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Rabies outbreak claims lives of two children in ECape – Kirkwood

CAPE TOWN – Two children have died from the rabies outbreak reported in the Eastern Cape. A five-year-old from Reeston in East London died after an infected dog bit the child. The rabies outbreak also …
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DURBAN – THE Wild Coast Sun board and management committed to continue being the centre of attraction as it celebrated its 40th birthday on Saturday. Themed “Life begins at 40, …
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A war over livestock theft is ravaging two Eastern Cape villages and its people. Community members say law enforcement urgently need to intervene.
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Quick Addo Fact: Tourism – In 2018 the highest visitor count in the park’s 87-year history was recorded. The park received 305,510 visitors between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018 (up from 265,585 in the previous year). International visitors make up 55% of this number, with German, Dutch and British nationals in the majority.

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SANPark is offering a 40% discount on select parks and camps around South Africa. The discount applies to new bookings made online from September 9, for stays between September 10 and 22. The holiday …
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Quick Addo Fact: Happy Elephants – Guides in Addo don’t carry firearms because these elephants are some of the gentlest in the country. They don’t feel threatened around cars and even in musth pose little threat – that said tourists should never get too close as it makes an elephant feel threatened, rather give them space and park the car a little away. More often than not, the ellies will come to you. A large majority – rumoured to be around 90 percent – of the female elephants in Addo have no tusks. Bull elephants were introduced from Kruger to the widen genetic pool, so tusks are becoming more common.

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Desperate pensioners build their own clinic, but health department breaks promise to send nurses – Kirkwood

Fed-up with expensive trips to the clinic at Mpozolo 15km away, pensioners from Lurwayizo village in Willowvale in the Eastern Cape built their own clinic. But there are no nurses, because the …
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Active Covid-19 infections in Nelson Mandela Bay have climbed to the 2,000 mark. A total of 207 new cases were recorded on Wednesday. According to the latest statistics issued by the municipality, …
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Advocate and politician Dali Mpofu says he does not regret ever leaving the party he grew up in, the ANC, and that he does not believe it will last very long as the governing party.
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Quick Addo Fact: Addo is home to the biggest dune fields in South Africa – In a lesser-known stretch of Addo, where the park meets the sea, there’s a great gathering of high and wide dunes known as the Alexandria Dune Field. This dune sea, as it’s also known, is the largest and least degraded of its kind in the whole southern hemisphere, stretching over 15 800 hectares, with its widest point being five kilometres from the sea. You can park your car at Woody Cape Backpackers and stroll along for ten minutes on the boardwalk and see the immense dune field from a beautiful viewpoint on the beach. Go and see the dunes when the coral trees are also in flower, from June to October, when they form a red blanket over the tree canopy.

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Eastern Cape govt embarks on tourism economic recovery activities – Kirkwood

The six-day hiking trail from Coffee Bay to Port St Johns, in the Eastern Cape, that is under construction forms part of the economic recovery efforts of the province’s tourism sector. MEC of Finance, …
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Babalo Madikizela is considering standing against Oscar Mabuyane to become chair of the key Eastern Cape ANC region in December …
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Pillars of strength in the promotion of boxing in East London have fallen and even the remnants have collapsed. Longest-surviving promoter Chris Phondo of Phondoi Boxing Production has died at the age …
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Quick Addo Fact: Largest Breeding Colony of African Penguins. Addo Elephant National Park’s St Croix Island protects the world’s largest breeding ground of the endangered African Penguins.

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A SANDF member was attacked by a hyena at a shooting range within camp Skukuza of the South African National Parks’ (SANParks) Kruger National Park.
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Quick Addo Fact: Spekboom is a superhero. Spekboom is prolific in the main game area of Addo and helps to sustain the Addo Elephant Park’s hearty population of over 600 elephants. The succulent spekboom regenerates quickly so the landscape doesn’t look devastated as it does in Kruger due to destructive elephant feeding. The plant is so good at converting carbon dioxide that ten hectares of spekboom would equal taking 25 cars off the road for a year. There are also places where the precious thicket opens up revealing wide plains of game with pinpricks of zebra in the distance and bigger blobs of eland. 79% of the park is covered in subtropical thicket and it is especially concentrated in the main game area. It may look uniform, but the subtropical thicket contains 112 different vegetation types and is comprised of 1 558 plant species – 322 of these species (20%) are endemic and found nowhere else.

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Woody Jacobs appointed as Brave Gladiators’ interim coach

Woody Jacobs will lead the Brave Gladiators as interim coach in the upcoming international football following his unveiling at Football House this week by the Namibia Football Association …
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You can always count on Gift Of The Givers, can’t you? After making a distress call, Uitenhage Hospital soon received the extra beds they needed.
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Document – The Premier of the Eastern Cape, Mr Oscar Mabuyane, reported to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) that the Eastern Cape provincial government has been focussing on turning around the …
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Quick Addo Fact: The flora within the AENP is quite varied, and like all plant life, is a central factor to the ecological system in place. Several species of rare and endemic plants, particularly succulent shrubs and geophytes are native to the South African region within the AENP. Many species are under environmental pressure, however, and are facing possible extinction.

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South Africa: Employers Under Scrutiny in Eastern Cape Blitz Inspection – Kirkwood

The Department of Employment and Labour has slammed employers in the wholesale and retail sector for non-compliance with the Basic Conditions of Employment Act in the Eastern Cape’s Sarah Baartman …
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A farmer was shot in the back and killed while attackers broke both arms of his wife and shot his son during a farm attack in Kinkelbos.
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The Mqanduli Regional Court in the Eastern Cape has sentenced taxi driver Ntsindiso Gwentshula to 25 years for raping a then 17-year-old matric pupil. The incident took place on 3 November 2019. The …
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Quick Addo Fact: Largest Breeding Colony of African Penguins. Addo Elephant National Park’s St Croix Island protects the world’s largest breeding ground of the endangered African Penguins.

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South African National Parks (SANParks) said in a statement work is underway to establish a high-altitude national park in the mountains of the Eastern Cape …
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Quick Addo Fact: Addo Elephant National Park is a diverse wildlife conservation park situated close to Port Elizabeth in South Africa and is one of the country’s 20 national parks. It currently ranks third in size after Kruger National Park and the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The original section of the park was founded in 1931, in part due to the efforts of Sydney Skaife, in order to provide a sanctuary for the eleven remaining elephants in the area. The park has proved to be very successful and currently houses more than 600 elephants and a large number of other mammals.

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House price growth in the province is at 8.3% – making it the top performing region in the country, according to Lightstone property data for the month ending June 2021. The CEO of BetterBond, Carl …
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Media Statement South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape The Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection was hosted by the MEC for Community Safety, Mrs …
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Media Statement South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape EASTERN CAPE – A shop owner in Kariega chased after a fleeing robbery suspect and with the assistance of …
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Quick Addo Fact: Addo is a beautiful biodiversity hotspot – Our entire country can be divided into just nine biomes (a unique ecological unit with a characteristic set of plant, animal species and climate) and Addo stretches over five of these biomes, namely the Thicket, Forest, Succulent Karoo, Fynbos and Nama Karoo, and each biome has its own sets of key species. The big goal for the park is now to consolidate the land it has and create a functional ecological unit that stretches from the Karoo all across the mountains, fynbos, forest into the thicket and down across the coastal dune system. This diversity is key to its success. Conservation Manager John Adendorff says, ‘Addo is one of the most profitable parks. There’s nothing that even comes close for its size. It runs at 98% occupancy and there are very few spikes in the year, so it’s just consistent. It’s fully booked all the time and a very difficult place to get into.’

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Durban’s low unemployment statistics flicker of hope behind national grim unemployment statistics

This is the silver lining from the grim figures released by Stats SA last week which showed that the jobless rate had increased by 1.8 percentage points to 34.4% in the second quarter, compared with …
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A preliminary report into the bus crash that killed 31 people reveals that there might have been some mechanical failure on the vehicle, the provincial department of transport said on Thursday.
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SANParks has just released a statement regarding the establishment of a new national park in the Eastern Cape, close to the Lesotho border.
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Quick Addo Fact: Addo features a main camp, featuring a swimming pool, restaurant, flood lit water hole and various accommodation, four other rest camps and four camps run by concessionaires. The main entrance as well as two looped tourist roads in the park are tarred while the others are graveled. There is also an additional access road through the southern block of the park feeding off the N2 highway near Colchester; it joins up with the existing tourist roads in the park.

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Heads Up for Kirkwood and Addo Farmers

The farming sector in the Sarah Baartman District, in the Eastern Cape, will come under the spotlight when inspectors from the Department of Employment and Labour conduct a blitz in the Addo and Kirkwood areas.

In a statement on Wednesday, the department said the two-week long inspection will commence on 6 September and conclude on 17 September.

The integrated approach will involve the district Municipality, South African Police Services (SAPS), Departments of Health and Home Affairs.

“The aim of the inspection is to educate employers and employees on Sectoral Determination No 13 (Farm Sector), enforce compliance with labour legislation, advocate on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and the implementation of safety measures in the workplace during the scourge of this communicable disease; COVID-19.

“Compliance will be viewed on all conditions of employment as prescribed by the sectoral determination for this vulnerable industry,” said the department.

In addition, Home Affairs’ immigration office and SAPS members, together with the Sarah Baartman District Municipality, will be looking at the employment of illegal immigrants by farmers.

“Whilst employers in this sector may see our inspections as a witch hunt, the truth is that we want to assist them in making sure that workers are safe at their workplaces and all labour laws are complied with,” said Chief Director for Provincial Operations Nomfundo Douw-Jack.

“It is unfortunate that the department will be rigid to those sectors who do not comply hence we partake in these Inspections. All loopholes will be addressed immediately to create a healthy and safe working environment.”

As the custodian of labour laws, the department must at all times ensure labour related matters are effectively managed through advocacy, inspection and enforcement for compliance of employers.

Two advocacy sessions for employees will be conducted on 18 September at 4pm. – SAnews.gov.za

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South African National Parks and the SANParks Honorary Rangers are hosting an inspirational webinar this evening, Tuesday 31 August for female rangers.
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Quick Addo Fact: Marine protected areas – The Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area and Bird Island Marine Protected Area are associated with the park.

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EASTERN CAPE – Police in Lusikiski is on the hunt for alleged murder suspect/s after the death of two men, aged 35 and 42, at Sakwe Location. On 27 August 2021 at 16:50, members of the public of Sakwe …
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EASTERN CAPE – Police arrested two men, confiscated a getaway vehicle and recovered two cellphone tower batteries following a high-speed chase in Hankey yesterday. On Saturday, 28 August 2021 at about …
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Two years on, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s R2-billion flagship revitalisation project in the Eastern Cape’s debilitated Duncan Village township is in jeopardy after court action to halt it. But this …
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Quick Addo Fact: Two major environmental issues facing the AENP: extinction and overpopulation, which are interrelated. Since the AENP’s original mission was to reintroduce certain mega-herbivores, like the African elephant and black rhinoceros, primary ecological efforts were made to preserve mammalian species. However, by overlooking the other contributors to this environmental chain, certain plant species have been subjected to overgrazing and trampling, mostly by the elephants of the park. This overgrazing and trampling not only destroys much of the plant life, but also forces it to adapt its physiology to stimuli that are not inherent to its evolutionary progress. Some biologists argue that it is not herbivorization alone that is threatening the flora, but a number of other ecological factors including zoochory and nutrient cycling. Up to 77 species of South African endemic plant species have been listed as “vulnerable to elephant browsing.”

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South African establishments, in a bid to bolster business are offering some enticing travel deals for locals. The Sho’t Left Travel Week set for next month offers travellers discounted deals and …
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The Newlands Forest Conservation group is offering R5 000 for bark strippers to be found and successfully prosecuted …
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Quick Addo Fact: Tourism – In 2018 the highest visitor count in the park’s 87-year history was recorded. The park received 305,510 visitors between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018 (up from 265,585 in the previous year). International visitors make up 55% of this number, with German, Dutch and British nationals in the majority.

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The Eastern Cape Liquor Board has urged traders to consistently enforce Covid-19 health protocols to prevent further suspensions of alcohol sales. Spokesperson Mgwebi Msiya also urged outlets to …
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An intense cold front will move eastwards into the Eastern Cape from Friday afternoon, as well as the central interior, including KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday …
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Eskom said the incoming cold front may put its network in the Western and Eastern Cape at risk and could lead to power outages.
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Quick Addo Fact: Marine protected areas – The Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area and Bird Island Marine Protected Area are associated with the park.

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Commission urges institutions of higher learning and members of civil society to engage students on programmes to fight GBV.
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Midday Report host Mandy Wiener chats to Daily Dispatch reporter Sivenathi Gosa about the Nosicelo Mtebeni murder case.
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Please find attached a soundbite by Nqaba Bhanga. Today I humbly accept the Democratic Alliance’s nomination as its mayoral candidate for the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. This is indeed a great honour.
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Quick Addo Fact: Happy Elephants – Guides in Addo don’t carry firearms because these elephants are some of the gentlest in the country. They don’t feel threatened around cars and even in musth pose little threat – that said tourists should never get too close as it makes an elephant feel threatened, rather give them space and park the car a little away. More often than not, the ellies will come to you. A large majority – rumoured to be around 90 percent – of the female elephants in Addo have no tusks. Bull elephants were introduced from Kruger to the widen genetic pool, so tusks are becoming more common.

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Pedestrian grounded for falsely claiming R7m from Road Accident Fund – Kirkwood

An Eastern Cape man has been arrested for allegedly falsely claiming R7m from the Road Accident Fund (RAF). Lindile Ralane, 39, was hauled before the East London magistrate’s court on Friday and …
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Land that cost less than R1m in 2007 was bought by the Eastern Cape government just six years later for R23m, despite a land claim case hanging over it. And then the building tender went …
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A 21-year-old woman from the Eastern Cape is facing charges of kidnapping. The suspect was apprehended by the Tsitsikamma K9 unit while allegedly hiding a missing two-year-old little girl.
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Quick Addo Fact: The penguins in Addo are in trouble – Despite having elephant in the name, Addo Elephant National Park extends right down to the ocean and currently protects some very important islands in Algoa Bay, namely St Croix and Bird Island. African Penguins are more threatened than rhino are at this stage. Because they’re not a key species or a high profile one that people really know about, or care about penguins are on the sidelines. Their numbers have dwindled alarmingly and every ten years or so, their numbers halve and if it goes on at that rate, in the next twenty or thirty years there won’t be penguins around.’ Addo is responsible for the protection of about 50 percent of the total African Penguin population.

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Body of female law student found stuffed in a suitcase in East London

The dismembered body of an East London student has been found in a suitcase in Quigney, while a black refuse bag found next to the suitcase contained some of her other body parts.
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Thembakazi Gwatyu, who represented the Gwatyu community in the Eastern Cape, told the summit how they watched helplessly as state-owned land in the Eastern Cape remained unused. She emphasised the …
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Police tracked down the alleged kidnapper and the missing toddler she’d taken from Kirkwood in the Eastern Cape in the Knysna area this week. CAPE TOWN – A woman accused of kidnapping of a 2-year …
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UPDATE: RTMC probing cause of deadly Eastern Cape bus crash

Among the dead is the driver of the bus, who allegedly lost control of the vehicle before crashing into the winding road’s guardrails and overturning.
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Twenty-eight people died in Monday’s tragedy. The vehicle overturned on the N2 Highway between East London and Butterworth.
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A team from the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) is investigating a luxury coach crash which claimed the lives of at least 28 people, including about three children and a baby boy, at Kei …
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Quick Addo Fact: Largest Breeding Colony of African Penguins. Addo Elephant National Park’s St Croix Island protects the world’s largest breeding ground of the endangered African Penguins.

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Though it was amazing to be back in his home town Gqeberha, it was tough not having fans inside Nelson Mandela Bay stadium to watch the Springboks beat Argentina, captain Siya Kolisi said.
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Springboks winger Aphelele Fassi scored a fantastic try against Argentina in their opening game of this year’s Rugby Championship.
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The Eastern Cape Health Department says new Covid-19 cases in the province have increased by 28,7% in the last week. It says in the 24 hours up until …
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Quick Addo Fact: Happy Elephants – Guides in Addo don’t carry firearms because these elephants are some of the gentlest in the country. They don’t feel threatened around cars and even in musth pose little threat – that said tourists should never get too close as it makes an elephant feel threatened, rather give them space and park the car a little away. More often than not, the ellies will come to you. A large majority – rumoured to be around 90 percent – of the female elephants in Addo have no tusks. Bull elephants were introduced from Kruger to the widen genetic pool, so tusks are becoming more common.

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Icy weather, snow and rain hit parts of SA as cold front bites

Icy temperatures, snow and rain have hit parts of the country on Friday morning as a cold front sweeps through.
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Coega SEZ has become one of the leading SEZs in Africa, a transshipment hub and Southern Africa’s most successful SEZ.
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The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) reports that the Free State has “broken the record with its amazingly high dam levels” in the midst of a dry winter. Currently, the province compares …
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Quick Addo Fact: The penguins in Addo are in trouble – Despite having elephant in the name, Addo Elephant National Park extends right down to the ocean and currently protects some very important islands in Algoa Bay, namely St Croix and Bird Island. African Penguins are more threatened than rhino are at this stage. Because they’re not a key species or a high profile one that people really know about, or care about penguins are on the sidelines. Their numbers have dwindled alarmingly and every ten years or so, their numbers halve and if it goes on at that rate, in the next twenty or thirty years there won’t be penguins around.’ Addo is responsible for the protection of about 50 percent of the total African Penguin population.

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Longboard Lines Set for JBay – Kirkwood

The 31st annual South African Longboard Championships presented by RYD moves to the fabled lines of J-Bay for the first time in 12 years to decide a range of national titles.
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The ANC in the Eastern Cape will elect new provincial leaders in December 2021. This, as the current provincial executive committee’s term comes to an end on September 30. This was announced by ANC …
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The 16-year-old was rushed to the Grahamstown police station in the centre of town following her rape ordeal on Friday night when the police officer is said to have refused to unlock the gate to let …
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Quick Addo Fact: Largest Breeding Colony of African Penguins. Addo Elephant National Park’s St Croix Island protects the world’s largest breeding ground of the endangered African Penguins.

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Quick Addo Fact: The penguins in Addo are in trouble – Despite having elephant in the name, Addo Elephant National Park extends right down to the ocean and currently protects some very important islands in Algoa Bay, namely St Croix and Bird Island. African Penguins are more threatened than rhino are at this stage. Because they’re not a key species or a high profile one that people really know about, or care about penguins are on the sidelines. Their numbers have dwindled alarmingly and every ten years or so, their numbers halve and if it goes on at that rate, in the next twenty or thirty years there won’t be penguins around.’ Addo is responsible for the protection of about 50 percent of the total African Penguin population.

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