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Matric Rage organisers keeping an eye on COVID-19 developments – Kirkwood

Balito Rage is expected to kick off on Tuesday the first of a series of Matric Rage festivals which include Plettenberg Bay and Jeffreys Bay. “Eastern Cape” – BingNews The Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings have been two inconsistent teams overall so far this season in the National Hockey League, but one aspect of …

Balito Rage is expected to kick off on Tuesday the first of a series of Matric Rage festivals which include Plettenberg Bay and Jeffreys Bay.
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The Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings have been two inconsistent teams overall so far this season in the National Hockey League, but one aspect of their seasons has been consistent: The Sabres …
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Australians attempting to return from nine southern African nations to be subject to hotel quarantine. This blog is now closed …
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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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Health MEC welcomes continued decline in East Cape Covid-19 cases – Kirkwood

Health MEC Nomakhosazana Meth said she was happy with the continued decline in the number of active Covid-19 cases in the Eastern Cape. “Eastern Cape” – BingNews Barista Babsie Mtya went from being an unemployed graduate to owning her own coffee shop, fulfilling a dream and putting a kick in Gqeberha’s coffee scene. “Eastern Cape” …

Health MEC Nomakhosazana Meth said she was happy with the continued decline in the number of active Covid-19 cases in the Eastern Cape.
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Barista Babsie Mtya went from being an unemployed graduate to owning her own coffee shop, fulfilling a dream and putting a kick in Gqeberha’s coffee scene.
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Buffalos and rhinos tend to live in the same environments and compete for the same resources, so it’s surprising that they don’t clash more.
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Quick Addo Fact: South African Conservation Success. Addo is the third largest national park in South Africa and one of our country’s top conservation success stories. From its start in 1931 with only 11 elephants, the park is now home to over 600 of these mammals plus a growing and varied collection of wildlife – from endangered rhino to rare flightless dung beetles.

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Nearly 1,000 new Covid-19 cases in Nelson Mandela Bay

Nelson Mandela Bay has recorded 957 new Covid-19 cases. This has taken the metro’s active Covid-19 cases to 2,423 as of Sunday, with Kariega recording the most at 263. Despatch and Gelvandale are … “Eastern Cape” – BingNews With “sheroes” such as Thuli Madonsela and Caster Semenya, the three Eastern Cape finalists in the top …

Nelson Mandela Bay has recorded 957 new Covid-19 cases. This has taken the metro’s active Covid-19 cases to 2,423 as of Sunday, with Kariega recording the most at 263. Despatch and Gelvandale are …
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With “sheroes” such as Thuli Madonsela and Caster Semenya, the three Eastern Cape finalists in the top 30 of Miss South Africa want to show the world that they, too, are women of substance.
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Cape Town – Police in the Eastern Cape are hunting for suspects who hijacked a truck filled with catalytic converters worth more than R14 million. In a statement released on Sunday, provincial police …
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Quick Addo Fact: Not Just the Big Five – the Big Seven. Addo (as us locals call it!) is home to the Big Seven. This includes the Big Five of elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard, rhino plus great white sharks and southern right whales.

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Only 200 active Covid-19 cases in the EC, some towns reporting zero cases – Kirkwood

Active Covid-19 cases in the Eastern Cape are below 200 with some towns reporting their last case two months ago. “Eastern Cape” – BingNews Health officials have recorded a worrying increase in Covid-19 cases across much of South Africa, says health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize. “Eastern Cape” – BingNews Basic Education supports investigation into death …

Active Covid-19 cases in the Eastern Cape are below 200 with some towns reporting their last case two months ago.
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Health officials have recorded a worrying increase in Covid-19 cases across much of South Africa, says health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize.
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Basic Education supports investigation into death of learner at Equal Education Camp. . The Department of Basic Education is shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the …
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Quick Addo Fact: You can also see super pods of dolphins – Algoa Bay has been named as the bottlenose dolphin capital of the world after photograph proof and scientific studies showed that an estimated population of 28 482 individuals make use of these waters, making it the largest along the South African coastline.

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Eastern Cape gets bonus of R1bn to fight Covid-19

The Eastern Cape has been given a bonus of R1bn to combat Covid-19 and roll out vaccinations. This was announced by finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko, who tabled his 2021/2022 budget in Bhisho on Wednesday. “Eastern Cape” – BingNews The Eastern Cape’s wage bill is set to be slashed by R22bn before the end of the …

The Eastern Cape has been given a bonus of R1bn to combat Covid-19 and roll out vaccinations. This was announced by finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko, who tabled his 2021/2022 budget in Bhisho on Wednesday.
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The Eastern Cape’s wage bill is set to be slashed by R22bn before the end of the 2023/2024 financial year — a move that is likely to set the provincial government and workers’ unions on a collision …
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As the reality of joining the jobless queue looms large, dozens of Eastern Cape Covid-19 nurses whose contracts come to an end later this month protested in Bhisho on Wednesday. The nurses have been …
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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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Lower Sabie Rest Camp closed after 10 staffers contract COVID-19 – Addo

SANParks announced the temporary closure of Lower Sabie Rest Camp as a precautionary measure after 10 employees tested positive for COVID-19. “SANParks” – BingNews Dal rest camp was not adhering to Covid-19 regulations. There were reports of no sanitising stations, no mask wearing and little social distancing. “SANParks” – BingNews All visitors still at the …

SANParks announced the temporary closure of Lower Sabie Rest Camp as a precautionary measure after 10 employees tested positive for COVID-19.
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Dal rest camp was not adhering to Covid-19 regulations. There were reports of no sanitising stations, no mask wearing and little social distancing.
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All visitors still at the camp have reportedly been informed and offered alternative accommodation at the park’s unaffected camps.
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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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Concern as some EC families exhume bodies of loved ones who died from COVID-19

There has been concern from society following revelations that some community members in the Eastern Cape have resorted to digging up the graves of their family members who succumbed to the … “Eastern Cape” – BingNews COVID-19 continues to rise in South Africa, with 13 105 new cases, representing a 26% positivity rate. Meanwhile, 755 …

There has been concern from society following revelations that some community members in the Eastern Cape have resorted to digging up the graves of their family members who succumbed to the …
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COVID-19 continues to rise in South Africa, with 13 105 new cases, representing a 26% positivity rate. Meanwhile, 755 more people died due to COVID-19 related complications on Tuesday, bringing the …
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AS the school holiday continues and South Africans lament the beach bans, spare a thought for hospital staff who worked through December, and continue to work through January, wearing layers of hot pr …
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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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Covid-19: 17 412 new infections and 339 new deaths – Kirkwood

Gauteng remains the most affected province with 27.1% of the total confirmed cases, which translates to 333 842; KwaZulu-Natal recorded 252 115 cases; Western Cape 241 001 cases; and the Eastern Cape … “Eastern Cape” – BingNews Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Thank you so much for attending the media briefing. It has become necessary …

Gauteng remains the most affected province with 27.1% of the total confirmed cases, which translates to 333 842; KwaZulu-Natal recorded 252 115 cases; Western Cape 241 001 cases; and the Eastern Cape …
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Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Thank you so much for attending the media briefing. It has become necessary to hold this briefing because there is a lot of interest in the developments in the basic …
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Two people were killed and two others, including a 4-year-old girl, were injured in an accident in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth on Monday.
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Quick Addo Fact: South African Conservation Success. Addo is the third largest national park in South Africa and one of our country’s top conservation success stories. From its start in 1931 with only 11 elephants, the park is now home to over 600 of these mammals plus a growing and varied collection of wildlife – from endangered rhino to rare flightless dung beetles.

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South Africa: SA Records 9,131 Covid-19 Cases, 184 Deaths

The novel Coronavirus continues to spread rapidly amid the second wave of infections, with the country recording another 9 131 confirmed cases in the last 24 hours. “Eastern Cape” – BingNews Kouga Municipality Mayor Horatio Hendricks said that their court bid would be based on the importance of balancing saving lives and livelihoods. “Eastern Cape” …

The novel Coronavirus continues to spread rapidly amid the second wave of infections, with the country recording another 9 131 confirmed cases in the last 24 hours.
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Kouga Municipality Mayor Horatio Hendricks said that their court bid would be based on the importance of balancing saving lives and livelihoods.
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The Kouga municipality is taking its fight to have Eastern Cape beaches reopened to court. Kouga forms part of the Sarah Baartman District municipality, which was declared a Covid-19 hotspot along …
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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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Second wave of Covid-19 infections not surprising – NEHAWU

NEHAWU not shocked by announcement of a second wave of Covid-19 infections. . The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) is not shocked b … “Eastern Cape” – BingNews A day after it was announced that South Africa was in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, director of the Gift of the …

NEHAWU not shocked by announcement of a second wave of Covid-19 infections. . The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) is not shocked b …
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A day after it was announced that South Africa was in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, director of the Gift of the Givers, Imtiaz Sooliman, said their operations had intensified.
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The Eastern Cape Second Adjustment Budget Speech, delivered on 26 November 2020, mirrored the harsh line taken in the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). The total provincial budget has been …
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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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SANParks to apply strong Covid-19 measures

GARDEN ROUTE NEWS – The Garden Route National Park (GRNP), consisting of three sections, Tsitsikamma, Knysna and Wilderness, will apply stringent safety measures during this summer holiday. This is … “SANParks” – BingNews David “Blackhawk“ Simelane has made history by becoming the first black game capture rated pilot for SA National Parks (SANParks). He became …

GARDEN ROUTE NEWS – The Garden Route National Park (GRNP), consisting of three sections, Tsitsikamma, Knysna and Wilderness, will apply stringent safety measures during this summer holiday. This is …
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David “Blackhawk“ Simelane has made history by becoming the first black game capture rated pilot for SA National Parks (SANParks). He became the first among his peers after completing his game capture …
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Captain David Simelane has been a helicopter pilot for 16 years and has flown all over the world, including Madagascar and South Sudan.
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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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Nurses suspended in Eastern Cape for refusing to care for COVID-19 patients

The Eastern Cape Health Department says it’s disappointed that 38 nurses had to be suspended because they refused to care for COVID-19 patients. The suspensions happened at Empilweni TB hospital in … “Eastern Cape” – BingNews EDITORIAL: Gender-based violence, road accidents, the spread of Covid-19 and alcohol abuse – is it really too much to …

The Eastern Cape Health Department says it’s disappointed that 38 nurses had to be suspended because they refused to care for COVID-19 patients. The suspensions happened at Empilweni TB hospital in …
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EDITORIAL: Gender-based violence, road accidents, the spread of Covid-19 and alcohol abuse – is it really too much to ask that we follow the rules this December?
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The COVID-19 death toll in South Africa has now reached 21 644 after 109 more people succumbed to the respiratory disease on Tuesday, according to the SA Department of Health. SA Coronavirus Update by …
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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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93 Matrics test positive for COVID-19 during second week of exams

Matric exams recently tied up its second week and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has reported that 93 students have tested positive for COVID-19 in that period. These numbers line up with the … “Eastern Cape” – BingNews Health Minister Zweli Mkkhize has planned a visit to the Eastern Cape after an increase in …

Matric exams recently tied up its second week and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has reported that 93 students have tested positive for COVID-19 in that period. These numbers line up with the …
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Health Minister Zweli Mkkhize has planned a visit to the Eastern Cape after an increase in Covid-19 infections in Nelson Mandela Bay. The health department aims to stem the spread of the virus in the …
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Hotel is a four-star boutique hotel located in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, Port Alfred. The hotel is run by a hospitality school called Stenden and most of its staff members are students from …
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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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Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane tests positive for Covid-19 – Kirkwood

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has tested positive for Covid-19. His office announced this in a statement on Thursday afternoon. “Eastern Cape” – BingNews The Premier of the Eastern Cape Province Oscar Mabuyane has tested positive for coronavirus. Premier Mabuyane had flu symptoms prompting him to take a coronavirus test. “Eastern Cape” – BingNews Eastern Cape …

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has tested positive for Covid-19. His office announced this in a statement on Thursday afternoon.
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The Premier of the Eastern Cape Province Oscar Mabuyane has tested positive for coronavirus. Premier Mabuyane had flu symptoms prompting him to take a coronavirus test.
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Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement from his spokesperson, Mvusiwekhaya Sicwetsha, he said Mabuyane had tested after experiencing …
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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 hospitals filling up as second Covid-19 wave looms – Kirkwood

It is widely expected that the severity of the resurgence should be less deadly than the initial surge of cases, but it remains unclear whether the outbreaks will be controlled in time. The number … “Eastern Cape” – BingNews The son of ANC struggle stalwart, Vuyisile Mini, said the reburial of his father’s mortal remains …

It is widely expected that the severity of the resurgence should be less deadly than the initial surge of cases, but it remains unclear whether the outbreaks will be controlled in time. The number …
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The son of ANC struggle stalwart, Vuyisile Mini, said the reburial of his father’s mortal remains in Tsomo in the Eastern Cape on Friday, brought clos …
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Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says that all provinces across South Africa remain on high alert for a possible Covid-19 resurgence.
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Quick Addo Fact: More than 600 elephants, 400 Cape buffaloes, over 48 endangered black rhinos (Diceros bicornis michaeli) as well as a variety of antelope species. Lion and spotted hyena have also recently been re-introduced to the area. The largest remaining population of the flightless dung beetle (Circellium bacchus) is located within the park.

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198 new Covid-19 related deaths recorded – Zweli Mkhize – Kirkwood

Reported Deaths and Recoveries. Regrettably we report 198 new COVID-19 related deaths: 80 from Eastern Cape, 32 from Gauteng, 63 from KwaZulu Natal and 23 from Western Cape, This … “Eastern Cape” – BingNews The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 378 029 with 26 918 new tests conducted since the last …

Reported Deaths and Recoveries. Regrettably we report 198 new COVID-19 related deaths: 80 from Eastern Cape, 32 from Gauteng, 63 from KwaZulu Natal and 23 from Western Cape, This …
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The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 378 029 with 26 918 new tests conducted since the last report. Regrettably we report a further 121 COVID-19 related deaths- 5 from Eastern Cape, 21 …
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A cold front sweeping through South Africa has resulted in the Cape’s weather taking a very chilly and wet turn. As temperatures drop, it is predicted that the incoming rain will result in snow …
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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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S. African tourism sees rebound following easing of COVID-19 lockdown

South Africa’s tourism sector has seen a rebound since the country further eased COVID-19 lockdown restrictions last week. The past few days have seen locals going to tourist destinations, including … “SANParks” – BingNews The Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife conservation agency is in the news again for all the wrong reasons after the entire board of …

South Africa’s tourism sector has seen a rebound since the country further eased COVID-19 lockdown restrictions last week. The past few days have seen locals going to tourist destinations, including …
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Quick Addo Fact: Sylvester the lion lives in Addo – The iconic black-maned lions of the Kalahari were introduced to Addo over ten years ago. The big reason for choosing these lions (as opposed to somewhere like Kruger) is because they are disease-free and will not affect the buffalo population, which might have otherwise caught tuberculosis. The other reason, is that these Kalahari lions are seen to be the closest match to the now-extinct Cape Lion which used to roam the Addo area. If you want to see Sylvester, the famous lion who managed to duck under the fence in the Karoo National Park, then you need to stay at Kuzuko Lodge in the northern Darlington section of Addo. Getaway was also tipped that the park is finishing adequate fencing in this section and it’ll soon be home to the Big Five.

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Claims continue to pay out for those affected by Covid-19 – Dept of labour – Kirkwood

The department appeals to companies to ensure all necessary precautions are taken to safeguard the lives of workers in the workplace. “Eastern Cape” – BingNews Download a sound clip from DA Eastern Cape Shadow MEC for Education, Yusuf Cassim, in English. This once against illustrates that the Eastern Cape is not only the epicientre of …

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Police are investigating an inquest docket after two neighbour’s pitbulls attacked and killed a three-year-old toddler in Kirkwood on Wednesday afternoon. It is alleged three-year-old Charl Baartman …
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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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Lack of oxygen ‘critical situation’ for fight against Covid-19 in Eastern Cape

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Quick Addo Fact: More than 600 elephants, 400 Cape buffaloes, over 48 endangered black rhinos (Diceros bicornis michaeli) as well as a variety of antelope species. Lion and spotted hyena have also recently been re-introduced to the area. The largest remaining population of the flightless dung beetle (Circellium bacchus) is located within the park.

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EC ‘in the middle of Covid-19 crisis’ – Mabuyane

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has warned that the province has reached it’s Covid-19 peak and has pleaded with residents to rather stay at home. “Eastern Cape” – BingNews The coronavirus crisis has worsened in the Eastern Cape, as pupils in Grades R, 6 and 11 have been told to stay away from school on …

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has warned that the province has reached it’s Covid-19 peak and has pleaded with residents to rather stay at home.
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The coronavirus crisis has worsened in the Eastern Cape, as pupils in Grades R, 6 and 11 have been told to stay away from school on Monday.
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The Eastern Cape department of education says schools will not open for three grades on Monday, as was announced by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga last week. Grades R, 6 and 11 returned to …
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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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