With the youth being the least vaccinated population against COVID-19 in the country, Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, has encouraged young people to get vaccinated, as well as promote vaccination amongst their peers.“We want to defeat COVID-19 for the future of the country and young people are the majority, therefore we need more of them to get vaccinated,” the Minister said on Friday. He was addressing the launch of Youth Vaccination Programme at Tshwane TVET College as part of continued … [Read more...] about Youth urged to vaccinate
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The Battle of the Double D’s
Match 20 in the Cricket South Africa T20 Challenge being contested at St Georges Park, Gqeberha between the Dolphins and the Dragons saw the Dolphins win the toss and elect to bowl to the Dragons. Coming into this clash the North West Dragons (9 points) and Hollywood Bets Dolphins (8 points) were slap bang in the middle of the tournament table in position 4 and 5 respectively. The last time that these two teams met was in Bloemfontein on 8 October 2021 in the CSA T20 Provincial Cup when the … [Read more...] about The Battle of the Double D’s
A Day of Reckoning for the Favourites – #CSAT20Challenge
Richard Levi and Jonathan Bird opened the bating for Six Gun Grill Western Province in the 21st match of the Cricket SA T20 Challenge being played at St Georges Park, Gqeberha on Saturday 19 February.The Momentum Multiply Titans won the toss and opted to field against the Six Gun Grill Western Province – a ballsy move considering that the only time this tournament the WP have batted first was against the Dragons when WP posted 164/8 and bowled the Dragons all out for 80. With the Multiply Titans … [Read more...] about A Day of Reckoning for the Favourites – #CSAT20Challenge
More should be done to address mental health issues affecting youth
Dear EditorDuring the month of February, the world observes Teen Suicide Prevention Week. For seven days the focus will be on adolescent and youth physical and mental health challenges, as well as the extent to which the Covid-19 pandemic increased mental health concerns among this demographic. According to reports, since the Covid-19 pandemic began, the mental health of young people has deteriorated considerably with a rise adolescent depression, anxiety, and self-harm. The intervening question … [Read more...] about More should be done to address mental health issues affecting youth
Knights Mounted by WP
The 19th match of the Cricket South Africa T20 Challenge being played at St Georges Park, Gqeberha saw the clash of the Top meets Bottom of the Log teams in Six Gun Grill Western Province (17 points) meeting the ITEC Knights (4 points).We also saw the return of the veteran WP batsman, Richard Levi after a spell in isolation. WP won the toss and elected to field first and, at one stage in the match it looked like a new record for the lowest total score in this tournament would be made (80/10 by … [Read more...] about Knights Mounted by WP
URC Round 12 Teams
#MUNEDI Munster’s starting XV includes nine Ireland internationals, one of which, Dave Kilcoyne, will make his 200th appearance for the province Edinburgh able to call upon Scotland players Mark Bennett, Blair Kinghorn, Ben Vellacott and Nick Haining #LEIOSP Ireland international Cian Healy starts for Leinster while Sean Cronin can make his 200th appearance for the province off the bench British & Irish Lion Rhys Webb captains a settled Ospreys team #SCACON Scott Williams captains … [Read more...] about URC Round 12 Teams
Lake Farm Centre’s 27th Edition of their annual Charity Weekend
Lake Farm Centre is inviting friends and family to make a difference and enter this year’s Hybrid Lake Farm Centre Charity Run & Ride events next month on 12 & 13 March.Lake Farm Centre has decided to host a hybrid fundraiser this year – a safe blend of virtual and physical events on the weekend of 12 & 13 March 2022 for a donation of R100 per person. Friends of Lake Farm Centre are invited to join the virtual event, a 5km walk and/or ride of 5km | 10km | 25km | 50km | 75km | 100km … [Read more...] about Lake Farm Centre’s 27th Edition of their annual Charity Weekend
Western Cape farm school bags first prize
The Eskom Development Foundation has announced Intsebenziswano Senior Secondary School as the provincial winner of the 2021 Eskom Simama Ranta high school entrepreneurship competition for the Western Cape.Intsebenziswano, a farm school located in Philippi, formed its enterprise club in 2018 and runs various projects including a tuckshop, beadwork, woodwork, sketch art and painting. The club has managed to sustain itself with profit generated from these projects. They plan to invest their prize … [Read more...] about Western Cape farm school bags first prize
New UB40 Album – Unprecedented
UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell & Astro have today released new track “Sufferer”, which Ali has dedicated to his beloved friend and bandmate of over four decades, Astro, who tragically passed away last November. The track is the first taste of the new album Unprecedented, which will be released on June 17th via UMC and is available to pre-order here.“Sufferer is a song that Astro and I have always loved, from the brilliant Kingstonians,” comments Ali. “Astro was so proud of our version of this … [Read more...] about New UB40 Album – Unprecedented
The Cross Trainer sponsors school basketball team
Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. The Cross Trainer Chief Marketing Officer, Nick Rheeder with the U16 Lethukuthula Secondary School basketball team. Seeking to support grassroots local sports, The Cross Trainer generously sponsored the U16 Lethukuthula Secondary School basketball team’s participation in the prestigious 2022 St Stithians College Basketball U16 tournament over the … [Read more...] about The Cross Trainer sponsors school basketball team
Budget savvy steps to survive 2022
How is your budget looking right now? We’ve all survived what is considered to be the most stressful month of the year. But, with 11 long months still to go, now is a good time to sit down and take a long, hard and honest look at your personal budget to assess your income versus your expenses.Being savvy means having or showing perception, comprehension, or shrewdness, especially in practical matters. Since there’s nothing more practical than how you handle your money matters, being budget savvy … [Read more...] about Budget savvy steps to survive 2022
The Shift Towards Automotive Digital Retailing
Messe Frankfurt South Africa, the organisers of Automechanika Johannesburg, Africa’s largest trade fair for the automotive aftermarket, and Absa are proud to announce the next in a series of webinars under the banner of ‘Let’s Talk Business’, where industry leaders unpack the key trends shaping the market.The webinars are aimed at sharing insights with those in the automotive and related industries concerning the latest innovations in technology, changes in regulation and policy, and challenges … [Read more...] about The Shift Towards Automotive Digital Retailing
DHL WP bolstered for Kimberley clash
DHL Western Province have been bolstered by the inclusion of a few key players for their Carling Currie Cup clash with Tafel Lager Griquas in Kimberley on Friday.There are five players in the forward pack that did not feature in DHL Western Province’s last match in Durban a fortnight ago. Prop Neethling Fouche, hooker Andre-Hugo Venter, lock Ben-Jason Dixon and loose forwards Marcel Theunissen and Nama Xaba all come into the starting line-up for the match at Tafel Lager Park, which kicks off at … [Read more...] about DHL WP bolstered for Kimberley clash
Super6 set for new season
Scottish Rugby has today announced the FOSROC Super6 will return in the spring with two competitions taking place during the 2022 calendar year. Now entering its fourth year the part-time professional league, which awarded franchises to six teams in 2018 (Ayrshire Bulls, Boroughmuir Bears, Heriot’s Rugby, Southern Knights, Stirling County and Watsonians Rugby), is hoping this is the first competitive playing season not impacted by covid. The first competition in 2022 will be the FOSROC Super6 … [Read more...] about Super6 set for new season
SANDF’s fleets are sitting ducks
Dear EditorThe DA calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa, as commander-in-chief of South Africa’s armed forces, to urgently intervene in the growing decline of our military. We are extremely concerned that South Africa’s military capabilities have deteriorated to the point where we would be unable to launch a meaningful defense should the situation arise. In a report to the parliamentary portfolio committee on defense, Armscor revealed that the air and water fleets are falling apart to such an … [Read more...] about SANDF’s fleets are sitting ducks
