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/ 14 November 2025
Through its implementation of the SA government’s Expanded Public Works Programme, more than 5 000 firefighting jobs have been created among unemployed youth and over 200 specialist teams have been trained. Women make up 30% of this workforce — the highest female participation globally in wildland firefighting
The move comes nearly three years after the collapse of the diamond processing facility in the Free State
Impacts of drought hit hardest in climate hotspots — regions already dealing with warming trends, population pressures and fragile infrastructure
SA’s sport minister is speeding towards Formula One glory — never mind the potholes, power grid or the fiscal cliff
The money will allow municipalities to rebuild structures damaged by floods, said Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa
The termination of research finance puts pressure on South Africa’s response to tuberculosis and could slow down the capacity to develop new tests, one expert said
A re-think of how we live, relate to other sentient beings and consume will allow us to ‘learn, unlearn and relearn’ to convert disasters into strengths
The SAWS warning comes just hours after temperatures of 40 degrees were recorded in the north of the province
Between Sunday and Tuesday, parts of KZN, including eThekwini, are expected to experience disruptive rainfall, hail, damaging winds and floods
Only a collective response will avert the crisis that is, in part, caused by the loss of non-revenue water