Meet one of the country’s and EC’s top achievers Lomso Dumezweni of Ngcobo near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape has been announced by Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, today, 7 January, as one of the country’s top achievers Dumewsini, who attended Nyanga High School in the EC, will be awarded for his achievement along with…
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Stolen car from Humansdorp rolls in high speed police chase
By Bev Mortimer Two of four suspects who stole a car outside a doctor’s surgery in Humansdorp are critically injured and under armed guard in Humansdorp. Another uninjured suspect was arrested at the scene of the crash and the driver who ran away was later also arrested near Sea View, Port Elizabeth. Police said at…
Catamaran capsizes on Wild Coast, 2 crew missing
A capsized catamaran was found floating about 50 nautical miles North East of East London, today, 18 October, (40 nautical miles off-shore of Cape Morgan) and its two crew members are missing. The catamaran departed Durban on Friday bound for East London with 2 crew onboard. Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre received an Emergency Position Indicating…
Junior surfers at Magnatubes charging epic surf
Crystal Hulett, from St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape. Photo: © Ian Thurtell Junior surfers like Crystal Hulett and Olivia Brand were the stand-outs in the Girls U20 pro division on day 2 of the Billabong Junior Series presented by BOS event at Magnatubes , Jeffreys Bay, today, 14 July. Crystal Hulett from St Francis Bay surfed…
Derek Watts at opening of Africa’s largest wind farm
Carte Blanche’s Derek Watts was the guest speaker at the official opening of Africa’s largest wind farm – the Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm – at Mentorskraal , today, 9 July 2014. And Derek Watts also stayed overnight in St Francis Bay’s upmarket Sandals B&B in St Francis Bay. Several dignitaries, including Kouga’s Mayor, Booi Koerat, attended…
Jordy wins hard battle to take the Billabong Pro Rio
Today, 19 May 2013, Jordy Smith (ZAF), 25, won the Billabong Rio Pro in a hard-fought final over national favorite Adriano de Souza (BRA), 26, by a score of 17.80 to 16.34 in clean two-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at Barra Da Tijuca. Stop No. 3 of 10 on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Billabong Rio Pro…
Windows Phone 8 in South Africa this month
Microsoft and Huawei are introducing the Huawei 4Afrika – a full functionality Windows Phone 8 which will come pre-loaded with select applications designed for Africa. The phone will initially be available in Angola, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa later this month. The Huawei 4Afrika phone, which is the first in what…
Traffic officer and others missing in Mpumalanga floods
Mpumalanga police are still searching for a traffic officer and his passenger who went missing when the officer’s state vehicle was washed away during floods in Nkomazi at the weekend. A 67-year-old woman was certified dead after her mud house collapsed on her and three people were also certified dead after being hit by lightning. This…
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