ANALYSIS: This water crisis won’t be Cape Town’s last: With Cape Town’s water crisis not about to go away soon, a UCT academic believes the city needs to explore simpler and cheaper options to saving water. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Six South Africans killed at naval base after sewer gas leak: Feb 17 Six South African men, including three soldiers, died on Friday when they were overcome by methane gas leaking from a sewer at a naval base in Durban, a navy spokesman said. “There was gas leak and some of the workers called our soldiers for help,” said Brigadier General Mafi Mgobozi, spokesman the Naval Base situated on Salisbury Island off South Africa’s east coast. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Eastern Cape dept to probe bungled classroom building project: The Eastern Cape education department will investigate the alleged mismanagement of a building project at a school in Alice, which resulted in pupils blocking a road in protest. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Zuma promises end to university fee uncertainty: President Jacob Zuma has promised students that uncertainty about university fees will end this year. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Quotes of the week: A selection of quotes from some stories News24 published this week. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Boy drowns in trench in Free State township: A six-year-old boy has drowned in a trench dug during a now-abandoned sanitation project which has been marred by irregularities and lack of money, in a Free State township. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Revamped refugee centre brings hopes of better service: Foreigners seeking asylum in South Africa hope the revamped Marabastad refugee centre in Pretoria will result in better service from home affairs. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Dineo won’t hit Gauteng, Free State – Weather Service: The SA Weather Service has dismissed claims circulating on social media that cyclone Dineo will hit Gauteng and the Free State. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
ANCYL labels Paul O’Sullivan a ‘pseudo investigator’: Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan is a complainant in the corruption investigation into acting National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Durban Harbour gas leak: Minister Oliphant sends condolences: Six people died and 26 more were taken to hospital after inhaling the noxious fumes from a sewer pit at a military facility at the Durban Harbour. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
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