Strandfontein desalination plant decommissioned by City of Cape Town Cape Town – The Stranfontein temporary desalination plant was decommissioned by the City of Cape Town last Wednesday after providing 3,8 billion litres to the city over a period of two years. Two years on from the commissioning of the Strandfontein desalination plant, during the worst drought in Cape …
SA accelerating towards virus peak without capacity, experts warn With Covid-19 now growing by leaps and bounds in South Africa, a Mail & Guardian survey has spotlighted the nationwide shortage of staff, equipment and facilities needed to cope with the infected people who are set to flood the healthcare system when the outbreak hits its peak. The …
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The model of collaboration between the Litterboom Project, the Pristine Earth Collective, and Vukuzenzele Recycling is showing great potential for improving the health of the city’s rivers. The model of collaboration between the Litterboom Project, the Pristine Earth Collective, and Vukuzenzele Recycling is showing great potential for improving the health of the city’s rivers. In …
City of Cape Town deploys support after deadly blaze in Atlantis Cape Town – The City of Cape Town has assisted those affected by a devastating fire in Witsand, Atlantis. Mayco member for Human Settlement Malusi Booi visited the area over the weekend and was “moved by the loss people have suffered” after the blaze …
Refuse collection delays as City of Cape Town staff at various depots test positive. CapeTown – Refuse collection days may be affected by Covid-19 mitigation measures after staff at various depots tested positive, the City said yesterday. Residents have been asked to bear with possible delays and help ease the load by recycling and practising …
South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago has a message for the bond markets, economists, policymakers, the RET gang and the wider public. South Africa does not have ‘magical’ sources of money. Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago made his remarks on Thursday, 18 June in an online Zoom lecture to the Wits School of Governance. …
Cape Town ready for partial reopening of travel sector in level 3 lockdown Cape Town Tourism is delighted that some parts of the travel sector will reopen following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on Wednesday, June 17. Ramaphosa revealed that sit-in restaurants, accredited hotels, cinemas, theatres, casinos, personal care services and non-contact sports including …
The operating business model of the Human Settlements Development Bank (HSDB) has been completed and approved by National Treasury. Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu confirmed in response to a parliamentary question posed by DA MP Mimmy Gondwe that the process to establish the bank is proceeding. “The consolidation of National Urban Reconstruction and …
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Eskom has told parliament that it expects to get only R1,26bn from the claim it submitted against the business rescue practitioners of Tegeta for contractual penalties owed to the power utility. A figure of R5bn has been bandied about in recent weeks, but Eskom’s Dan Mashigo told parliament’s public accounts watchdog Scopa (Standing Committee on Public …
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The difficult coronavirus problem South Africa is facing right now: Mkhize Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says that South Africa will need to brace itself for a ‘major spike’ in new coronavirus cases as the country opens more sectors of its economy. Mkhize’s warning comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa will move to an …
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