Visitors, including children, were swimming in Kalk Bay’s Dalebrook tidal pool on 11 January despite a warning sign posted by the City. Photo: Steve Kretzmann sewer spilage

Sewage on the seashore: Here’s what’s causing Cape Town’s beach closures

Story Continues below advertisement The post-Covid holiday season, which has the provincial government celebrating a “spectacular recovery” in visitor numbers through Cape Town International Airport, has also seen one of the City’s main attractions – its beaches – suffer temporary closures due to sewage spills. Over the past month, eight beaches have Read more…
Candle lit durw to power outage eskom

Eskom to the rescue: Free State household left without power supply for over two weeks

Story Continues below advertisement A Free State household in rural Jacobsdal has been left without electricity for almost two weeks. Queeneth Sebaku, a domestic worker in Cape Town, told IspotDaily that her household has been without electricity for almost two weeks since her power supply miraculously stopped on Friday, 16 Read more…
Cyril Ramaphosa and John Steenhuisen

John Steenhuisen: Ramaphosa and the ANC are to blame for load shedding

Story Continues below advertisement Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen held President Cyril Ramaphosa responsible for load shedding.   Steenhuisen says President Cyril Ramaphosa should take the country out of loadshedding or step aside. He claims that Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter is not responsible for the rolling power cuts, Read more…