Eastern Cape and the Free State

1+ day, 20+ min ago   (262+ words) Strong south-easterly winds bend a palm tree in Cape Town as the city braces for wind gusts of up to 70 km/h on Wednesday. (underworld/123rf.com) Residents in the Western and Eastern Cape are being urged to prepare for a…...

21+ hour, 20+ min ago   (379+ words) Home » News » Weather » Yellow Level 1 warning issued for strong winds and waves A Yellow Level 1 warning covers winds and waves, while a cut-off low brings rain and storms to two provinces. The Western Cape coast faces hazardous marine conditions from…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (269+ words) The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) is to be commended for remaining steadfast in upholding the rules regarding the submission of councillor candidates for the November 4 local government elections despite vehement objections by the ANC. Adding to the ANC fiasco…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (215+ words) Friday September 11, 2026 Emirates SkyCargo has transported two specialist conservation dogs to Zimbabwe to help rangers at Matusadona National Park track suspected poachers and combat wildlife crime. The Belgian Malinois dogs, Vega and Kuda, will form the national park's first specialist…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1584+ words) Unpacking the National Water Action Plan amid lingering concerns over effectiveness South Africa’s new National Water Action Plan (NWAP), developed and being implemented by the National Water Crisis Committee (Watercom), sets out several strategic interventions over the short, medium and…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (230+ words) Critical flood-damaged infrastructure and tourism facilities have been restored in parts of Kruger National Park as SANParks continues its recovery from severe flooding in 2023 and earlier this year. Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment David Maynier marked the completion…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (176+ words) Platform Science and Krone Present Telematics Solution Ziegler Germany has organized the transport of an aircraft engine from Germany to South Africa. For this sensitive shipment, the logistics service provider combined road and air freight transport into a continuous multimodal…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (595+ words) For Olothando Tabo, every achievement is another reminder that his dreams are bigger than the challenges he faces. The 16-year-old Parklands Special School pupil from Gonubie, who lives with dyslexia, partial hearing loss and speech impairments, has continued to grow…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (472+ words) Opening the dialogue, Professor Alistair Mokoena, Executive Dean at JBS, emphasised the importance of creating spaces where pressing challenges can be openly discussed and explored through different perspectives to find practical solutions. He described the purpose of the partnership as…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (461+ words) Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo has called for a whole-of-society approach to address the growing municipal debt owed to water boards, and the broader challenges affecting the sustainability of the water sector. Mahlobo said government alone could not…...