A man holding an umbrella under heavy skies. 1 minute The City of Tshwane Emergency Services Department has issued an advisory to residents for a Yellow Level 2 warning. This after the South African Weather Services warned that severe thunderstorms are expected tonight and tomorrow posing risks of localised flooding in low-lying areas, informal settlements…
A wilted maize crop is seen in Mumijo, Buhera district east of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, March 16, 2024. 1 minute Climate expert Prof. Walter Musakwa says people have no choice but to adapt as temperatures around the world continue to rise. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service’s recent studies indicate that for the…
A person is filling a glass with water. 1 minute The City of Tshwane has reported that water has begun flowing in certain areas after repairs were completed by Rand Water. The disruption occurred on Wednesday due to a trip at Rand Water’s Palmiet Booster Pump Station, which led to widespread outages across the city….
[FILE] Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa convened a meeting with the department’s EXCO and its entities on July 2, 2024. 2 minutes Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has introduced a new standard draft by-law intended to boost township economies. According to the department, the by-law aims to create…
[File photo] A man looks at an item before buying at a spaza shop in Thembisa, on the East Rand, in South Africa, August 2, 2023. 2 minutes The Gauteng government has announced plans to overhaul by-laws for municipal regulation of township tuck shops. This follows multiple foodborne illness cases that resulted in the hospitalisation…
Shops damaged by a major storm in Mkhondo in Mpumalanga. 1 minute A severe thunderstorm has caused significant damage to municipal offices, schools, and businesses in Mkhondo, Mpumalanga. The storm has also disrupted electricity supply in the area and numerous trees were uprooted. Mkhondo Municipality spokesperson Howard Vilakazi says that disaster management teams are currently…
[File] School Learners climbing Scholar transport. 1 minute The Departments of Basic Education (DBE) and Transport are exploring ways to secure safe scholar transport following recent budget cuts. The matter was discussed in a recent briefing to the Select Committee on Education, Sciences, and Creative Industries. Currently, 667 000 students use the National Scholar Transport…
The spaza shop in Alexandra township in Johannesburg where a 10-year-old girl passed on after eating allegedly contaminated snacks bought there. 1 minute Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says 23 children have died in Gauteng due to food-borne illnesses. The learners consumed food purchased from school vendors and spaza shops. Lesufi briefed the media in Johannesburg…
The victims has been found alive and is receiving medical treatment at a local hospital. 1 minute Seven suspects have been arrested for the kidnapping of a Chinese businesswoman in Kokstad in KwaZulu-Natal. In a statement, the Hawks says the 46-year-old female was accosted by the suspects in September while closing her bottle store. She…
EMS has warned against unsupervised swimming and residents performing cleansing rituals and ceremonies in rivers. 1 minute City of Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS) is urging residents to monitor the weather before embarking on rituals and ceremonies in streams. EMS spokesperson Xolile Khumalo says, with summer upon us, the city is prone to experiencing an increased…
