With a second of three cold fronts forecast by the SA Weather Service to land along the Western Cape coastline…
Karoo farmers take to the sky in efforts to curb invasive alien plants and increase water supply
“During the past four decades, the southern and northern slopes, as well as the mountain tops of the Outeniqua Mountains…
Labour inspectors descend on the Southern Cape
The Department of Employment and Labour in the Western Cape will target businesses in the Southern Cape this week amidst…
Honours for SWD’s Haroldine Rhodes
The captain of the SWD Women’s cricket team, Haroldine Rhodes, from the Union Stars Club in Oudtshoorn was honoured as…
Petronel Baard celebrates 21 years in the music industry!
During July 2020, the very talented Petronel Baard will celebrate 21 years in the music industry. The first steps of this…
An explorer’s guide to the Garden Route
Known for its natural beauty, stunning coastline, abundant outdoor activities, and adventurous pursuits, the Garden Route is a local destination…
Sons of South Africa: Calling on the Community to help tell the stories of SA’s forgotten WWI heroes
A large-scale campaign is being launched this week, to gather details of black South Africans who served during World War…
Race With Soul Postponed due to Covid19
Momentum Medical Scheme, Biogen and Dryland Event Management have taken the difficult decision to postpone the twelfth edition of the Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer Trek presented by Biogen. The seven-day stage race and it’s four-day adventure sister event were scheduled to take place in early September 2020. Due to the ongoing Covid19 pandemic, that will unfortunately no longer be possible.
NSRI Urgent Safety Warning
NSRI are appealing to bathers, paddlers, body borders and surfers to be cautious along the Southern Cape coastline and the…
Tsepo Ndwandwa is SWD Cricket’s Player of the Season
SWD spin bowler, Tsepo Ndwandwa, won the prestigious SWD Player of the Season Award at their Annual Awards that were…
Garden Route Environmental Forum (GREF) teams up with Husqvarna South Africa to tackle climate change and environmental management
“A fast-changing climate brings changes to the way landowners are managing plant growth, both indigenous and invasive alien species, on…
Good news day for GolfRSA Help Fund and new National Squad caps
CAPE TOWN, 17 June 2020 – Operational savings from its 2020 National Squad budget have paved the way for GolfRSA…
SWD Cricket Awards for the 2019/20 season to be streamed
The Covid-19 log down regulations have prevented SWD in hosting its Annual Awards Gala evening at the conclusion of the…
Recovery of indigenous vegetation following the 2017 wildfire disaster remarkable, but regrowth of invasive alien plants on a large scale a reason for concern
On the eve of the commemoration of the 2017 wildfire disaster which ripped through Knysna and Plettenberg Bay like a…
Open George Airport under Alert Level 3 to save businesses and jobs
George Airport has not been listed as one of the airports permitted to open to receive business travellers and cargo…
Drive-in Cinemas for the Garden Route
The organizers of last year’s successful Knysna Film Festival have rebranded the festival to GRIFF – Garden Route International Film…
Seventh week of Community Screening and Testing
Community health workers across the Garden Route District have screened 92 441 people and referred 486 for testing as of…
Ecological grief sets in as the lockdown highlights the looming plight of greater humanity – the destruction of our environment
“In an ongoing series of debates with experts in various fields, the Garden Route Environmental Forum (GREF) seeks to highlight…
Door-to-door screening to continue
Health Teams in the Garden Route District have screened more than 70 000 people and have referred 404 for testing through…
AfriForum’s Southern Cape branches receive potato donations
AfriForum’s Southern Cape branches, with help from farmer friends, received potato donations from the Vaalharts irrigation scheme near Christiana. The…
Disintegration of water and sanitation services holds threat to community health
“The effects of the novel COVID-19 pandemic are sending shockwaves through the world on many levels, and in South Africa,…
Motivate why Tourism sub sectors can operate higher than Level 1
South African Tourism and the Tourism Business Council of South Africa have asked the tourism industry to submit reasons or…
Closing Garden Route beaches annually may not be such a bad idea after all
“The closing of Southern Cape beaches during the COVID-19 lockdown period, controversial as it may seem, may well set the…