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The Citizen
30-05-2025
- General
- The Citizen
Fire leaves Phalaborwa family homeless and desperate
LIMPOPO – A devastating fire has left the Sebela family homeless after their seven-roomed house in Mandela, Zone E, Namakgale, was completely destroyed on the morning of Wednesday, May 21, at around 09:00. With winter approaching, the family is urgently appealing to the public for donations of clothing, blankets, and school uniforms for one of the children. Antoinette Sebela, a mother of two sons (22 and 16), said she was attending a church service when she received the devastating news that her home was engulfed in flames. 'I received a call that my house was on fire when I was at church. I rushed back only to find the house blazing. Community members tried to help before the firefighters arrived, but it was too late,' she recalled. The cause of the fire is still unknown. The fire consumed nearly everything the family owned, with Sebela estimating losses of furniture and household items to be worth over R50 000. 'I am in so much pain. It is very cold now. All we need is warm clothes and blankets. We would appreciate any form of assistance from the community,' she said. In addition to the urgent need for basic items, Sebela is also pleading for a school uniform for her 16-year-old son, who wears size 28 trousers, a size 15-16 shirt, and size 8 shoes. The Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality's Disaster Management Unit also stepped in to provide temporary shelter and necessities to the family. Sebela expressed her gratitude for their swift action but stressed that much more is needed for the family to rebuild their lives. Anyone who wishes to assist the Sebela family can contact Antoinette Sebela directly at 079 631 5050. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Malaysian Reserve
24-04-2025
- Climate
- Malaysian Reserve
Penang water cut: No PdPR or school holidays — Education Dept
GEORGE TOWN — There will be no shift to home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) or declaration of school holidays in Penang despite a scheduled four-day water supply disruption starting tomorrow. State education director Wan Sajiri Wan Hassan said this was because most schools in the state had made early preparations, while students staying in hostels were allowed to return home during the period. 'We have engaged all schools to plan strategies accordingly, and the disruption will not be prolonged. In fact, we have previously faced water supply disruptions that lasted longer than this. 'All schools are already prepared to store their own water supply for tomorrow (Friday). With these preparations in place, we hope lessons can continue as usual,' he told a press conference to announce the analysis of the 2024 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results here today. The scheduled water disruption from April 25 to 28 due to the simultaneous implementation of 23 water-related projects will affect 341,708 user accounts across five districts in the state. Meanwhile, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Seri Dr Abdul Rahman Mohamed said the university's Disaster Management Unit (UPB), as the Water Crisis Coordinator, had begun implementing various initiatives to manage the water supply disruption affecting the main campus here and the engineering campus in Transkrian, Nibong Tebal. He said among the measures taken was the Registrar's Department issuing a work-from-home (WFH) directive for tomorrow to reduce water usage on campus, thereby prioritising needs at student hostels. 'USM is also working with PBAPP to supply water to the campus' main storage tanks via water tankers,' he said in a statement. Abdul Rahman said that the university would also implement hybrid learning during the crisis period, and an earlier notice was issued in February instructing all student activities to be suspended from today until April 30. — BERNAMA
Malay Mail
24-04-2025
- Climate
- Malay Mail
Penang water cut: No PdPR or school holidays, says Education Dept
GEORGE TOWN, April 24 — There will be no shift to home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) or declaration of school holidays in Penang despite a scheduled four-day water supply disruption starting tomorrow. State education director Wan Sajiri Wan Hassan said this was because most schools in the state had made early preparations, while students staying in hostels were allowed to return home during the period. 'We have engaged all schools to plan strategies accordingly, and the disruption will not be prolonged. In fact, we have previously faced water supply disruptions that lasted longer than this. 'All schools are already prepared to store their own water supply for tomorrow (Friday). With these preparations in place, we hope lessons can continue as usual,' he told a press conference to announce the analysis of the 2024 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results here today. The scheduled water disruption from April 25 to 28 due to the simultaneous implementation of 23 water-related projects will affect 341,708 user accounts across five districts in the state. Meanwhile, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Seri Dr Abdul Rahman Mohamed said the university's Disaster Management Unit (UPB), as the Water Crisis Coordinator, had begun implementing various initiatives to manage the water supply disruption affecting the main campus here and the engineering campus in Transkrian, Nibong Tebal. He said among the measures taken was the Registrar's Department issuing a work-from-home (WFH) directive for tomorrow to reduce water usage on campus, thereby prioritising needs at student hostels. 'USM is also working with PBAPP to supply water to the campus' main storage tanks via water tankers,' he said in a statement. Abdul Rahman said that the university would also implement hybrid learning during the crisis period, and an earlier notice was issued in February instructing all student activities to be suspended from today until April 30. — Bernama
