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DURBAN -  The eThekwini Municipality's Recreation and Parks Directorate, working together with the City's Emergency Services, are attending to multiple incidents across the city following strong winds that swept through eThekwini this afternoon and early evening, uprooting trees and disrupting traffic in several communities. No injuries have been reported at this stage. Since last night, 23 fallen trees had been reported across the city. Recreation and Parks teams are cutting and removing fallen trees and clearing debris at the following locations, among others: • Masabalala Yengwa Avenue (four trees) • Currie Road (five trees) • Prospect Road • Balmoral Road • Kenneth Kaunda Road • Ridge Road, uMhlanga • Mazisi Kunene Road • John Zikhali Road • Patrick Duncan Road, Kloof • Margaret Maytom Avenue • Hilltop Road, uMkomaas • Marian Road, Amanzimtoti • O'Flaherty Road and Quarry Road • Penzance Road • Hatton Avenue, Sherwood The Durban Metro Police Service is manag...

OVERBERG - Following the previous media statements issued by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (the Department) we can confirm that laboratory sequencing has confirmed that pilchard herpesvirus (PHV) genetic material is present in sampled sardines. Its role in the recent sardine mortality remains under investigation. PHV was detected in both dead sardines and, at lower levels, in some apparently healthy sardine collected from the West Coast. This suggests that the presence of the virus alone may not be sufficient to cause mass mortality.    Scientists are therefore also investigating whether an environmental stressor, such as harmful algae, low oxygen or unusual oceanographic conditions, may have triggered or intensified the event. This remains a hypothesis requiring further evidence. Tests for toxins in sardines collected off Saldanha Bay, the Cape Canyon and Gansbaai, together with an apparently healthy comparison sample from St Helena Bay...

JOHANNESBURG -  The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has reminded all residents, business owners, and visitors to the Inner City and surrounding municipal areas that public urination is strictly prohibited under multiple City of Johannesburg municipal by-laws, including: • Public Road and Miscellaneous By-laws: Prohibit urinating, excreting, or behaving indecently on or in view of any public road or public right-of-way. • Public Open Spaces By-laws: Prohibit public indecency, fouling, and causing a nuisance in municipal parks, squares, and public open spaces. • Public Health By-laws: Classify public urination as a public health hazard and illegal liquid discharge that creates an unsanitary nuisance. • Waste Management By-laws: Prohibit the contamination and fouling of public infrastructure and shared environments. "Our municipality is committed to maintaining a clean, hygienic, and dignified environment for all. Public urination constitutes an offence...

HARRISMITH  - The  Department of Transport and Department of Human Settlements says it is  ensuring that its teams responds with agility to snow-prone areas. Part of its response plan, the department said graders, working with Road Traffic Inspectorate Teams will remove the snow before it can accumulate to above 30 cm on the road networks.   RTI teams in snow-prone areas such as N3, around Ladysmith, Kokstad, Underberg, Harding, Newcastle, N11, Pietermaritzburg and N2 will co-ordinate possible road closures to prevent motorists from getting stuck on the road.  

LANGA - More than 200 bags of waste have been removed, over 20 stormwater drains cleared and hundreds of residents reached through a City-funded community project that is helping keep Langa cleaner, reduce localised flooding and encourage water-wise living. The Abahlobo Ekuhlaleni Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) is one of 22 organisations that received grant funding from the City of Cape Town's Water and Sanitation Directorate during the 2025/26 financial year, to support community-led water conservation initiatives. Through its Langa Drain Restoration and Water-Saving Community Campaign, the organisation addressed litter-clogged stormwater drains, stagnant water and poor waste management practices that contribute to localised flooding, pollution and unhealthy living conditions in the Lower Salt River sub-catchment. Implemented between February and June 2026, the project combined environmental restoration with community education to promote responsible water use.

JOHANNESBURG - Illegal trading continues in areas that the court ordered must not be occupied or used at Marble Towers, the City of Johannesburg reflected as it intensifies bylaws in the Inner City. Joburg Mayor Dada Morero says the City of Johannesburg cannot and will not tolerate continued contempt of a court order. Those who choose to disregard the rule of law must face the consequences. "The City will now proceed with all lawful enforcement measures available to ensure compliance with the judgment. We will shut down all unlawful trading activities and secure every non-compliant structure as directed by the court. Where there is continued defiance, the City will return to court where necessary to obtain any further relief required to ensure full compliance," Morero warned.

DURBAN - The eThekwini Municipality has informed residents that the Hazelmere Water Treatment Works is currently experiencing low raw water storage levels, resulting in reduced water production capacity. As a result, water supply to several reservoirs is being carefully managed, and residents and businesses in the affected areas may experience reduced water pressure or intermittent water supply. To maximise the available water supply, pumping to the affected reservoirs is being alternated to allow reservoir storage levels to recover. The City's Water Operations teams are continuously monitoring reservoir levels and adjusting the water distribution network to minimise the impact on consumers. Consumers in the affected areas are urged to use water sparingly and only for essential purposes until normal water supply has been restored. At this stage, normal water supply is expected to be restored during the morning of Saturday, 11 July, subject to improved raw water storage ...