Eskom employee and contractors arrested for theft
After intensive internal investigations, and with the support of the Hawks (DPCI), an employee from Tutuka Power Station was arrested on 17 October for the removal of 10 drums of … Read More
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Eskom signs land lease agreements with independent clean power generators
In response to the President’s call for “an ambitious, bold and urgent response to the energy crisis”, Eskom today (Friday 14 October 2022) signed lease agreements with four independent power … Read More
Fire at Garden Route SPCA Shop: Here’s how you can help
The Garden Route SPCA (GRSPCA), a registered non-profit and public benefit organisation, needs your help. Staff woke up to the news on Friday morning (14 October 2022) that a fire … Read More
Help boost declining blood stocks
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) is facing blood stock shortages and needs help to avoid a crisis. SANBS needs to collect 3500 units of blood a day and … Read More
Be Ocean and Shark Smart
Ocean activities are a large part of Plettenberg Bay life for its residents and visitors. On 4 May 2022, the Bitou Municipality received a request for permission to trial a Sharksafe … Read More
Garden Route District Municipality applies for Alien Vegetation Control Programme Grant
The Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) has applied for a grant, through the Western Cape Government Provincial Treasury, to reduce the fire risk and improve the water supply. The proposed … Read More
SAWS confirms that Swellendam ‘tornado’ was in fact a landspout
On the afternoon of 26 September 2022, thunderstorms developed over the Overberg region of the Western Cape. These thunderstorms developed as a result the interaction between the upper air cut-off … Read More
Minister Mitchell launches Transport Month with added focus on pedestrian safety
Statement by Western Cape Provincial Minister of Mobility, Daylin Mitchell: Today, I joined Provincial Traffic Officers during an integrated road operation in the West Coast to officially launch Transport Month. … Read More
Western Cape Hospitals requesting to be exempt from loadshedding
On 30 September 2022, the National Minister of Health, Minister Phaahla had a virtual media briefing. At this briefing Minister Phaahla indicated that he is exempting Red Cross War Memorial … Read More
Hi-Tech “Eye In The Sky” finds stricken tourist and her guide
A drone from the Western Cape Government – Health Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Drone Unit was used to locate a 29 year old foreign hiker and her local guide, late … Read More