Cape Town dams have managed to hang onto the 76% mark despite a lack of rain in the last few weeks. However, Capetonians are still being urged to use water sparingly as experts predict an especially dry Western Cape summer season. While locals can breathe a brief sigh of relief, having pushed the dreaded Day […]
Screen credit delights writer
Frequently glossed over by uninterested viewers or just ignored outright – movie credits have been getting a raw deal for years. But this was certainly not the case at a home in Bloemfontein on Tuesday night when author Vernon W Baumann, 45, got the first glimpse of his name in proverbial lights after the new […]
Weather forecast, alerts and UVB index for all South African provinces, 14 October 2018
Weather data provided by the South African Weather Service. For a detailed forecast of your province, click here. Warnings: Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Central Karoo in the Western Cape. Watches: Severe thunderstorms are expected over central North-West, and central and western part of Free State, the extreme eastern parts of the […]
Price of red meat expected to skyrocket due to drought
Cape Town – The sheep farming area of Beaufort West is suffering from extreme water shortages, and the government and agricultural experts have warned that the price of red meat is set to soar. The Gamka Dam, the main source of drinking water for the more than 50 000 residents, has been empty since October […]
Dayimani is his own man
Hacjivah Dayimani had to defy his father to pursue his rugby dream, writes MARIETTE ADAMS. Hacjivah Dayimani went through three provinces, five schools and countless hardships before making it big at the Lions. He also had to show some disregard for authoritarian decisions. Dayimani’s wide-ranging skill set was on show for the Golden Lions against […]
Weather Update: Rainfall in the southern and eastern parts of SA
Rain has been predicted for the southern and eastern parts of the country as the cold front that hit SA on Thursday makes its way over the region on Friday. Warnings Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the western parts of the North West and the […]
Birkett and Hartley claim Fish crowns
IN what were both exciting finishes, Andy Birkett and Bridgitte Hartley bagged their maiden K1 Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon titles, and with it the South African K1 River Marathon Championship crowns, at the Cradock Sports Grounds on Saturday. Both races were far from sewn up with Hartley going into the second day with a […]
South Africa: Deputy Minister Andries Nel – 3rd Karoo Small Towns Regeneration Conference
press release Address by Mr Andries Nel, MP, Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance Traditional Affairs at the 3rd Karoo Small Towns Regeneration Conference Programme Director, Provincial Chairperson of SALGA, Cllr. Mxolisi Koyo Deputy President of SALGA, Cllr Sebenzile Ngangelizwe Leadership of SALGA Mayor Cllr Deon de Vos Other Mayors and Councillors Ladies and gentlemen, Thank […]
South Africa: Armed Robbers Nabbed in Cradock
press release On Friday 5 October 2018, it is alleged that a female rep from SASKO was robbed at gun point when she was on her way to deposit money at the local ABSA Bank in Cradock. Her Ford Ranger LDW and the cash were taken. Members of the Operational Command Centre at Cradock Cluster […]
Weather forecast, alerts and UVB index for all South African provinces, 9 October 2018
Weather data provided by the South African Weather Service. For a detailed forecast of your province, click here. Warnings: Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the Northern Cape, as well as the West Coast District and Central Karoo of the Western Cape and the northern interior of the Eastern Cape. Watches: […]
Hartley sets sights on Fish River title | Sport24
Cradock – With five races in as many weeks in different parts of the world, Bridgitte Hartley returns home to the 2018 Fish River Canoe Marathon this weekend hoping to bag a first SA K1 River Marathon Championship title. Hartley’s international jet-setting started with a bronze medal at the ICF Sprint World Championships at the […]
South Africa: Young Woman Found in Possession of Tik Worth R350000 in Central Karoo
press release Efforts to eradicate trafficking of drugs along our main entrance and exit routes from and to the Western Cape yet again yielded positive results following the confiscation of drugs (Tik) with an estimated street value of about R350 000.00 earlier today near a Central Karoo town. During a routine roadblock in the Central […]
Birkett, Hartley claim maiden Fish K1 crowns
Cradock – In what were both exciting finishes, Andy Birkett and Bridgitte Hartley bagged their maiden K1 Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon titles, and with it the South African K1 River Marathon Championship crowns, at the Cradock Sports Grounds on Saturday. Both races were far from sewn up with Hartley going into the second day […]
New giant dinosaur: an evolutionary experiment
A new species of a giant dinosaur found in South Africa could challenge theories about the evolution of four-legged walking, that is according to an international team of scientists, including a geologist at UCT. The newly discovered plant-eating dinosaur named Ledumahadi mafube weighed in at 12 tonnes and stood about four metres high at the […]
Hartley sets sights on Fish River title
Cradock – With five races in as many weeks in different parts of the world, Bridgitte Hartley returns home to the 2018 Fish River Canoe Marathon this weekend hoping to bag a first SA K1 River Marathon Championship title. Hartley’s international jet-setting started with a bronze medal at the ICF Sprint World Championships at the […]
South Africa joins the search for aliens, thanks to Karoo telescope
South Africa will now form an integral part of humanity’s eternal quest for alien life forms, thanks to one of the world’s most powerful telescopes situated in the Karoo. Is there anybody else out there? That’s the philosophical question asked by scientists and laymen alike when staring out into the great universal abyss above. It’s […]
Fish River Canoe Marathon set for a humdinger
Cradock – Paddlers from every corner of the country will converge on the small Karoo town of Cradock, for the 37th edition of the Fish River Canoe Marathon that gets under way from Grassridge Dam on Friday and finishes at the Cradock Sports Grounds on Saturday. The event, which has become a staple on many […]
Breakthrough Listen to Search 1 Million Stars for ET Signals Using South African Scopes
The hunt for intelligent aliens is ramping up. The $100 million Breakthrough Listen project will use the powerful MeerKAT radio-telescope array in the Karoo region of South Africa to search 1 million stars for signals from alien civilizations, project leaders announced today (Oct. 2). The partnership significantly extends the reach of Breakthrough Listen, which also employs the […]
Cyclists Encounter Heart of Klein Karoo at Ladismith Cheese 7Weekspoort MTB Challenge
Photo: www.zcmc.co.za The quaint town of Ladismith came alive on Saturday as close to a thousand cyclists lined up for the annual Ladismith Cheese 7Weekspoort MTB Challenge. Large crowds of local supporters were not only found at the festive race venue, but all along the 85km route that traversed the epic curroundings. With the 16th […]
Your chance to rename a museum!
The National English Literary Museum (NELM) is getting a new name – and you’re invited to choose it! The museum grew out of a collection put together by Professor Guy Butler of Rhodes University in the 1970s and is now an impressive assemblage of literary materials by South African authors writing in English. NELM, a […]