# Die Departement van Water en Sanitasie sê hulle het die uitvloei van die Bloemhofdam met 100-kubieke-meter-per-sekonde na meer as 350-kubieke-meter-per-sekonde verhoog om voorsiening te maak vir die ekstra water wat van die Vaaldam af verwag word. Watervlakke by die dam is tans op 98,69-persent en dit word beoog om dit onder 100-persent te hou. […]
# The DA in Tshwane is proposing relief for ratepayers ahead of the 2025/26 municipal budget. Key suggestions include a zero-percent increase in property rates, raising the non-rateable portion of residential properties to 450-thousand-rand, and halting new taxes. The DA’s Jacqui Uys says the party also advocates for smart prepaid meters, digital billing systems, and […]
# AfriForum’s neighbourhood and farm watches teamed up with the South African Police Service in a crime-fighting initiative. Over the weekend, 117 members, including private security companies, took part in Operation Mashakane on the East Rand. The joint efforts also took place in Klerksdorp, in North West, with more patrols planned for this weekend. AfriForum’s […]
# Navorsers van die Universiteit Stellenbosch en China het ‘n skakel vir ‘n ultraveilige kwantum-satellietverbinding suksesvol getoets. Hulle het ‘n foto van die Groot Muur van China meer as 12-duisend-900 kilometer ver vanaf Beijing na Stellenbosch gestuur. Hierdie baanbreker-prestasie is die langste kwantum-satellietverbinding ooit en die eerste in die suidelike halfrond. Die projek het ten […]
# Die Minister van Gesondheid, Aaron Motsoaledi, sê die kansellasie van die Nasionale Instituut van Gesondheid se befondsing is ‘n reuse-terugslag vir Suid-Afrika. Meer as 4,5-miljard-rand se navorsingsbeurse vir MIV/Vigs en tuberkulose was oor die naweek beiëndig. Kenners beraam dat die instelling 70-persent van Suid-Afrika se mediese navorsing befonds. Die verwikkeling kan lei tot werksverliese […]
# Build One South Africa sê die laaste bevinding en navorsing deur die Teddiebeer-stigting het die skokkende realiteit blootgelê dat Suid-Afrika se mislukte regstelsel nie die kwesbare kinders in die gemeenskap beskerm nie. BOSA-woordvoerder, Roger Solomons sê volgens die Teddiebeer-stigting, is meer as vyf-duisend sake van kindermishandeling in die laaste vyf jaar by die organisasie […]
# Cape Town’s property market is thriving, fueled by digital nomads bringing billions in economic growth. Prop-tech firm Launchbase reports over 4.8 billion-rand in transactions in 2024, driven by remote workers seeking high-end rentals. The city’s Nomad Week highlights its strategy to attract global talent. While concerns exist over affordability, experts say the trend boosts […]
# The Department of Water and Sanitation says it has increased outflows at the Bloemhof Dam by 100-cubic-meters-per-second to over 350-cubic-meters-per-second to allow for the extra water that is expected from the Vaal Dam. Water levels at the dam are currently at 98.69-percent and the aim is to keep it at below 100-percent. The department’s spokesperson, Wisane Mavasa says […]
# Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the National Institutes of Health funding cancellation is a major setback for South Africa. Over 4.5-billion-rand in US-funded HIV and TB research grants were terminated over the weekend. Experts estimate NIH funds 70-percent of South Africa’s medical research. The move could lead to job losses and halted clinical trials. […]
