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Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink said that this related to undisclosed liabilities of the irregular Peu smart meter deal of 2013.

Mayor Cilliers Brink announced that there would be no salary increases for employees.

If the proposed annual budget passes - Tshwane residents will see water, refuse collection and property increases.

A tropical cyclone smashed into Australia's northwest coast as a category 5 storm, setting new wind speed records, but has largely spared populated regions including the world's largest iron ore export hub at Port Hedland, authorities said on Friday.

Tropical Cyclone Ilsa was upgraded to a category five storm shortly before crossing the coastline near the sparsely-populated town of Pardoo

A severe tropical cyclone lashed northwestern Australia Friday with the strongest sustained winds the country has ever recorded, but officials said towns and cities appeared to have escaped the worst of the storm.

Powerful Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has made landfall in WA, slamming the coast before midnight Thursday with extreme winds and intense rain.

Sydney, Australia, Apr 14 (EFE).- Tropical Cyclone Ilsa slammed into the northwest coast of Australia overnight as a maximum category five storm, causing material damage, and was downgraded early Friday as it moved into the interior of the country, authorities reported. Off the coast, the storm reached sustained winds of 218 kilometers per hour, which …

Emergency crews urged people in remote Australian communities to seek shelter

There were unconfirmed reports of "extensive damage" at some remote towns