# ‘n Gegradueerde van die Universiteit van Johannesburg, Ntitiseng Moloi, het ‘n opvoedkundige kinderboek geskryf en gepubliseer wat jong lesers op ‘n prettige en toeganklike manier aan hernubare energie bekendstel. Die boek, getiteld “Winnie Catches the Sun“, gebruik ‘n herkenbare Suid-Afrikaanse storie om kinders oor sonenergie en hoe dit werk te leer. Moloi sê dat […]
# Dove, the Department of Basic Education and the Development Bank of Southern Africa have joined forces to launch the #ChangeTheCompliment campaign. As part of Dove’s global Self-Esteem Project, the campaign encourages parents, educators, and communities to shift praise from appearance-based compliments to celebrating girls’ courage, creativity, intelligence, and achievements. Over 80-percent of South African […]
# The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure has completed the periodic maintenance project on three roads near Wellington and Malmesbury. The 16-month, 95.5-million-rand project included the re-gravelling of eroded road shoulders, remedial work to structures, and installation of subsoil drains. The department’s spokesperson, Jandré Bakker, says they created 15-thousand person-days of work against a target of six-thousand-425. […]
# The George Municipality in the Western Cape says it has intensified its Water Saving Programme by identifying and engaging with the top 300 highest water users. The programme is focused on drought response, infrastructure planning, and public awareness. The municipality’s spokesperson, Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe, says law enforcement officials have already visited the top 100 users to encourage […]
# Die Departement van Elektrisiteit en Energie het die versoek vir voorstelle vir die eerste verkryging van twee-duisend megawatt gas-na-krag gewysig. Dit volg na verskeie vrae deur moontlike bieërs, insluitend oor die lasfaktor-grense. Die wysiging volg na die goedkeuring van die bygewerkte Geïntegreerde Hulpbronplan wat in die tydperk tot 2030 die byvoeging van ses-duisend megawatt […]
# Agt verdagtes is na ‘n skietgeveg met sekuriteitsbeamptes Dinsdag tydens ‘n sakeroof op die R-55 naby Raslouw in Centurion aangekeer. Daar word berig dat die gewapende verdagtes ‘n winkel in Sunderland Ridge beroof het, die voorraad in ‘n vragmotor gelaai het en weggery het, begelei deur ‘n Kia-voertuig. Polisiewoordvoerder, Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, sê sekuriteit is […]
# The City of Tshwane is inviting residents to comment on the proposed Problem Building by-law, which will allow court-appointed administrators to manage invaded buildings and recover costs. The provision of this by-law applies to all categories of buildings and properties within the jurisdiction and geographical area of the metro. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and […]
# Social Development minister, Nokuzola Sisisi Tolashe, has called for a reimagining of grants as strategic levers for social protection rather than being limited to poverty relief. More than 20-million South Africans depend on social grants as an income-generation measure to alleviate poverty, unemployment, and inequality. The minister has identified three pillars that would help […]
# Die Ekurhuleni-metropolisie het ‘n 47-jarige man vir die besit van plofstof, ‘n militêre uniform, vuurwapens en ongelisensieerde ammunisie in die Heidelberg-gebied vasgetrek. ‘n Polisiewoordvoerder, Millicent Kekana, sê wetstoepassingsbeamptes het inligting ontvang oor ‘n man wat daarvan verdink word dat hy ongelisensieerde vuurwapens en skerp ammunisie besit. Sy sê ‘n lasbrief is verkry en goedgekeur, […]
