As the country continues to battle a shortage of water, the most affected are farmers who are unable to harvest crops or feed livestock. An inter-ministerial task team led by Minister Pravin Gordhan told the media on Friday that North West, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and the Free State bore the brunt of the water crisis. Read the full article by here: Johannesburg, … [Read more...] about South Africa: Five Provinces Declared Drought Disaster Areas
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Large contingent of police in various areas of Soweto
There is a large contingent of police in various areas of Soweto this morning to help control and arrest people who are looting and vandalising shops owned by foreign nationals. Police have also confirmed that the number of arrested people has increased from 68 to over 120 in the township as the report of looting has spread to other areas such as Diepsloot in the north of … [Read more...] about Large contingent of police in various areas of Soweto
Future development of the Schauderville and Korsten areas |MyPE
The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), this past weekend hosted the South African City Futures (SACF) team to facilitate two experimental workshops with citizens from the Port Elizabeth neighbourhoods of Korsten – Schauderville. These workshops formed part of a larger process, involving three neighbourhoods in Johannesburg and one in Cape Town. The City Futures … [Read more...] about Future development of the Schauderville and Korsten areas |MyPE
SAPS face serious drug problems in PE’s Northern Areas |MyPE
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has ordered senior SAPS officers to intensify investigations into major drug lords throughout the country. The minister has identified Chatsworth and Phoenix in KwaZulu-Natal, Eldorado Park and Lenasia in Gauteng, parts of the northern areas suburbs of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape and Mitchells Plain in the Western Cape as … [Read more...] about SAPS face serious drug problems in PE’s Northern Areas |MyPE
