# Knysna mayor Thando Matika has acknowledged that the town’s ongoing water crisis could have been prevented, attributing the situation to failures in infrastructure planning and budgeting. Residents have been without water for weeks, relying on emergency water tankers from organisations like Gift of the Givers. The crisis has sparked widespread criticism of local leadership […]
# Altesaam 328 verdagtes is gister in Sinoville en Kameeldrift in Tshwane tydens Operasie Shanela gearresteer weens verskeie misdade. Die polisiewoordvoerder, Johan van Dyk, sê die misdade sluit in geslagsgeweld, moord, poging tot moord, gewapende roof en verkragting. Hy sê 47 ongedokumenteerde buitelanders is by ʼn padblokkade in Kameeldrift aangekeer:
# City Power has strongly condemned the growing misuse of social media by individuals spreading unverified and damaging allegations against authorised personnel and contractors. In a recent incident, a picture of an identification card of technician Sydney Maluleke was circulated across WhatsApp groups. City Power’s spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says the accompanying message falsely accused Maluleke of unlawfully […]
# Prins William het in samewerking met United for Wildlife, ‘n nuwe baanbreker dokumentêre reeks getiteld Guardians bekendgestel. Die dokumentêr oor ses episodes bied ‘n seldsame blik op die gevaarlike werk van wildbewaarders wat wêreldwyd aan die voorpunt van bewaring staan. Die reeks volg stories van bewaarders wat werk in die Kruger-wildtuin in Suid-Afrika, die […]
# The Western Cape government has unveiled three mixed-use housing options for the contested Tafelberg site in Sea Point. The options combine high-end, affordable, and social units with retail space. Planning remains in the early stages, with public consultations set for June and formal participation in 2026. Housing activists welcomed the move as a step […]
# Climate change is now the third-greatest threat to the planet’s wildlife, following overexploitation and habitat degradation. This is according to a new study, published in the journal BioScience, which analysed more than 70-thousand wild animal species. Nearly five-percent of the assessed species are threatened by climate change. The study found that marine invertebrates, such as […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê Afrika-dag vier die groot verwagtinge wat die leiers van ʼn nuwe, vry Afrika 60 jaar gelede gekoester het. Afrika-dag word vanjaar gevier onder die Afrika-unie se tema, Geregtigheid vir Afrikane en mense van Afrika se nasate deur Herstellende Vergoeding. Wynand Boshoff van die VF Plus sê die Organisasie van Afrika-eenheid […]
# Die GOOD-party sê die Stad Kaapstad ontneem sukkelende huishoudings van enige betekenisvolle manier om hulle belastingkostes te bestuur of te verminder. Die party sê die metro beraam hy sal ‘n wins van 5,586-miljard-rand in die 2024/2025 boekjaar uit kragverkope maak. Anton Louw van GOOD sê die metro voer nou aan hy het dié bydraes […]
# The GOOD Party says it has written to the Stellenbosch Municipal Manager in the Western Cape, to urgently address critical infrastructure upgrades at the Jamestown Cemetery. The party recently conducted an oversight visit to the cemetery, where it found serious stormwater drainage issues. GOOD’s, Marius van Stade, says flooding caused by inadequate infrastructure is […]
