Droughts have become more commonplace in South Africa in recent years. In the past two decades since 1990, 12 of those years were defined as drier years compared to only seven years in the previous 20 years. The latest period included three consecutive years of drier conditions, between 2014 to 2016. In some regions, such … Read moreHow droughts will affect South Africa’s broader economy
The Electoral Commission reminds all stakeholders that the opportunity to lodge an objection to the provisional voters’ roll closes at 17h00 on Friday (8 March 2019). “Electronic copies of the voters’ roll were made available for inspection at all local, provincial and national offices of the Electoral Commission on 1 March 2019. Copies were also … Read moreLast day to object to the provisional voters’ roll for NPE 2019
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate’s (IPID) over 200 investigators will continue to tackle high impact cases without fear or favour, the newly-appointed acting executive director Victor Senna said on Wednesday. He said despite the departure of the former executive director Robert McBride, it will be business as usual at the department and investigators will continue to … Read moreNew IPID boss says its business as usual
The George Municipal Environmental Services division last week handed over the site for the building of the new Uniondale transfer station. Executive Deputy Mayor and Portfolio Councillor for Environmental Services Charlotte Clarke said “we are facing many challenges regarding waste management as well as recycling in the George Municipal area. Therefore I am pleased with … Read moreNew transfer station for Uniondale
SANParks Ecologist, Kyle Smith, has explained upwelling events and fish wash outs. “The beach is constantly changing, every day will be different. Sometimes the beach seems empty with very little lying along the high water mark but generally there will be bits of driftwood, soft sponges or hard coral, redbait polyps, shark egg cases and of … Read moreSANParks Ecologist explains upwelling events and fish wash outs
Marlenique, a fruit farm and wedding venue just outside of Franschhoek has unveiled a state of the art, floating solar PV system. The system has been installed by New South Energy on the farm’s dam, helping to generate clean energy, while also minimising evaporation from the farm’s dam and saving valuable agricultural land. The system … Read moreWestern Cape unveils first floating solar PV installation
A preview of the proposed 2019/20 Draft Budget was presented by the Executive Mayor Dudley Coetzee at the Overstrand Advisory Forum (OMAF) meeting on Thursday, 28 February 2019. The mayor referred to the challenging task of balancing the cost of providing basic services to the residents of the Overstrand, as well as tourists to our … Read moreWhat to expect from Overstrand’s 2019/20 draft budget
Government has congratulated investigators and prosecutors who worked on the murder case of property mogul, Jason Rohde. “Government congratulates investigators and prosecutors and all those who worked on securing yet another victory in the fight against gender-based violence with the conviction and subsequent sentencing of convicted murderer Jason Rohde,” government said in a statement on … Read moreGovernment congratulates prosecutors in Rohde case
The lion that escaped from the Karoo National Park, outside Beaufort West, last week Friday and was spotted early this week. The teams searching for the lion, which left the confines of Karoo National Park, near Beaufort West, had a reprieve late Thursday afternoon. They were alerted to possible lion spoor on a farm to … Read moreKaroo lion search teams following fresh spoor
The search for the lion from Karoo National Park outside Beaufort West in the Western Cape continues on Thursday. “The teams of rangers and trackers left the park well before sunrise this morning in order to reach the area by sunrise where they will be searching today,” said SANParks, Fayroush Ludick. Park Manager, Nico van … Read moreSearch for escaped Karoo lion continues