Please avoid Lyndhurst Road at the fire station on the corner of Bultfontein Road. Emergency services are on the scene. According to reports from community members the truck’s brakes overheated causing some of its tyres to burst. Residents as far as Beaconsfield reported hearing what sounded like two explosions around the time of the accident.
Dam levels at Newton Reservoir taken at 06:00 this morning. 102ML at 9ft 191ML at 10ft 45ML at 12ft 923ML at 12ft 3″ Levels provided by Councilor Ockert Fourie.
The Sol Plaatje Municipality has shut down the water supply from the Newton Reservoir for urgent repairs to be made to a burst pipe in Lawson Street. Councilor Ockert Fourie says: “Please note that due to urgent repairs to a massive pipe burst at the sports field behind the Sol Plaatje Municipality at Lawson Street, […]
Asian Citrus Greening ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’: is a serious threat to the citrus industry, says Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development would like to send an alert to citrus farmers regarding Asian Citrus Greening disease, also known as Huanglongbing (HLB). The disease is caused by the pathogen (bacteria), Candidatutus […]
WESTERN CAPE – A “notorious” pillion rider who is an alleged gang member and motorcycle thief has been arrested by the Parow SAPD. This comes after a motorcyclist posted CCTV footage of two suspects on a blue Yamaha R6 trying to steal his Honda VFR motorcycle in February. A member of the community posted of […]
Eskom has announced that stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented at 17:00 this afternoon until 23:00 on Friday. #PowerAlert1 Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented at 17:00 this afternoon until 23:00 on Fridayfollowing the loss of generation capacity and to replenish emergency generation reserves@News24 @SABCNews @NewzroomAfrika @eNCA @IOL @ewnupdates @SundayTimesZA @SowetanLIVE pic.twitter.com/3Kzxk8iI0N — Eskom Hld […]
KIMBERLEY – Dr Dion Thyse (54), the acting head of the Department of Health in the Northern Cape, has been arrested by the Hawks for allegedly contravening the Public Finance Management Act. Hawks spokesperson Nomthandazo Mnisi says: “It is alleged that during March 2014, the acting head of the department signed three lease agreements with […]
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Thanks to the power of the internet lovers of the brown sauce can still buy their beloved HP sauce online in South Africa, but can you afford it? At a cost of R197.30 for a 425g bottle of the sauce, it is expensive but a good sauce is great no matter the price, right. Hold […]
