R511 to be closed?
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Eywitness News reports: Gauteng MEC for Public Works, Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi said his department is considering closing the R511 between Centurion and Diepsloot until the road upgrade is complete.
Speckled Mousebird
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July’s bird of the month is die Speckled Mousebird or Colius striatus.
Photograph by Eric Stockenstroom
Fire dept defends billing for all call-outs
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retoria - The Tshwane fire brigade has defended its practice of issuing invoices for every fire or accident it attends.
"It is not new for the fire brigade services to issue invoices for accidents as well as other types of incidents," Tshwane fire safety deputy chief Steve Combrink said on Tuesday.
"This has been in the approved council report on tariffs for some time now."
Beeld reported that the Tshwane fire brigade had started issuing invoices for every call-out, whereas in the past they were only issued for house fires.
A source was quoted as saying that even if somebody died in an accident, the deceased's next of kin would receive an invoice.
According to the report, it's claimed that the invoices range between R375 and R1 900.
The source said that it makes no difference if it is an accident, a veldfire, or a cat which was rescued from a tree - people will pay.
Combrink said: "Should people be involved in vehicle accidents or fires and they need our assistance, even if another person phoned, then yes, they will be invoiced."
This was to cover service delivery costs.
Combrink said the city was not the only one issuing invoices for call-outs.
"It is not as if we are now suddenly starting to issue invoices... we have been doing this for a few years already."
He said if a fire broke out at a vacant space, the person who called the fire brigade would not be invoiced.
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Pretoria - The Tshwane fire brigade has defended its practice of issuing invoices for every fire or accident it attends.
"It is not new for the fire brigade services to issue invoices for accidents as well as other types of incidents," Tshwane fire safety deputy chief Steve Combrink said on Tuesday.
He said if a fire broke out at a vacant space, the person who called the fire brigade would not be invoiced.
RNC wins award for awareness campaign
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The bi-annual MTK (MmaTshepo Khumbane) Awards ceremony, organised by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) announced the 2011 winners. The awards serve to recognize and reward individuals, communities and schools which take responsibility for their environment and for people in their care.
The winner in the category of Best Environmental Awareness went to the Rhenosterspruit Nature Conservancy. The Conservancy won for its 9-year long effort to foster a positive and proactive response to alien invader species.
Comment on Diepsloot West Development
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"The City of Joburg Property Company (JPC), the project proponent, is proposing to establish a township on the Remaining Extent of Portions 1, 5 and 6 of the Farm Diepsloot, 388 JR, and on the Remaining Extent of the Farm Rietfontein, 532 JQ. These three properties are located in Dieplsoot, Johannesburg, and also form the southern section of the Diepsloot Nature Reserve.
Final comment on the COH EMF
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The Cradle of Humankind Environmental Management Framework closed the comment period today, 2 March.
A submission was sent highligting as concern the exclusion of the Egoli Granite Grassland, particularly as Management Objective reference this vegetation type. Of greater concern is the cultural, historic and archeological sites of the Conservancy. We have asked that these be specifically indicated on the GIS layers (mapping tools used by officials). The COH is a cultural landscape, and these sites are valuable in that context.
New buffer for the Cradle extends to RNC
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Acid Mine Drainage - can it reach the RNC?
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Garfiled Krige of "African Environmental Development" summarises the situation, and provides relevant facts. Decide for yourself if you should be concerned, involved or vocal on the issue.
Guide to Invader Species - Weeds
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December is here, and so are the bright splashes of pink in the veld as the dreaded pom pom flowers.
Pom pom is one of the classified alien invaders that MUST be removed by law. You can - and will - be fined if you take no action against Category One Invaders.
This article explains more about herbicides, classified aliens and your responsibilities.