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SA Junior Surfing Champs

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The legendary waves of Jeffreys Bay will provide the battlefield for the country's top young surfers as they compete for coveted team and individual national titles, green blazers and specialty awards in the Hurley SA Junior Champs at the Mecca of South African surfing next week. Scheduled for 25-29 September, the 17th annual edition of this premier Surfing South Africa (SSA) event features the best 17-and-under surfers who have qualified via cutthroat selection trials for their respective … [Read more...] about SA Junior Surfing Champs

Bitter Rally for home team

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South African champions Mark Cronje and Robin Houghton scored their third win of the season as Ford dominated the Volkswagen Rally, during round four of the South African National Rally Championship, which ended in Port Elizabeth on Saturday 20 July 2013. Ford continued the new trend which seems to be one of the home team sponsor not winning a rally. New to this year's rally was the first stage in Uitenhage opposite Volkswagen's new Peoples Pavilion, plus a return to Jeffreys Bay for two … [Read more...] about Bitter Rally for home team

VW Rally headed for new stages in Jeffreys Bay

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The 2013 Volkswagen Rally will be taking the action back to Jeffrey's Bay for two stages on the opening day this Friday 19 July 2013. Stage 6 - Fountain's Mall This is a new spectator stage for the 2013 Volkswagen Rally and a welcome return to Jeffreys Bay with the first car due at 16:54. Fountains Mall has been host to the Eastern Cape Regional Rallies for some time, and will host the tight 0.81 kilometre stage for it's first national rally. This is a typical parking lot stage with … [Read more...] about VW Rally headed for new stages in Jeffreys Bay

Suspected Aircraft Crash

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Daniel Heimann, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty controller, said; "At 15h10 on Tuesday 5 March, NSRI Port Elizabeth volunteer sea rescue duty crew were alerted by the Mandela Bay Water Emergency Response Committee following reports of an incident in the ocean at Sea View with eye-witnesses strongly suspecting that a small aircraft had ditched into the sea off Sea View, Port Elizabeth. "The 5 credible eye-witnesses, while sitting at a restaurant, had seen a small aircraft bank sharply and disappear … [Read more...] about Suspected Aircraft Crash

Overdue boats found

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Rieghard Janse van Rensburg, NSRI Jeffreys Bay station commander, said; "At 13h54 on Friday 23 November, NSRI Jeffreys Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of two rigid inflatable boats with 3 males and 1 female onboard 2 hours overdue at their destination in Jeffreys Bay from a voyage from Port Elizabeth to Jeffreys Bay and the overdue boats could not be raised by communications by a concerned friend who raised the alarm. "Our NSRI Jeffreys Bay volunteer sea … [Read more...] about Overdue boats found

Questions Around Abalone Harvesting Permits

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For a good number of years local residents were not allowed to harvest abalone for domestic consumption. Suddenly a permit for nine tonnes has been issued to a Western Cape company to harvest in the Eastern Cape waters. And for the same period only poachers benefited from this area, with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries chasing these culprits. The local St Francis Bay and Jeffreys Bay communities are up in arms about the recently issued experimental fishing permit of … [Read more...] about Questions Around Abalone Harvesting Permits

Jeffrey’s Bay, NSRI Station 37, Gains a New Rescue Runner

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Discovery, today assisted the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) to continue making a meaningful difference by keeping South Africans safe at sea with the launch of the final rescue runner in the Jefferey's Bay region. The launch provided an opportunity for those present to also better understand the intricacies that go into a sea rescue, and how critical the equipment and people who carry out this operation actually are. NSRI CEO, Ian Wienburg says, "Over the last few years Discovery … [Read more...] about Jeffrey’s Bay, NSRI Station 37, Gains a New Rescue Runner

Search Engine Optimisation Take Aways from the Jeffreys Bay East Cape Tourism Indaba

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So, sitting in a Jeffreys Bay shopping mall and giving search engine optimisation advice is a pretty new thing for me - the last time I was in such a structured environment was when exhibiting at the Rand Easter Show during the late eighties. Tourism owners the country (and probably the world) over are much the same; they want to dominate the online market, are mostly of a certain age that didn't grow up connected and are pretty susceptible to being ripped off. I am currently in Jeffreys … [Read more...] about Search Engine Optimisation Take Aways from the Jeffreys Bay East Cape Tourism Indaba

MyPE is off to the Eastern Cape Tourism Indaba

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At the request of the organisers of the Eastern Cape Tourism Indaba, organised by The Kouga Companion and Fountains Mall Shopping Mall in Jeffreys Bay, yours truly is going to present some of his SEO knowledge to stallholders and the general public. The six day event from 27 March to 1 April 2012, will give tourism product holders the opportunity to network and showcase their product, services or establishments along with tour operators, tour guides, local and international travel agencies, … [Read more...] about MyPE is off to the Eastern Cape Tourism Indaba

Port Elizabeth Fisherman Evacuated After Suspected Stroke

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Marc May, NSRI St Francis Bay station commander, said; "At 12h07 on Tuesday 20 December, NSRI St Francis Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following a request for medical assistance from the Chokka fishing boat LAZARUS reporting a 50 year old Port Elizabeth crewman onboard suffering a suspected CVA (Cerebro Vascular Accident - a Stroke). "They were deep sea off Jeffreys Bay at the time and began heading in the direction of St Francis Bay. "Our NSRI St Francis Bay volunteers … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth Fisherman Evacuated After Suspected Stroke

World Class Swimmers Head for Jeffreys

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World class open water swimming takes place at Marina Martinique on Sunday morning in the 2nd round of the Cirrus Bio-ears Swim Challenge Series as South Africa's favourite swimmer, Natalie du Toit goes head to head with fellow Olympian Marina Grimaldi from Italy. World class Italian swimmer, Rachele Bruni, will also be racing along with several of South Africa's top 10km swimmers in the first event of the morning starting at 9am. "I am very excited about racing at Marina Martinique again and … [Read more...] about World Class Swimmers Head for Jeffreys

Confused about Photography Copyright?

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The internet has existed for many years and there is a certain degree of ignorance when it comes to downloading anything from the internet, whether it be photography, text, videos, etc. I am going to try and keep this as layman friendly as possible so all readers of this article will understand without any confusion where they stand with regards to downloading from the internet and, more specifically with photographs, although the fundamental rules apply to any internet content. I will also … [Read more...] about Confused about Photography Copyright?