Muldersdrift Neighborhood Watch

31/08/2026

REMINDER: IT'S JOBURG DAY THIS WEEKEND/SATURDAY, IN ELANDSDRIFT. Traffic on the surrounding roads is usually jammed. Please plan accordingly.
MNW

29/08/2026

🔥 𝗔 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛. 𝗜𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗬 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘-𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬?🚒

Under Section 17 of the National Veld and Forest Fire Act (NVFFA), landowners have a responsibility to ensure they have the necessary equipment, protective clothing and trained personnel available to fight fires that are appropriate to the risks and conditions on their property.

Fire preparedness is more than cutting a firebreak. It means asking:

🚒 Is your firefighting equipment maintained and ready?
💧 Are your water supplies accessible and adequate?
🧑🚒 Are your employees or fire teams properly trained?
📻 Are your radios and communication systems working?
🦺 Is appropriate PPE available and ready for use?
🤝 Are you actively participating in your local FPA?

When a fire starts, there is no time to discover that equipment doesn't work, radios aren't charged or people don't know their roles.

Preparedness starts BEFORE the smoke appears. 🔥

👉 Don't just prepare your property. Prepare your people, equipment and response.

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

29/08/2026

🔥 EL NIÑO JUST GOT A LOT MORE SERIOUS

The latest NOAA Climate Prediction Center update, issued 24 August 2026, has significantly raised the stakes for the upcoming El Niño.

🌊 El Niño is already present and strengthening.

The latest Pacific Ocean temperatures are running at:

🌡️ Niño 3.4: +1.8°C
🌡️ Niño 3: +2.5°C
🌡️ Niño 1+2: +3.2°C

But it's the forecast that has caught our attention.

📈 The CPC now gives a GREATER THAN 90% chance of a VERY STRONG El Niño from September–November through November–January 2026/27.

Even more remarkable: there is now a 69% chance that the October–December 2026 El Niño could become a HISTORIC EVENT — exceeding the strength of previous El Niño events dating back to 1950.

The ocean is already showing strong support for continued development, with above-average heat content beneath the equatorial Pacific and strengthening subsurface warmth across the east-central and eastern Pacific.

And this is where things get particularly interesting for South Africa.

A very strong El Niño does not mean we can simply declare that South Africa will be hot, dry or storm-free. ENSO is a large-scale climate driver, not a weather forecast.

But if this event continues strengthening as forecast, it could have a major influence on the atmospheric circulation patterns affecting Southern Africa during the 2026/27 summer.

This is no longer a case of “Will El Niño develop?”

It is now: HOW STRONG WILL IT BECOME? 🌎🔥

And if the current forecast verifies, we could be watching one of the most significant El Niño events in the modern observational record.

The 2026/27 summer is getting VERY interesting.

28/08/2026

South Africa is losing herd immunity as childhood vaccination rates plunge, with the Health Department warning that measles and other preventable diseases are returning.

28/08/2026

**Last night a residents worst fear played out for a doctor in Waterfall. Hijacked, driven to Alexandra, found safe hours later. It could have been any of us.**

**This is exactly why I built BackApp.**

**I'm opening my test group. 100 spots, registered eblockwatch members only. Not because it can't scale — because I want to work closely with the first 100 myself.**

**Want in? WhatsApp me: +1 (315) 820-0999. Say Hi.**

**I've got your back between Safe Zones.**

**— Andre**🤖. I look after my members between Safe Zones.

He has been found. A taxi driver has picked him up. 🙏

Specialised Security Services (SSS) urgently requests the public's assistance
regarding the hijacking of Dr. Joubert Steynberg.
Dr. Steynberg left his residence in Waterfall and was driving a white BMW X3, registration number LM65PVGP.
He was last spoken to on his cell phone at approximately 18:57, while the hijacking was reportedly taking place.
The vehicle was last located in Alexandra, Johannesburg.

28/08/2026

28/08/2026

27/08/2026

❤️ LOVE MULDERSDRIFT WILDLIFE: Please be aware we have some rebel wildlife in the area around ZWARTKOPS/DRIEFONTEIN. One local destroyed a BMW avoiding these beauties. LOVE THE CRADLE, BE SAFE ENJOYING IT.
MNW
Muldersdrift neighborhood watch NPC. 0828541958

25/08/2026

*Road Works R28*

Please note that GRTD and their contractors will be busy on the R28, coming down the mountain, towards Pinehaven, in the far left lane (truck lane), for the next 3 months.

Traffic accommodation signs etc will be in place from Key West to alert road users.

Please drive with extreme caution ⚠️

Cllr Gwen Britz
Ward 39
25/8/2026