# Die Stad Kaapstad verwelkom die lewenslange vonnisse wat die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof opgelê het aan vier mense wat skuldig bevind is aan die moord op die wetstoepassers, Simtembile Nyangiwe en Jan Nieuwenhuys. Die beamptes is in September 2019 doodgeskiet toe hulle werkers vergesel het wat opknappingswerk in die Samora Machel-plakkerskamp gedoen het. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir […]
# Die sekretaris-generaal van die Verenigde Nasies, António Guterres, het gewaarsku dat die verlies aan bioverskeidenheid ‘n wêreldwye krisis is wat geen land kan ignoreer nie. Vandag is Internasionale Biologiese Verskeidenheidsdag met die tema Harmonie met die natuur en volhoubare ontwikkeling. ‘n Miljoen spesies staan gevaar om uitgewis te word terwyl menslike bedrywighede 75-persent van […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus in Gauteng het ʼn klag teen die Mogale City-munisipaliteit by die Menseregtekommissie ingedien. Dit is omdat hy versuim om te keer dat rioolwater in ʼn stormwaterdrein stort. Amy Steyn van die VF Plus sê sedert November verlede jaar vloei riool uit ʼn mangat op die hoek van Naudé- en Schoemanstraat in […]
# The Gauteng Health Department has welcomed the 100-million-rand allocation from National Treasury to help tackle its ongoing challenges. The money is to support the department’s recapitalisation programme, which aims to refurbish and replace outdated critical equipment and machinery in hospitals. The department’s spokesperson, Motalatale Modiba, says an assessment of the current equipment and machinery […]
# Die Burgemeesterskomitee het die aanstelling van Kaapstad Toerisme as die metro se amptelike Bestemmingsbemarker vir nóg drie jaar aanbeveel. Die toerismesektor het in 2023 na raming 27,3-miljard rand tot Kaapstad se ekonomie bygedra, terwyl dit aan ongeveer 91-duisend mense regstreeks werk verskaf. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Ekonomiese Groei, James Vos, sê die rol van die […]
# The City of Tshwane has welcomed the commencement of the public participation process on the proposed lease land in Pretoria, widely known as the HB Philips Building. Mayoral committee member for Corporate and Shared Services, Kholofelo Morodi, says the HB Philips Building will anchor the July 2025 Property Summit, where over 30 high-value municipal assets will be advertised for […]
# The City of Cape Town has recorded over one-thousand sewer blockages in coastal suburbs like Camps Bay and Sea Point since July 2023, primarily caused by flushed wet wipes. In 2024/2025 alone, 487 incidents have already been reported. Officials urge residents to only flush human waste and toilet paper, as items like wet wipes, […]
# In 2024, tropical forests were lost at a record rate, mainly due to fires, which overtook farming as the top threat. The Amazon, hit by severe drought, saw major losses, releasing 3.1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide. While countries like Brazil struggle, others, such as Indonesia, have shown progress with strict no-burning laws. Experts […]
# The City of Cape Town has welcomed the life sentences handed down by the Western Cape High Court to the four people, who were convicted of the murders of Law Enforcement officers, Simtembile Nyangiwe and Jan Nieuwenhuys. The officers were shot dead in September 2019 while escorting officials who were upgrading an informal settlement […]
