# Die Stad Kaapstad versoek inwoners en ondernemings om water te spaar ter voorbereiding van ‘n langer en droër somer. Die stad het onlangs die Stodels-tuinsentrum in Bellville besoek, waar boorgatwater gebruik en tuiniers aangemoedig word om waterslim plante te kies en ander waterbesparende gebruike toe te pas. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Water en Sanitasie, Zahid […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has inaugurated the second-phase expansion of Vedanta Zinc International’s Gamsberg Mine in the Northern Cape. The project will double mining capacity from four to eight million tonnes annually, increasing zinc-in-concentrate production capacity to approximately 500-thousand tonnes a year. The expansion is expected to sustain between 800 and one-thousand jobs, with recruitment […]
# Die DA gaan ‘n strafregtelike saak aanhangig maak oor beweerde tekortkominge in Bronkhorstspruit se watersuiweringsaanleg in Tshwane. Dit volg op berigte van tot 160 gevalle van maag- en ingewandsiektes waarvan die oorsaak nog nie vasgestel is nie. Die DA se burgemeesterskandidaat, Cilliers Brink, sê ‘n verklikker beweer dat chloorbehandeling drie weke lank opgeskort is. […]
# KwaZulu-Natal communities are being warned to prepare for possible heatwaves, drought and water shortages linked to El Niño. Below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures are expected from this month to December, with dry conditions possibly continuing into March next year. The spokesperson of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Siboniso Mngadi, advised farmers […]
# Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate has honoured staff members for bravery and outstanding service at its annual awards ceremony. Marine law enforcement officer Marco Africa was recognised for rescuing a man caught in a rip current, while firefighter Morne Moolman was honoured for helping a colleague who had suffered an electric shock. Mayoral […]
# Die voorverhoorkonferensie in die bedrogsaak teen die leier van die National Coloured Congress, Fadiel Adams, is van Pinetown se Landdroshof na Durban se Streekhof verskuif. Die staatsaanklaer, Nokulunga Ngcobo, sê dis weens veiligheidskwessies wat die polisie geopper het en ‘n vol hofrol. Die verdediging het ingestem om die saak tot 11 Desember uit te […]
# The City of Cape Town urges residents and businesses to save water as the city prepares for a longer, drier summer. The city recently visited Stodels Garden Centre in Bellville, which uses borehole water and encourages gardeners to choose water-wise plants and adopt other water-saving methods. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid […]
# The DA will open a criminal case over alleged failures at Tshwane’s Bronkhorstspruit water treatment plant following reports of up to 160 cases of gastrointestinal illnesses. The cause of the illnesses has not been established. The DA’s mayoral candidate, Cilliers Brink, says a whistleblower alleges chlorine treatment has been suspended for three weeks. He […]
# The pre-trial conference in the fraud case against National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams has been moved from Pinetown Magistrate’s Court to the Durban Regional Court. State prosecutor Nokulunga Ngcobo cited police security concerns and a full court roll. The defence agreed to postpone proceedings to December 11. Adams faces charges of fraud and […]
