On the minute News in the Weskus
Dis nie net die publiek wat ontstig is oor die ernstige wanpraktyke in die eiendomsbedryf deur ongeregistreerde “agente” en agentskappe wat oneties optree en die hele bedryf groot skade berokken nie. Professionele agentskappe en betroubare agente is ewe bekommerd oor[…]
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Meer as ‘n jaar nadat weskusonTheline gewaarsku het teen die gevare wat Mike Nunn se omstrede fosfaatmynplanne vir die waterskaars Weskus inhou (skakels onderaan), is dié gewraakte multi-miljardrand projek onbepaald gestaak (glo oor swak fosfaatpryse) – nadat ‘n reuse-gebied in[…]
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He is widely acclaimed and respected for his vision and accomplishments, highly qualified and an unbiased “inkommer” to the West Coast whose proposed appointment as Municipal Manager is based on competence and not political influences. Dr Pierre Voges may just be[…]
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While the West Coast and the entire Western Cape is crippled by the worst drought since 1904, it is maybe the catalyst that was needed to force the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to reconsider its priorities and make[…]
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While the critical drought in the Western Cape / West Coast is forcing the Powers That Be to take desperate measures to prevent a disaster, it has become obvious that communities and citizenry will have to unite and fight back[…]
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The following letter by the group Save Langebaan Lagoon is the latest in the fight against the proposed “fish farms” in the Saldanha Bay harbour area: Hi Everyone Our fight against aquaculture development in the Langebaan Lagoon is only just[…]
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“Dis ‘n tragedie – ons gaan appelleer!” Só het Carika van Zyl van die Weskus-Omgewingsbewaringsassosiasie (WOBA) gister gereageer op die omstrede en geheimsinnige wyse waarop ‘n geïntegreerde watergebruiklisensie net voor Paasnaweek aan die omstrede KROPZ-fosfaatmyn toegeken is. Die gewraakte lisensie[…]
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Persistent rumours that the KROPZ/Elandsfontein mine finally DID get its long-awaited integrated water use licence (WUL) could not be confirmed yet. IF the rumour is in fact TRUE, one cannot help wondering WHEN the licence was granted . . .[…]
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A battery production and recycling factory – to be called AFRICAN BATTERY FACTORY – and producing lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles, might soon arise on a 450 ha stretch of the farm Langeberg some 9 km from the Port[…]
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Die sloerende padbouwerke aan Oostewalstraat in Langebaan, die huidige waterkrisis en die onwettige strukture in Hopland het inwoners aan die kopkrap oor wat die werklike situasie is. Die feit dat ‘n munisipale bestuurder steeds nie in die plek van die[…]
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