Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: A couple of surprises in the Camdeboo National Park: No visit to Graaff-Reinet will be complete without a visit to the Valley of Desolation yet I wonder how many people actually realise that the Valley of Desolation is located within the Camdeboo National Park, which actually reaches all the way around the town, and that you can also go game viewing in the park. On our long weekend in Graaff-Reinet we spent our Saturday … [Read more...] about A couple of surprises in the Camdeboo National Park – Featured Blog
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Frontier Region Parks Demonstrate Excellence
Two Addo Elephant National Park (AENP) staff members walked away with Excellent Performance in the Workplace awards from this year’s SANParks Frontier Regional Achievement Awards. The awards evening take place annually, and gives recognition to individuals, teams and parks for outstanding service in the previous financial year – in this case 2016/17. The Frontier Region is made up of the Addo Elephant, Camdeboo, Garden Route, Karoo and Mountain Zebra National Parks. Akhona Sangoni, a … [Read more...] about Frontier Region Parks Demonstrate Excellence
Camdeboo 10th Anniversary
Camdeboo Parks 10th Anniversary Camdeboo Municipal Manager, Rev Noel Pieterson, Acting Park Manager Anban Padayachee, Camdeboo Municipality Mayor, Hannah Makoba and SA National Parks Regional General Manager, Dries Engelbrecht celebrate the Park's 10th anniversary under SANParks. Camdeboo National Park, one of SA's youngest national parks, celebrated its tenth anniversary on Friday 30 October 2015. Park staff and stakeholders from the surrounding town of Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape … [Read more...] about Camdeboo 10th Anniversary
Ten Years as a National Park
Camdeboo National Park, bordering the town of Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape, today celebrated ten years under the management of South African National Parks (SANParks). Park staff gathered at its lapa this afternoon to celebrate the momentous occasion with local stakeholders from the municipality, business, members from the tourism industry and other partners. Balloons, birthday cake, a good old South African potjiekos lunch and a short stroll down memory lane of the park's history … [Read more...] about Ten Years as a National Park
And Eastern Cape’s top green municipality is….
Camdeboo Local Municipality in the Sarah Baartman District is the Eastern Cape's top green municipality for 2015, beating five other local municipalities and taking the coveted award as well as a R500,000 cash reward. The announcement was made by MEC for Environmental Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism Sakhumzi Somyo at the marine day celebrations in Willowvale in the north-east of the province. The award is made to the municipality which has done the most to build capacity, … [Read more...] about And Eastern Cape’s top green municipality is….
Exploring Great Eastern Cape Game Parks
This week (3 to 7 February 2014) I am off exploring the following parks: Addo Elephant National Park Mountain Zebra National Park Camdeboo National Park Karoo National Park All courtesy of Sanparks and we will be coming back with some great images, video and memories - all to show tourists just how we live in Africa and more importantly what great game reserves we have within stabbing distance of Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape. CLICK HERE to see our daily itinerary as we … [Read more...] about Exploring Great Eastern Cape Game Parks
MEC spurns Minister’s Determination not to Appoint Inappropriate and Unqualified Municipal Manager
The MEC for Local Government in the Eastern Cape appears to be condoning the appointment of Reverend Noel Pietersen as Municipal Manager in Camdeboo Municipality, despite his lack of necessary qualifications and poor track record in local government. Reverend Pietersen applied for and was successful in obtaining the position of Municipal Manager in Camdeboo Municipality, despite not having the required minimum qualifications for the position. Furthermore, Pietersen has not covered himself … [Read more...] about MEC spurns Minister’s Determination not to Appoint Inappropriate and Unqualified Municipal Manager
