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Freak Wave Grabs Chef And Friend

9th May 2012

Well-known local chef and director of the Eden School of Culinary Art, Carol Wicht and her friend, Lydia Barrett had a very narrow escape from the sea near Glentana after deciding against walking their dogs on the beach due to rough seas.

South Africa's Tap Water 'world-class'

9th May 2012

South Africa's drinking water is among the best in the world, and the country remains one of few in which water can still be consumed from the tap, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said at the release of the 2012 Blue Drop report.

South Africa To Pilot Smart Id Cards

9th May 2012

South Africans will move one step closer to having smart card IDs when the Department of Home Affairs launches the pilot of its smart ID project, which promises to speed up government services while cutting down on crime and corruption involving identity documents

Surfers Escape Shark

8th May 2012

According to unconfirmed reports, three surfers narrowly escaped an attack by a Great While Shark, approximately four metres long, at Buffel's Bay yesterday afternoon (May 3).

Knysna Speed Festival This Weekend

8th May 2012

The 2012 Knysna Speed Festival, to be held from May 11 to 20, promises a week jam-packed with fast cars, classic cars, go-karts and even 4x4 adventures, to name but a few.

South African Seed Award Winners

8th May 2012

Five start-up entrepreneurs from South Africa have received the prestigious SEED Award, founded by UNEP, UNDP and IUCN. These initiatives were selected from over 450 applications originating from 75 countries worldwide because of their innovation, their potential to scale up, and their ability to simultaneously create economic, social and environmental benefits and therefore to help meet sustainable development challenges in South Africa.

African Tourism On Show At Indaba 2012

8th May 2012

Southern Africa's biggest tourism showcase, Indaba 2012, takes place at Durban's International Convention Centre from 12 to 15 May, with more than 13 000 delegates from around the world expected to attend.

School Cellphone Ban Call Welcomed

8th May 2012

There is no formal policy on the use of cellphones at schools, but Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has welcomed the call to ban them.

Sailing The Seven Seas

7th May 2012

It was his love for the sea that lured him to the great big ocean, but his love for adventure that made him make the Merchant Marines his life, says Captain Pedro Alexander Catarino Montes Pinto, the Master of the luxury cruise liner, the MV Athena that anchored in the bay on Monday, 30 April.

First Freedive At Knysna Heads

7th May 2012

Former world record holder and South African champion freediver, Trevor Hutton, was joined by Knysna local, Simon Thomas for the first freedive at the Knysna Heads yesterday afternoon (May 3).

South Africans, Explore Your Country!

7th May 2012

Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has called on South Africans to explore their own country and experience the variety, beauty and world-class service that draws millions of international tourists here every year.

Green And Gold For Local Golfers

4th May 2012

Shaun Smith and Drikus Bruyns have both achieved their goals set for 2012, when the two members of the Ernie Els & Fancourt Foundation will represent SA in the All Africa Golf Tournament and then shortly after depart on a four week tour to Scotland.

Table Mountain's 7 Wonder Status Official

4th May 2012

Table Mountain's status as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature is official, following confirmation of the results of New7Wonders' global voting process by an international audit.

India Urged To Invest In Sa Infrastructure

3rd May 2012

President Jacob Zuma, in talks with visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Wednesday, extended an invitation to the Asian nation to invest in South Africa's massive, state-led infrastructure drive.

Inset: South African President Jacob Zuma introduces Cabinet ministers to Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, 2 May 2012 (Photo: GCIS)

Facebook ‘on Track To Go Public’

2nd May 2012

Facebook is on track to make its historic multi-billion-dollar debut on Wall Street on May 18, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

‘fuel Prices Rise And Wages Stagnate’

2nd May 2012

As South Africans braced themselves for a petrol price increase of 28 cents per litre, Johannesburg motorists queued to fill up their cars on Tuesday evening.

94 Schools For Nelson Mandela

2nd May 2012

Nelson Mandela turns 94 on 18 July. A new project aims to honour the great man, and help realise his long-held dream of a proper education for every South African child, by coming to the aid of 94 schools in dire need of new or radically upgraded infrastructure.

Geared And Ready For Speed Festival

1st May 2012

This year's Knysna Speed Festival, the fourth since its inception, was introduced to the media on Thursday, April 19 at a hands-on, pit-style event at the Bodge Engineering workshop.

Inset: Knysna Tourism CEO, Shaun van Eck, shows his enthusiasm for this year’s Knysna Speed Festival in one of the many soap boxes which will be raced down the Simola Hill. (Photo: Elle Photography.)

Sa Educational Programme Shortlisted For International Award

30th April 2012

A successful South African educational programme which equips teenagers with maritime skills while they are still at school, has been shortlisted for an international award.

South Africa's 'sainted Ozzy' Rocks

28th April 2012

Entertainment celebrities, from all over South Africa, attending the prestigious MTN Radio Awards in Johannesburg recently, probably did a double take when Plettenberg Bay's own 'Sainted Ozzy' - the hectic Mad Brad of Friday evenings' Rock & Roll Psycho Circus on Knysna FM and MC FM (Plettenberg Bay) - made his unmistakable entrance.

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