All Entries in the "Garden Route News" Category
Garden Route homes a buyer’s paradise
Activity in the Garden Route property markets of Knysna, George and Plettenberg Bay has picked up somewhat over the last year. Business has been better in the last year compared to the three preceding years, says Seeff Knysna principal, Ms Billy Rautenbach. Sales are predominantly residential with some sporadic retirement and holiday home sales, but [...]
Integration of Bitou and Knysna Bulk Water Supply study phase launched
The local Knysna- and Bitou municipalities within the Eden region recently experienced the worst drought in over hundred years. This resulted in severe water restrictions being implemented in these municipalities. The drought necessitated the considering of cross-boundary projects as identified in Eden’s Regional Bulk Water Masterplan. The regional integration of bulk water supplies of the [...]
Jovan Rebula and SAGA Juniors clinch SA Challenge IPT in come-from-behind victory
JOHANNESBURG (17 May 2013) – The SAGA Juniors lifted this year’s SA Challenge Inter-Provincial with a spectacular performance as defending champions Central Gauteng wilted under pressure from Gauteng North at Maccauvlei Golf Club. The eight-man junior side trailed the defending champions by two points going into Friday’s final round, but South Africa’s top emerging talent [...]
Central Gauteng, North West and Boland in command
Southern Cape moved into third spot in the B-Section log after beating Eastern Province 6.5 – 5.5. The Garden Route side are tide with Karoo on six points, but trail by six in games points.
Dockrats respond to al-Qaeda allegations
Farhad Dockrat, a Muslim cleric accused of being involved in training al-Qaeda operatives in SA, has hit back at reports. A 48-point rebuttle denying any links to al-Qaeda was published in full in the Daily Maverick on Wednesday after a report on the site on Monday accused the Dockrat family of possibly being involved in [...]
SWD u18 Craven Week team 2013
Juandre Dique – Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale Marne Botha – Hoërskool Outeniqua Stefan Grundlingh – Hoërskool Outeniqua Donovan van den Berg – Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale Eduard Zandberg – Hoërskool Outeniqua Geor Malan – Hoërskool Outeniqua Stephan Streicher – Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale Dian Koen – Hoërskool Outeniqua Remu Malan – Hoërskool Outeniqua Dewald Human – Hoërskool Outeniqua [...]
Enter R100 000 SPI National Portrait Award: Exhibitions in George & Knysna
Sanlam 05/14/2013 10:26:29 There are only three months left for artists to enter South Africa’s first National Portrait Award, sponsored by Sanlam Private Investments (SPI). The closing date for entries is 19 August 2013. The competition is open to artists of 21 years and older who work in any media, with the exception of [...]
Eden District Municipality Tackles Climate Change in the GCBR
The Eden District Municipality has been selected by Provincial Government Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning to participate in the Development of Climate Adaptation Plans Programme. The Eden Climate Change Forum is made up government officials of Water Affairs, Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, the Department of Agriculture, Disaster Management, 6 B [...]
SA Today: Naming Education’s Elephant in the Room
While “Guptagate” dominated the news over the past two weeks, the release of one of the most important reports in two decades of democracy went almost unnoticed. The report titled “The State of Literacy Teaching and Learning in the Foundation Phase” was released just over a week ago. It was researched and compiled by the National [...]
SA Challenge IPT and SA Country Districts get underway
JOHANNESBURG, 13 May 2013 – Central Gauteng, the SAGA Junior team and the Western Province are the first round pacesetters after action wrapped up in this year’s SA Challenge Inter-Provincial, while the Free State & Northern Cape and Mpumalanga drew first blood at the SA Country Districts Tournament on Monday. Central mowed down the USSA [...]
Western Cape welcomes the interim report by the SAHRC on textbook delivery
The Western Cape Government welcomes the interim report by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on textbook delivery country wide. The interim report indicates that the Western Cape has delivered 100% of its textbook requirements to schools for the 2013 school year. In the last few years, the Western Cape Education Department has tested [...]
Athletics SWD selects team to SA 10km Champs
A team of 13 athletes were selected to represent Athletics SWD at the 2013 SA 10km Championships that will take place on 19 May 2013 in Durban. They are: Francois Maquassa (RWFL) – Junior Lloyd Bosman (Nedbank Running Club) – Open Gershwill Jacobs (RWFL) – Open Julius Korkee (Mossel Bay Harriers) [...]
Micro lenders not allowed to deduct money from social grants – Bathabile Dlamini
Minister also says 7 700 cases of social grant fraud registered in 2012/2013 Budget Vote Statement by the Minister of Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini, MP to the National Assembly, Cape Town 8 May 2013 Honourable Chairperson, Honourable Deputy Minister, Mama Bongi Maria Ntuli, MECs of Social Development here present, Honourable Members of Parliament, Distinguished [...]
FARE Panel begins engagements with agriculture stakeholders
9 May 2013 Recent conflicts in rural areas have shown that the challenges facing the Western Cape agriculture sector are beyond the scope of any one stakeholder or sphere of government to resolve. To this end, the Future of Agricultural and the Rural Economy (FARE) process was launched at Elsenburg on 26 April 2013, following [...]
Family Health Days on offer throughout the Province
Western Cape Government Health and the organisation Rotary International will as part of a national initiative host three day Family Health Jamborees at over 30 venues around the province. The Family Health initiative forms part of Western Cape Government Health’s goal of creating an environment not only of healthy people, but also of people who [...]
Santam donates equipment to the Eden Fire Station through “BAAM”
The Eden District Municipality, was identified by the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) as one of the municipalities to receive a donation of fire equipment through the “business adopt a municipality” (BAAM) initiative. Santam donated the fire equipment which Mr John Lomberg, Santam’s Chief Executive Director officially handed over to the municipality on Tuesday, [...]
Incorporation of the Smmes Into the Main Stream Economy Is Bearing Fruits
Government Strategy of incorporating the Small Medium Macro Enterprises (SMMEs) into the main stream economy is bearing fruits. This is the message that the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, conveyed during his visit to the manufacturers and suppliers of Watson Shoes, a division of Bolton Footwear in Oudtshoorn and Great Brak River [...]
SWD Eagles Currie Cup Fixture List
Sat 29 June TBC Border vs SWD BCM Stadium, East London Fri 5 July 19:00 SWD vs Boland Outeniqua Park, George Fri 12 July 15:00 SS1 Valke vs SWD Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park Fri 19 July 19:10 SS1 SWD vs EP Kings Outeniqua Park, George Sat 27 July 15:00 Steval Pumas vs SWD Mbombela Stadium, [...]
Red Tape to Red Carpet Call Centre
Small businesses in the Western Cape can now call a provincial hotline to lodge and request assistance for their red tape-related issues or for any general information on starting and growing a business. Red Tape to Red Carpet Call Centre 0861 888 126 redtape@westerncape.gov.za The Call Centre, which arose out of the Department of Economic [...]
SWD Cricket News
UMPIRES AWARDS FUNCTION HIGHLIGHTS OF 2013/14 SEASON SWD hosted the CSA Academies Week for the 4th consecutive year in Oudtshoorn October 2012 SWD won their first CSA Three Day match when they defeated Western Province by an innings and 54 runs. Marcello Piedt, on debut was the hero with bowling figures of 10-5-6-7 October 2012 [...]
The Rocky Mountain Garden Route 300 on Super Cycling
The Rocky Mountain Garden Route 300, 2013 will be broadcast on Super Cycling Tuesday 7 May SS6 19:00 Premiere SS5 23:30 Repeat Wednesday 8 May SS6 07:00 Repeat SS2 13:00 Repeat SS7 17:30 Repeat To enter for 2014, click here. Early bird entries close at 17.00 on Tuesday 7th May. Pay and book before then [...]
Shange’s sights on SA Record at coming World Championships
Thursday, 2 May 2013 – The 23 year old Lebogang Shange from Central Gauteng not only won the SA Championships, but travelled to Mauritius less than a week later where he also won the Africa Race Walking Championships. As the Africa Champion and according to the IAAF criteria, he is now considered to have automatically [...]
Ex-Bok Fortuin to coach SWD
Cape Town – Former Springbok fullback Bevin Fortuin has been appointed as the new head coach of the South Western Districts Eagles. According to Die Burger, this announcement was made by the SWD Rugby Union on Monday. Fortuin, 34, was picked ahead of other more experienced candidates. One of them is Griquas’ assistant coach, Abré [...]
ANC WCape on tolls, DCS race court case
PEC condemns DA and Solidarity for attack on EE, calls on minister not to be hoodwinked by officials. The PEC of the ANC in the Western Cape met on its regular monthly meeting on the 28 April to reflect on the current state of affairs in our province and the progress in respect of the [...]
Mass Immunisation Campaign Kicks Off
Mr Theuns Botha, Western Cape Minister of Health, will officiate the provincial Mass Polio and Measles Campaign kick-off in Zwelethemba in Worcester tomorrow(30 April 2013). Dr Helise Schumann, Director: Eden and Central Karoo Districts visited Juweeltjie Crèche in Mossel Bay today to officiate the campaign in Eden. Western Cape Government Health is providing free polio [...]
EdenFM™ revamps daytime programmes to appeal to a wider audience
In 2013 Edenfm™ will celebrate its 10th birthday with a commitment to move beyond the problems of the past and take the station to the next level. Programme content should educate, inform and entertain our listeners. However, we are mindful of the need to develop a greater overlap between our regular listeners and the target [...]
Bulldogs hold on to beat Eagles
A haul of 20 points from the boot of the Border Bulldogs’ leading scorer, Karlo Aspeling, and a late try by wing Chrislyn van Schalkwyk combined to give the visitors a deserved 25-19 victory over the South West Districts Eagles in a Vodacom Cup South Section basement battle at Outeniqua Park, in George, on Friday [...]
SIU leadership’s presentation abysmal – Debbie Schafer
DA MP says information provided to parliamentary committee vague and of poor quality SIU – where to in our fight against corruption? The performance of the Special Investigating Unit at the Justice Portfolio Committee this morning was nothing short of abysmal. The Unit appeared before us to present its Annual Performance Plan, Strategic Plan and [...]
Investigating unit stopped dodgy tenders worth R400m
The Special Investigating Unit has succeeded in getting R400-million worth of dodgy tenders set aside, said the unit’s acting head, Nomvula Mokhatle. Mokhatle was presenting the unit’s strategic plan to parliament’s portfolio committee on justice and constitutional development yesterday. According to the report, the unit also aims to recover R1-billion in unauthorised and wasteful expenditure [...]
Andrew Light makes valuable contribution to SA retaining Zone XI title
WINDHOEK, Namibia (26 April 2013) – South Africa successfully defended their Africa Zone VI Golf Championship title with another dominating performance in the final round singles at Windhoek Golf and Country Club on Thursday. The SA team claimed the full eight points on offer after a clean sweep in the first round singles, and took [...]
New sounds on air at Algoa FM
Algoa FM enters the winter season with a hot new line-up of presenters and shows.Vuyani Nogemane (Vinny) will be presenting a new 10pm to 2am show during weekdays from the beginning of May. Born in Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape, Vinny started his career in radio at CBFM before moving on to spend six [...]
SWD Eagles name team to face Border
15 ALSHAUN BOCK 14 CLINTON WAGMAN 13 WENTSLEY SCOTT 12 JEFF TALJARD 11 GHAFOER LUCKAN 10 MARTIN DU TOIT(O/K) 9 MZO DYANTI 8 LYNDON HARTNICK 7 DUMISANE MESLANE 6 KABAMBA FLOORS(KAPT)/CHRISTO DU PLESSIS 5 GRANT LE ROUX 4 LUBABALO MTYANDA 3 RAOUL LARSEN 2 HANS VAN DYK 1 LYLE DELO RESERWES 16 WIKUS LOUWRENS 17 JAMES [...]
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