4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (539+ words) Raw sewage has been seen entering watercourses around Christiaan de Wet Road and flowing through greenbelts towards Sjampanje bridge, Peter Road and Cypress Road, with several additional discharge points identified as pollution continues. The Roodepoort Northsider first reported on the…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (467+ words) Lesedi Local Municipality has 14 days to respond to concerns over raw sewage polluting the Blesbokspruit River in Ratanda, following an inspection by the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Dr Jack Bloom. Bloom visited the Obed Nkosi RDP housing development…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (188+ words) The Brakpan SPCA recently visited chicken hawking sites in Tsakani, where they found several chickens that lacked sufficient potable water, while others were suffering in overcrowded conditions. Cadet inspector for the local society, Mpumi Mthembu was accompanied by inspector Nkosi…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (344+ words) San Salvador Home, a Hyde Park-based place of safety for women with intellectual disabilities, commemorated 90 years of providing love and life-long care at a protective workshop recently, while preparing to move to another residence. Ronelle Sartor, the general manager, noted…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (362+ words) Residents of Ratanda have raised serious concerns over ongoing sewage spills that they say are creating health hazards and polluting nearby water sources. The concerns were raised following a visit to the Obed Nkosi RDP housing development on August 18 by…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (586+ words) Farmers and government are stepping up efforts to control FMD, with 17 million vaccine doses imported and private distribution expanding. Picture: iStock Farmers are happy with the progress made in procuring foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines from the private sector following months…...