Amid a massive focus on food safety in South Africa, the City of Cape Town has revealed a 55% increase in food safety-related service requests. During the latter part of 2024, many more residents complained about expired food and unhygienic practices at shops. This compared to the same period in 2023. In 2023, the public logged 128 service requests for food-related matters. Most complaints relate to dates of durability (or what
Eskom announced that it delivered 300 consecutive days without loadshedding on Tuesday. This is a milestone that was last reached in June 2018. According to the power utility, this is as a result of Eskom’s Generation Recovery Plan which was implemented in March 2023. The plan has allegedly delivered sustained and ongoing structural improvement in its Generation fleet which has led to the reduction in unplanned outages. But, while the country celebrates
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on global finance institutions to reform their practices to address the growing challenges faced by emerging and low-income economies. Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Ramaphosa emphasised the need for more inclusive financial mechanisms, particularly the redirection of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to support development. READ MORE: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s full speech at WEF “It is simply, in our view, not fair
The South African Weather Services (SAWS) has issued a fire danger warning for the West Coast interior, including areas in the Cape Winelands and Central Karoo on Tuesday and Wednesday. This is amid scorching hot temperatures in the region. At the same time, Capetonians, along with residents from the West Coast, Cape Winelands, Little and Central Karoo can brace themselves for extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions on Wednesday. Cape Town is expected
Earlier today, a serious crash on the N2 Sir Lowry’s Pass near Gordon’s Bay resulted in injuries to two truck drivers, the deaths of two pigs and a major traffic disruption. At approximately 09:30, a truck carrying fruit was traveling on the N2 highway when it collided with the rear of another truck transporting 200 pigs. According to Western Cape SAPS, the fruit truck was speeding and the driver attempted to brake,
