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How to cope with the death of your pet
Sometimes it’s hard for others to understand your loss or extend sympathy. Here’s how to take care of yourself and family members while mourning the loss of a pet. When a person you love dies, it’s natural to feel sorrow, express grief and expect friends and family to provide comfort—but although people often feel the…
Cape Town to deliver new budget on Wednesday after public outcry
Picture: Pixabay By Keely Goodall – 26 May 2025 The City of Cape Town is revising its budget after outrage over rates. Over 14,000 Cape Town residents submitted comments to the City’s 2025/26 budget during the initial consultation phase… SEE MORE
Satellite images reveal the dark side of household solar power – South Africa’s green transition is only for a few
Publicly available satellite images show that homes in upper income suburbs are most likely to have solar systems. Middle income houses have far fewer, while low income homes have none. Imagery © Airbus 2025. Compiled by Zander Venter. The Conversation – 20 May 2025 As winter approaches, memories of the past haunt South Africans…
Cape Town caves: City to amend budget after rates uproar
The City of Cape Town has had to contend with widespread criticism from ratepayers over its proposed tariff reforms. Image: Supplied By Antoinette Slabbert and Liesl Peyper – 23 May 2025 Mayor Hill-Lewis confirms there will be opportunity for public participation from 28 May to 13 June. The City of Cape Town confirmed on Friday…
NHC FUNDING FOR HERITAGE APPLICATIONS OPEN
About our funding The National Heritage Council (NHC) discovered, as early as 2009, that heritage initiatives require financial resources to establish projects that contribute to the protection, preservation and promotion of heritage. Many of South Africa’s Heritage Practitioners attached to organisations or working independently have displayed a high level of commitment to promoting culture and…
Tree replanting starts in Cape Town’s Newlands after devastating beetle infestation
On Monday, 26 May 2025, the City of Cape Town began replanting trees in the Newlands area after thousands of trees were lost to the deadly and devastating polyphagous shot-hole borer beetle infestation across the city. Here Wilfred Brown, a car guard in the area of more than 40 years, is pictured kissing a newly…
Brainwashed by plastic: the microplastics crisis
Plastic pollution. It’s one of the riskiest uncontrolled experiments inflicted on the environment — and on us all. Du Pont — the chemical giant known for its innovative household materials like Lycra, Teflon, and Kevlar — licensed the American rights to produce and sell the world’s first transparent packaging film: cellophane. Shiny, futuristic, and hygienic,…
Single-use shake-up: Rethinking plastics and policy in South Africa.
As plastic waste mounts and global momentum for change accelerates, South Africa finds itself at a pivotal moment: will the country lead on plastic regulation? In this Daily Maverick webinar, ‘Single-use shake-up: Rethinking plastics and policy in South Africa’, environmental journalist Kristin Engel will host a critical discussion with the Center for International Environmental Law…
Want a great garden? Human urine (NOT ‘fresh from the tap’) may be the answer
Picture: Joe from Pixabay By Keely Goodall – 23 May 2025 The golden secret to a greener garden may be inside of you. Literally. Lester Kiewit interviews Morne Faulhammer of Super Plants Garden Centre in Tokai. CapeTalk’s Lester Kiewit speaks with Morne Faulhammer, Owner of Super Plants Garden Centre in Tokai… LISTEN HERE