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Strike season: Steel workers countrywide down tools, demanding 8% wage hike – Gqeberha in the News

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Strike season: Steel workers countrywide down tools, demanding 8% wage hike: Thousands of workers affiliated to the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa went on strike across the country on Tuesday. One worker in Gqeberha collapsed and died during the march through ... Source: "Gqeberha" - BingNews. Banyana coach calls for more effort in semis: Banyana Banyana will need to turn up the heat in the semifinals of the Cosafa Women’s Championship, says coach Desiree Ellis. Though … [Read more...] about Strike season: Steel workers countrywide down tools, demanding 8% wage hike – Gqeberha in the News

Farmers, fisherfolk to bear brunt of latest oil-price hike, group says – Lockdown News

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Farmers, fisherfolk to bear brunt of latest oil-price hike, group says: The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Monday warned against the domino effect of the recent oil-price hike that will hit small fishermen and farmers. The group ... Source: "Coronavirus Lockdown" - BingNews. Oil rises above for first time in 2 months on production cuts: Oil rose above $ 30 a barrel for the first time in two months as producers in the US and elsewhere continued to cut … [Read more...] about Farmers, fisherfolk to bear brunt of latest oil-price hike, group says – Lockdown News

Latest on fuel price hike interventions

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Due to concerns about the recent fuel price hike, President Cyril Ramaphosa has convened a meeting of the Ministers in the Economic Cluster to discuss the current fuel prices and deliberate on interventions government can make. The meeting, which was held on Thursday, resolved that the VAT commission could be expanded to include the fuel price. The recent fuel increase saw the fuel price rocket to R16.02 a litre of 95 ULP inland. The July increase follows from another price increase in the … [Read more...] about Latest on fuel price hike interventions

King Williams Town news: How to prepare for South Africa’s toughest hike

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How to prepare for South Africa’s toughest hike: The six-day, five-night hiking trail traverses the breathtaking Amatola Mountains in the Eastern Cape, starting at Maden Dam near King Williams Town and ends in the magical village of Hogsback. Alexander Higgins completed the hiking trail last year and ... Source: "King Williams Town" - BingNews. 2017 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TSI Trendline (66KW) for sale in Eastern Cape: *Please note that these calculations are only estimates and must be confirmed … [Read more...] about King Williams Town news: How to prepare for South Africa’s toughest hike

Up(s) and down(s) and into the water at the InniKloof Waterfall hike – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Up(s) and down(s) and into the water at the InniKloof Waterfall hike: Everybody has their travel bucket lists.  I'm no different but because I would still like to do a lot of travelling I have divided mine into International, African, South African and Eastern Cape.  One of the things that has been on my Eastern Cape travel bucket list for a while now is doing the Innikloof Waterfall hike.  Innikloof is situated near the … [Read more...] about Up(s) and down(s) and into the water at the InniKloof Waterfall hike – Featured Blog

A quick hike at Van Stadens – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: A quick hike at Van Stadens: This afternoon we headed out to the Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve for a quick walk to go and find the oldest Geocache in Port Elizabeth.  While the Damselfly waited in the car, Drama Princess and I headed down one of the trails in search of this very significant cache.  The Pincushion Proteas are stunning at the moment so I kept on falling behind.  Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. The … [Read more...] about A quick hike at Van Stadens – Featured Blog

Setting off on a hike – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Setting off on a hike: A group of people setting off on the very popular Sacramento Tail between Schoenmakerskop and Sardinia Bay during the late afternoon. Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Van Stadens King Protea: The Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve must be one of the best places around to see Proteas and other Fynbos species growing in the wild.  Not just is it great to view wild flowers, but the reserve also has a number of … [Read more...] about Setting off on a hike – Featured Blog

Grahamstown in the news: 12 lessons from my first multi-day hike

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12 lessons from my first multi-day hike: Although I believe in constantly stretching and pushing myself, when asked to embark on a 4-day hike for my assignment at Getaway, I considered that I’ve only ever hiked over a tiny hill in Grahamstown. I was concerned and subsequently sought necessary ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. Activist wins R120,000 in cop brutality case: The matter was settled out of court earlier this month following Kota's claims that he had been assaulted by … [Read more...] about Grahamstown in the news: 12 lessons from my first multi-day hike