# Residents in Boksburg have raised the alarm over the deteriorating state of their local lake on Gauteng’s East Rand. The water has reportedly turned to a rusty red, allegedly due to acid mine drainage. The Boksburg Lake now emits a foul smell, has dead fish, and discoloured water is reportedly entering homes. Speaking to the […]
# Volleyball: University of Pretoria graduate, doctor Danilo von Ludwiger, is aiming to qualify for the 2025 International Beach Volleyball World Championships in Australia in November. He earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery while representing South Africa in the sport. Von Ludwiger is also hoping to compete at the 2028 LA Olympics. […]
# Nicole Scherzinger van Sunset Boulevard en Darren Criss van Maybe Happy Ending is op die 78ste Tony-toekennings in New York aangewys as beste aktrise en akteur in ‘n musiekblyspel. Sarah Snook het haar eerste Tony opgeraap as beste aktrise in ʼn toneelstuk vir The Portrait of Dorian Gray, terwyl Cole Escola aangewys is as […]
# Die Tshwane polisiedistrikskommissaris, Samuel Thine, beklemtoon ingrypende misdaadbestrydingsoperasies sal oral in die metro voortgesit word om wet en orde te herstel. Dit volg na 312 verdagtes die naweek tydens Operasie Shanela gearresteer is. ‘n Polisiewoordvoerder, Johan van Dyk, sê die verdagtes is aangekeer vir onder meer aanranding, moord, roof en verkragting:
# Die GOOD-party in die Wes-Kaap sê hy is geskok deur ʼn personeellid van die Bergrivier-munisipaliteit wat op video aan inwoners ʼn middelvinger wys. Evert Manuel van die party sê die voorval het plaasgevind toe ʼn man met ʼn EFF-T-hemp met ʼn munisipale werknemer gepraat het oor die deernis-subsidie. Hy sê munisipale werknemers het ʼn […]
# The Free State Department of Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs says the provincial disaster management teams have set up contingency plans in anticipation of snowfall today. The South African Weather Service has issued a warning for moderate snow in the western and southern parts of the province. The department’s spokesperson, Zimasa Mbewu, says the snowfall is also […]
# Twenty-year-old ballerina, Mbalenhle Mkhatshwa, says that through her ballet studio, she wants to open a world of possibilities for young children from the township. She has built a ballet studio in Tembisa, Gauteng, named Mballet, with classes held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Mkhatshwa told Newzroom Afrika that she wants the studio to be […]
# Die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Dion George, sê haaibewaring en swemmerveiligheid is steeds belangrik. Dit volg na die dood van ‘n gemerkte grootwithaai in ‘n geankerde aashoek langs die kus van Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, verlede maand. Die departement se woordvoerder, Thobile Zulu-Molobi, sê die balans tussen die beskerming van swemmers teen potensiële […]
# Die Gautengse Departement van Gesondheid sê dat hulle besig is om diagnostiese skanderingsdienste regoor die provinsie te moderniseer en te versterk. Dit volg op ‘n toenemende vraag na Magnetiese Resonansiebeelding-skanderings en druk op sentrale dienste, as gevolg van toerustingbeperkings en personeeltekorte in die verlede. Die departement se woordvoerder, Motalatale Modiba, sê die opgraderings word […]
