Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Winter Solstice: Today is the shortest day in the Southern Hemisphere It is mid-winter It is raining (please, Sir, we need some more!) There is a gale force wind blowing Claire Stewart passed away RIP – our condolences to the Stewarts and Stapletons I had the third adjustment to my new leg brace I have had a pain-free morning The Constitutional Court rules secret ballots permissible with authority by the Speaker of the House Pres … [Read more...] about Winter Solstice – Featured Blog
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A Port Elizabeth Winter Sunset – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: A Port Elizabeth Winter Sunset: Winter sunsets are the best Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Baby penguins in ICU: While scouting spots as stops for Miggie's Amazing Race for this past Saturday I popped into SAMREC. I haven't been for a while and had a quick walk around the centre with Keith, one of the guides. He told me they had a lot of babies in at the moment and I got to peek into the hospital section. … [Read more...] about A Port Elizabeth Winter Sunset – Featured Blog
Enjoy the thrill of the wild this winter
Enjoy the thrill of the wild this winter: Winter is the best time to visit game reserves in South Africa. There is less water because most of the country is a summer rainfall area, and this makes for great game viewing opportunities. Dried-up dams and waterholes are typical during the winter months in those regions. There is also less foliage in the bush, so visitors will have a much greater chance of spotting animals walking in search of water. This year, the mid-year school holiday falls … [Read more...] about Enjoy the thrill of the wild this winter
NMMU winter schools boost results, build dreams
NMMU winter schools boost results, build dreams: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University’s annual accounting winter schools for Grade 11 and 12 pupils are about much more than boosting exam results – they are about bringing young people together from all walks of life, and inspiring them to dream. Source: NMMU News Latest News. … [Read more...] about NMMU winter schools boost results, build dreams
Accounting schools boost results and build dreams
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's annual accounting winter schools for Grade 11 and 12 pupils are about much more than boosting exam results – they are about bringing young people together from all walks of life, and inspiring them to dream. Hundreds of pupils from across the Eastern and Southern Cape have already signed up for this year's three winter school programmes in Port Elizabeth and George, which run from July 10 to 14. The deadline to register is June 19. The on-campus … [Read more...] about Accounting schools boost results and build dreams
Eskom Distribution Customer Centric Winter Plan
As the winter season takes grip of the country, Eskom reports that they are ready to keep the lights on. “Eskom has committed to continue keeping the lights on this winter despite the severe weather conditions that have already started to grip the country,” said the power utility on Friday. Eskom said it is aware that the past few weeks not only signalled the start of winter but also indicated the impact the weather conditions will have on the company’s electricity distribution … [Read more...] about Eskom Distribution Customer Centric Winter Plan
SA businesses brace for winter power price hikes
SA businesses brace for winter power price hikes: ENERGY SPECIALIST: Energy specialist Heather McEwan has warned business and industry to embrace energy-saving technologies as they brace for winter rate hikes. Photo: Supplied AS winter looms, business and industrial electricity users are bracing for a “perfect storm” of winter price hikes coming into effect from June. The imminent price hikes, however, signal good news for low energy consuming technologies, as companies race to offset their … [Read more...] about SA businesses brace for winter power price hikes
This is Winter on the Wild Coast – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: This is Winter on the Wild Coast: https://www.youtube.com/embed/8iSDCRg7sI4?feature=player_embeddedWith summer in full swing, the Wild Coast Holiday Association has just launched a destination promotion video promoting the Wild Coast as a winter destination for the upcoming winter season. I'm sure a lot of the Wild Coast locals would ask you what winter is as they have stunning weather over this period and it's a great time to head … [Read more...] about This is Winter on the Wild Coast – Featured Blog
Summer in winter – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Summer in winter: Any visitor from outer space who landed up in Port Elizabeth over this weekend would have been very mistaken to think that it is the middle of summer. With temperatures touching 30C, people seem to be have summer withdrawal symptoms and flocked to the beaches in numbers you rarely see in summer. Check out how packed Pollok Beach was on this Sunday afternoon. Source: Port Elizabeth Daily … [Read more...] about Summer in winter – Featured Blog
Winter is back… or still here – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Winter is back... or still here: Just yesterday I asked somebody if they also thought that we didn't have a very cold winter this year as I stood sweating in the sun outside the lodge at Mount Camdeboo Game Reserve outside Graaff-Reinet. This morning we woke up to a freezing wind and snow on the mountains in the area. On my way back this afternoon I heard it hailed in some parts of Port Elizabeth. I pulled off the freeway and … [Read more...] about Winter is back… or still here – Featured Blog
Mthatha news: Winter initiation season claims two lives
Winter initiation season claims two lives: The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), MEC Fikile Xasa sent his condolences to the initiates’ families in Nyandeni, in Buntingville and another in Mthatha. “We call on parents, families and communities to remain ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Tshwane: there’s no stool for tribalism: Imagine a country where Tsonga people were only allowed to work in Giyani, the VhaVenda in Venda, the Zulus in KwaZulu-Natal, … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: Winter initiation season claims two lives
The Eastern Cape winter initiation season got off to a bad start
Visit and explore Qumbu, Eastern Cape accommodation choices. Click here to submit your favourite Eastern Cape Videos. A MyPE Qumbu, Eastern Cape selected video for you: The Eastern Cape winter initiation season got off to a bad start. Seven initiates have already been hospitalised since early this week. Traditional leaders and government official paid surprise visits to schools in Tsolo and Qumbu in the Transkei to check on measures to reduce deaths. For more … [Read more...] about The Eastern Cape winter initiation season got off to a bad start
5 Winter Wellness Tips
5 Winter Wellness Tips by Eastern Cape – MyPR: Winter proves to be the most challenging time of the year when it comes to staying healthy and fit. As the days grow shorter and the nights grow longer, we find ourselves easing up on our commitments. We would rather be covered in blankets than covered in sweat; we would rather be heating up carbs than burning up calories. So how do we combat and counter our slacking and prevent post-winter aftershock? The first step in being healthy starts with a … [Read more...] about 5 Winter Wellness Tips
Before and After: See Animals Change Their Coats for Winter – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Before and After: See Animals Change Their Coats for Winter by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: Many northern species grow heavier, whiter fur to camouflage and keep warm in frigid weather. National Geographic News Click here to book your Sardine Run Experience. Read more here: Sardine Run Port Elizabeth The return of the flatworm by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: Where does the acoel flatworm belong in the tree of life? Biologists have … [Read more...] about Before and After: See Animals Change Their Coats for Winter – Featured Blog
Stefan Winter at the Raw Eye launch
This New Brighton Port Elizabeth image is courtesy of Flickr. Click on the Flickr account holder below the photograph to see more. Stefan Winter at the Raw Eye launch Image by bbcworldservice Stefan is a Swiss photographer who conceived a project called Raw Eye. He sent disposable cameras to school kids in South Africa, Russia, Switzerland and Sri Lanka. The kids all took photos on the same day, and then Stefan helped them curate the results. The exhibition has been travelling to the … [Read more...] about Stefan Winter at the Raw Eye launch
