On the minute News in the Weskus
The newly appointed Ward 6 committee members for the next 5 year term who were unanimously elected tonight at the Municipal Hall in Langebaan. The community was well-represented and on the Municipal side were SBM Mayor Marius Koen and Councillors[…]
Read moreWhile there are rumours that water shortage might sink – or at least temporarily bring the controversial mining activities at Elandsfontein to a standstill – weskusonTheline is happy to reveal that Carte Blanche has joined the battle to investigate the[…]
Read moreTrue to his “unconventional and larger than life” persona that earned him fans and friends across the globe, Langebaan’s Froggy will not have a conventional funeral. Instead, family and friends from near and far can attend an official Life Celebration[…]
Read moreSome serious questions need straight answering regarding the secrecy that engulfs the sudden phosphate craze along the West Coast . . . especially since there seems to be NO shortage of phosphate in SA or the world and probably never[…]
Read moreDisused Saldanha quarry emerging as new liquid petroleum gas hub BY: DYLAN SLATER A liquid petroleum gas (LPG) terminal and import infrastructure is being constructed by energy infrastructure company Sunrise Energy in Saldanha Bay, in the Western Cape, to curb historical LPG[…]
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Your input counts! The Draft EIA Report for the proposed gas-fired power plant at Saldanha Bay has been revised following comments and input from stakeholders and affected/interested parties. The revised Draft EIA report is now available for scrutiny and comments[…]
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“Ek was nog besig om spoed op te tel van sewende na agste rat en het die blou BMW van voor sien aankom. Eers toe hy BY my was, het hy skielik reg voor my ingeswenk en die trok aan[…]
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Presies 24 uur nadat weskusonTheline gister ‘n skokberig gedeel het oor die toestand van swaarvoertuie op Wes-Kaapse paaie (Kommer oor padreuse van die dood), is ‘n bekende en geliefde Langebaner in ‘n gru-botsing met ‘n sementtrok van Lafarge vergruis. Hans[…]
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While affected and interested parties only have tomorrow and Wednesday to raise their concerns/opinions about the proposed new phosphate mine of Adelaide Ruiters Mining and Exploration (ARME) near Vredenburg, the plot thickens as secrecy and confusion surround all phosphate mining[…]
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Die Weskusplek in Jacobsbaai het van 7 – 9 September ‘n kunsuitstalling van 5 Weskus-kunstenaars onder leiding van Christo van Rensburg tentoongestel. Die kunsuitstalling was ongelukkig slegs 2 dae oop vir die publiek, maar hulle beplan om dit ‘n maandelikse[…]
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