provide […]
