# U.S. Senate Democrats urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rein in a “surge” of violence by West Bank settlers and mass arrests of Palestinians by Israeli security forces in the occupied territory. In the letter to Netanyahu and signed by 42 of the Senate’s 47-member Democratic caucus, the lawmakers noted increasing levels of […]
# Motorists should expect traffic disruptions in Fourways on Friday, 28 August, due to a Johannesburg Metro Police Department’s Women’s Month Awareness Walk. Spokesperson Xolani Fihla says the walk is planned from 10:00 to 12:00 with about 300 participants. The route starts at Uranium Park on Uranium Street, left onto Winnie Mandela Drive, past Pieter […]
# The Institute of Race Relations will ask the Human Rights Commission to declare South Africa’s housing and title deeds backlogs human rights violations. Spokesperson Makone Maja says it follows revelations the title deeds backlog exceeded one-million, with over 30-thousand dating back to apartheid. The number grew from 423-thousand in 2014 to 774-thousand by 2024. […]
# South African mining companies are accelerating investment in renewable energy to cut costs, diversify power supplies and reduce reliance on Eskom. Anglo American and Sibanye-Stillwater are among firms partnering with independent producers in securing wind and solar power. Anglo’s Envusa Energy venture currently generates 520-megawatts, while Sibanye has contracted 835-megawatts. Giving an update on […]
# Die Stad Tshwane se Energie- en Elektrisiteitsafdeling en Eskom waarsku oor ‘n kragonderbreking in dele van Soshanguve tot twee-uur vanmiddag. Die onderbreking is om belangrike toetse te doen by die opgeknapte Buffel-invoersubstasie. Eskom en die metro is tans besig met belangrike tegniese werk om seker te maak die stasie werk. Die stad se woordvoerder, […]
# The women-led H.E.A.T. Foundation says no woman should have to forgo advanced cancer treatment simply because private healthcare is out of reach. The foundation is bringing a proven, life-saving adjunctive treatment directly into the public healthcare system, starting with women fighting locally advanced cervical cancer. Founder doctor Carrie Minnaar says that improving disease control […]
# The City of Tshwane’s Energy and Electricity Business Unit and Eskom are implementing an urgent power supply interruption in parts of Soshanguve today until 2pm. Eskom and the City are conduct critical testing at the upgraded Buffel Infeed Substation. The metro spokesperson, Lindela Mabona says the work is including testing high-voltage switchgear, maintaining existing […]
# Die Stad Tshwane veroordeel die poging tot grondbesetting in Wyk 86 in Mamelodi. ʼn Persoon, identifiseer as Kgoshi Lekhuleni, hits glo inwoners aan om een van twee erwe te beset. Doreen Mokgolo van die Departement Menslike Nedersettings sê dis munisipale eiendomme. Sy raai inwoners aan om versigtig te wees en nie geld te betaal […]
# The City of Tshwane has condemned an attempted land invasion in Ward 86, Mamelodi. A person identified as Kgoshi Lekhuleni is allegedly mobilising residents to occupy a plot, claiming ownership of two plots. Doreen Mokgolo of the Department of Human Settlements says it’s municipal land. She urges residents to exercise caution and not pay […]
