Hurricane Harvey, downgraded to a tropical storm when it hit Vidor, Texas, flooded an Exxon gas station, Sept. 1, 2017. Credit: ©Julie Dermansky By Sharon Kellyon – Mar 5, 2025 Companies and states most responsible for climate change are also those working hardest to prevent climate action, new Carbon Majors report finds. Half of the…
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Bacterial slime on microplastics helps breed antibiotic-resistant superbugs, study says
Microplastics range in size from 1 nanometer to 5 millimeters, with the largest about the size of a pencil eraser, experts say. Svetlozar Hristov/iStockphoto/Getty Images By Sandee LaMotte, CNN – March 11, 2025 By being an excellent host for slimy biofilms created by bacteria to protect themselves from attack, microplastics may be contributing to the…
DOMESTIC ANIMAL SURVEY: CAPE TOWN, Let’s Talk Animals!
Tell us about your pets! Share your thoughts on pet ownership in Cape Town and help us make our city even better for animals. Cats, dogs and all sorts of other amazing creatures are part of the Cape Town family. Help us get a better understanding of pet life in our city by completing our…
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FREE AQUA AEROBICS FRIDAY 9:00 AT THE OBS SWIMMING POOL
Free aqua aerobics is being offered at the Obs Swimming Pool at 9:00 on Friday mornings. Good for you – good for the community Local swimming pools aren’t open during the week out of holiday hours. BUT to motivate for more hours aqua aerobics is being offered to demonstrate desire The more people who attend the more ability…
Bin day could be less of a mess
Interested in gig work? Here is what you need to know
Picture: Ivan Samkov via pexels By Keely Goodall, 25 February 2025 The gig economy is becoming a significant trend in the evolving world of work. 702’s Clement Manyathela speaks with Deshun Bester, Founder and CEO of Go Peak International… LISTEN HERE
Cape Town ‘one step closer to commuter rail oversight’ – GroundUp
A Metrorail train at Cape Town station. Picture: @MetrorailWC/X By Keely Goodall, 5 March 2025 The City of Cape Town has plans to ensure commuter rail transport gets on track. CapeTalk’s Lester Kiewit speaks with Barbara October, Deputy Editor at GroundUp… LISTEN HERE
6 in 10 young South Africans have no jobs. Why some still reject offers of work
Unemployed builders, tilers, and plumbers seeking jobs on the side of the road in Johannesburg, South Africa. Guillem Sartorio / AFP via Getty Images. Hannah J. Dawson – 19 Feb 2025 South Africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world. The official rate is 32%, rising to 42% when discouraged job seekers are included. Among young…
Empowering citizens: New ParliMeter tool enhances accountability in South Africa’s democracy
GroundWork Collective founder Mbali Ntuli. (Photo: Shelley Christians) By Suné Payne – 6 March 2025 GroundWork Collective founder Mbali Ntuli said, ‘Democracy becomes strong because you have citizens that are able to hold politicians accountable.’ Anew parliamentary oversight tool, ParliMeter, has been described by Mbali Ntuli, former DA MP and founder of the civil society…