The hospitality industry is concerned that Durban and Umhlanga may not have enjoyed a lucrative festive season due to persistent challenges related to sewage, water quality and road infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal.
Recent heatwaves in Gauteng, water shortages and storms causing localised flooding are harbingers of what South Africa can expect next year as temperatures rise worsened by El Niño and global warming.
Communities in northern KwaZulu-Natal have been urged to stop cutting and stealing game reserve fences after a group of elephants escaped from iThala Game Reserve.
Visitors have been urged to refrain from bringing firewood to Ezemvelo nature reserves as it might contain a tiny beetle that seriously threatens indigenous trees and forests.