Hidden behind the plaudits which came with a rousing last day finish lay the sobering statistic that said everything about Australia’s potholed road ahead. Australia’s highest partnership of the Test was 50 – between Pat Cummins and Travis Head. Even if your tail wags like a hungry dog’s at dinner time you can’t win Test […]
Don’t miss unique art event in heart of the Karoo | Cape Times
Cape Town – The third bi-annual Prince Albert Open Studios art event in the charming Karoo village of Prince Albert will see visitors not only experience the local artists’ work, but also allow them to get as close as possible to the artists’ creative processes. Drawing artists from various disciplines and from far and wide, […]
Why we should celebrate Grahamstown being renamed Makhanda
2018-07-06 07:10 Grahamstown’s water supply is clean, writes the Makana Municipality’s Acting Municipal Manager. Photo: Tim Giddings (public domain, via Wikimedia) Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories Glenn Bownes I spent some of my happiest and most formative years in […]
Mahindra reveals limited-edition ‘Karoo’ Pik Up bakkie…
Mahindra South Africa has lifted the wraps off its limited “Karoo” Edition Pik Up double-cab bakkie to celebrate six months of local production. The Karoo Edition retains the 2,2-litre turbodiesel engine found in the S10 Pik Up, which is good for 103 kW at 3 750 r/pm and 320 Nm of torque between 1 500 and […]
OPEN LETTER: Minister Hanekom, please come to Cradock
Cradock (Wikimedia Commons) This open letter to the Minister of Tourism, Derek Hanekom, is written on behalf of the Cradock Tourism Action Group (Cratag), in the wake of an intended visit to the town by the minister having fallen through. Dear Minister Hanekom, We were due to welcome you in our town on Friday, 1 […]
Billionaire Johann Rupert pays for 70 Karoo residents to receive title deeds
Johann Rupert – one of South Africa’s richest citizens – has been flexing his financial muscle for all the right reasons this week, after sponsoring 70 title deeds for locals in Aberdeen, Karoo. Rupert has covered the bill for the township residents, who have all received the paperwork which certifies them as homeowners. Working in […]
Cradock got Freedom Charter’s ideal of ‘The People Shall Govern’ | Weekend Argus
The brief window of self-governance experienced in Cradock is described in a new book My Father Died for This, co-written by husband and wife team Abigail and Lukhanyo Calata. There was a brief period in the mid-1980s when a rural town brought to life what the Freedom Charter meant by the ideal “The People Shall […]
Cradock got Freedom Charter’s ideal of ‘The People Shall Govern’ | Weekend Argus
The brief window of self-governance experienced in Cradock is described in a new book My Father Died for This, co-written by husband and wife team Abigail and Lukhanyo Calata. There was a brief period in the mid-1980s when a rural town brought to life what the Freedom Charter meant by the ideal “The People Shall […]
Weather forecast, alerts and UVB index for all South African provinces, 6 December 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 the central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the North West, in places in the Free State, Gauteng, the central and northern parts of the Eastern Cape […]
Mahindra Pik Up offers unbeatable value with new sub-N$300 000 double cab “Karoo” limited edition
With Mahindra South Africa celebrating the first six months of local vehicle production as well as its sales growth in the southern African market, a limited “Karoo” Edition of its popular Pik Up Double Cab is now being offered for less than N$300 000. Local salesmen yesterday confirmed to Woema that while the Karoo is not […]
Why memories of the TRC still ache
It’s 20 years since the submission of the report of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which was a court-like restorative justice body that sought to reveal human rights abuses under apartheid. When Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who chaired the TRC process, handed over the report to then President Nelson Mandela in October 1998, he […]
Don’t miss unique art event in heart of the Karoo
Cape Town – The third bi-annual Prince Albert Open Studios art event in the charming Karoo village of Prince Albert will see visitors not only experience the local artists’ work, but also allow them to get as close as possible to the artists’ creative processes. Drawing artists from various disciplines and from far and wide, […]
South Africa: Why Memories of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Still Ache
analysis By Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela It’s 20 years since the submission of the report of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which was a court-like restorative justice body that sought to reveal human rights abuses under apartheid. When Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who chaired the TRC process, handed over the report to then President Nelson Mandela […]
A massive new solar power station has come to life in the South African desert
Photo: Glenn Moncrieff and Planet Labs Inc The Kalahari Desert’s Kathu Solar Park will start commercial operation next year. This concentrated solar power plant is due to pump 100MW into South Africa’s electricity grid. It can can keep up its contribution at night and when the sun isn’t out, thanks to 4.5 hours of thermal storage in […]
Why memories of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission still ache
When Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who chaired the TRC process, handed over the report to then President Nelson Mandela in October 1998, he was handing over more than a physical archive of memory of the past. Tutu aptly called the TRC “the third way”. It lifted the veil of lies perpetuated under apartheid, offering victims, perpetrators […]
Mahindra introduces new double cab S6 variant of its popular Pik Up
Mahindra South Africa is celebrating the first six months of local vehicle production as well as its sales growth in the South African market with a limited “Karoo” Edition of its popular Pik Up Double Cab. The Karoo Edition will not only celebrate these Mahindra milestones with additional accessories, but it heralds the introduction of […]
South Africa: New PE Refugee Centre Struggling to Cope With Large Number of Applicants
Photo: Joseph Chirume/GroundUp By Joseph Chirume The large number of people applying for asylum permits at the under-resourced Port Elizabeth Refugee Reception Office means that many are being turned away without getting the permits. The office was reopened to new asylum seekers in October 2018. It followed years of legal action, public outcry and civil […]
Mahindra reveals limited-edition ‘Karoo’ Pik Up bakkie…
Mahindra South Africa has lifted the wraps off its limited “Karoo” Edition Pik Up double-cab bakkie to celebrate six months of local production. The Karoo Edition retains the 2,2-litre turbodiesel engine found in the S10 Pik Up, which is good for 103 kW at 3 750 r/pm and 320 Nm of torque between 1 500 and […]
New PE refugee centre struggling to cope with large number of applicants
The large number of people applying for asylum permits at the under-resourced Port Elizabeth Refugee Reception Office means many are being turned away without getting the permits. The office was reopened to new asylum seekers in October 2018. It followed years of legal action, public outcry and civil society activism after the office was closed […]
Mahindra reveals limited edition ‘Karoo’ Pik Up bakkie
Mahindra South Africa has lifted the wraps off its limited “Karoo” Edition Pik Up double-cab bakkie to celebrate six months of local production. The Karoo Edition retains the 2,2-litre turbodiesel engine found in the S10 Pik Up, which is good for 103 kW at 3 750 r/pm and 320 Nm of torque between 1 500 and […]