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The Ekurhuleni Metro’s failure to secure power infrastructure has left large parts of Kempton Park without electricity since cable thieves struck again three days ago. The affected areas are Pomona, Pomona Estate, Brentwood Park and parts of Glen Marais. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is inundated with calls from residents complaining that their perishable […]
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It is well known that Johannesburg receives most of its potable water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, via the Vaal dam, but there is another equally voluminous inter-basin water transfer scheme that feeds into the Vaal, called the Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme. It is one of the country’s great feats of engineering, incorporating an underground …
President Rajoelina’s large-scale infrastructure projects didn’t meet the needs of most Malagasy citizens.
Recycling and cutting personal waste isn’t enough. Polluters must be regulated, and reparations paid by companies that have harmed the environment.
When a language isn’t in the data, its speakers aren’t in the product – and AI cannot be safe, useful, or fair for them.
The competition for Africa’s critical minerals between China and the West presents an opportunity.
Massive increase in water bills means they cannot afford to stay
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the ongoing power outages affecting large parts of Boksburg, including Jet Park, Witfield, Comet, Boksburg North and surrounds, since the weekend. These outages are reportedly caused by attempted cable theft on one of the city’s 132kV main lines near the N12, which severely damaged infrastructure. […]
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Failing water, power, sanitation and security services in South Africa are spurring households and communities to do it themselves.
The Ekurhuleni Metro’s failure to properly manage the overtime of its Energy Department’s workers recently resulted in a power outage lasting more than 24 hours for Kempton Park residents. The Department mismanaged its overtime to such an extent that a council resolution was passed which allowed the Department only 40 hours of overtime per month. […]
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There are currently three Afrikaners in Washington who believe there is a unique opportunity for a spectacular reset of relations between South Africa and the United States (US). The full provisional document is attached herewith: Let us Make Critical Minerals the Centerpiece of a New U.S.–South Africa Partnership Agreement As Afrikaners responsible for a multi-million-dollar […]
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“This is not the right way for Africa to go”
The houses were specifically given to elderly and people with disabilities in Extension 2, Mackenzieville
Nigeria’s electricity reforms look solid on paper, but the real-world results still lag.
The stories of six South African women who travelled to fight for workers and for women’s rights, and risked it all.
Protestors complain of a lack of access to water and electricity, demanding environmentally sustainable solutions
The SCA has set aside the 2019 environmental authorisation for the 3,000MW Richards Bay gas-to-power plant
Communities and environmental groups will challenge a Supreme Court of Appeal order allowing Shell to apply to renew oil exploration
Egypt and Sudan’s insistence on keeping their historical water shares cannot be considered equitable and reasonable.
During Thursday’s council meeting, the Ekurhuleni Metro’s Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Mzayifani Ngwenya, was unable to provide reasons for why the Wadeville industrial area in Germiston is experiencing frequent power outages. Businesses regularly contact the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) to report power outages. One business has indicated that if the outages persist, it […]
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The decline of the Ekurhuleni Metro is clearly evident in the fourth-quarter report of the Department of Service Delivery Coordination, which was tabled to the Council today. Despite commendable service delivery targets, residents are suffering due to poor planning, operational inefficiency and a lack of accountability across various departments. Power and water outages are a […]
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Millions of jobs could be created from sustainable economic ocean development.
A view from the National Convention
This month, the residents of the Ekurhuleni Metro were in for a shock when they received their utility bills because for months the Metro failed to indicate their actual power consumption on their statements of account. The Metro relied, instead, on estimated electricity readings. It is unfair to expect residents to pay massive, unexpected and […]
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