Cape Town prepares for essential water maintenance from 11-15 December, impacting several neighborhoods. The city advises residents to make necessary preparations for intermittent water supply disruptions.
Cape Town's Water and Sanitation Directorate announces maintenance from 4-8 December 2023, affecting water supply in various areas with temporary disruptions.
Planned water maintenance in Cape Town will lead to disruptions in various areas from Monday. 27 November.
Offices will be open on Saturday, 4 November 2023 and Saturday, 11 November 2023 from 08:00 to 13:00 on each day exclusively for the collection of smart ID cards and passports.
A Tshwane bus was attacked and set on fire in Olievenhoutbosch, amid tensions over municipal wage disputes.
This means that social grant recipients will be able to use their cards as normal.
Cape Town residents in Hout Bay and Llandudno should prepare for scheduled electricity shutdowns on 4 and 11 November 2023.
Since Monday you can now leave Kariega for Gqeberha by train at 06:15 and take the return trip at 17:15.
The project is one of several mega water projects which are being accelerated by the department and other role players.
Traffic disruptions were felt across Cape Town due to the Sir Lowry's Pass protests, leading to road closures and a halt in community services.
The provincial government explained that the initiative is in line with efforts to “bridge the unemployment gap and foster responsible attitudes towards alcohol use”.
But payments seem to be going more smoothly, at least in some places
According to SASSA, the elderly will receive their money on 3 October 2023, those living with disabilities on 4 October 2023, while payment of children grants categories will get theirs from 5 October 2023.
In the interim, Postbank has reassured the beneficiaries that the forthcoming grant payments will be processed smoothly.
The decision to change the name of William Nicol Drive to Winnie Mandela Drive was announced by the city council at the end of August 2023.
According to NU, 1,945 parcels of vacant and underutilised land are owned by the City of Cape Town, 522 by the province, 215 by national government, 58 by state-owned enterprises, and 37 under other public spheres.
The fund said the task team, which is from the UIF head office in Pretoria, is expected to “establish facts and submit a report to [Maruping] within a week”.
Tsakane residents have been without running water for several weeks, leading to their frustrations boiling over into protests.
Government and its agencies, the Postbank and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), have assured social grant beneficiaries that they will get their payments for the month of September 2023.
The standoff escalated in Oasis Farm, leading to the use of stun grenades by law enforcement to disperse the crowd.
Mzimvubu Municipality has been incapable of finishing an electrification project it started in 2018.
The Zircon and Cygnus substations, critical components of the local electrical infrastructure, have experienced tripping, leading to power outages in the affected areas.
The power outage will specifically impact customers in Protea Glen Extensions 22, 24, 28, and 44, on Friday, 25 August 2023.
Lavender Hill residents watched in awe when a garbage truck was swallowed by a sinkhole, a gob-smacking sighting that was caught on camera.
Escalating riots linked to Railton residents culminated in several businesses being looted at the torching of the Swellendam municipal office.
Tensions are brewing in Toekomsrus, as community members face off against riot police. Here's everything we know.
The Slovo Park riots turned chaotic on the N12 highway, after residents torched and looted a truck in front of helpless police.
Judge orders Mogale City to immediately reinstate the water supply to Krugersdorp school
City waste removal contract ended on 30 June, with no waste collected since
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