PJ Oudskoliere stuur groete – van teater af!
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Deur JOUBERT RETIEF Ons groet vandag met ‘n swaar hart ‘n PJ-legende. Om vir meer as 34 jaar betrokke te wees by die skool is voorwaar ‘n mylpaal. Alice Klopper het by Kleuterland kom werk en op Manie Cronjé, PJ-Onderwyser, verlief geraak. Sy het later as Mev. Cronjé by Hoërskool PJ Olivier aangesluit as sekretaresse en hiér het sy vir 21 jaar getrou haar diens gelewer. Sy hanteer die oudskoliere, personeelfonds, Klub 100, reël die reunies en is by alles wat die skool reël betrokke. Sy is geken as Manie se regterhand en almal se hulp. Altyd bereid om te help, ʼn hand…
The Political Party Funding Act (PPFA) that comes into effect this week will probably not make anyone happy. Yes, the intentions might appear to be good, but are they really? The main purpose of the Act is to enhance transparency in our democracy by requiring political parties represented in the national or provincial legislatures to reveal their main sources of funding. The thinking behind this goal lies in the old adage: “He who pays the piper, calls the tune”. In other words, we want to see if favours are granted to individuals or companies that donate to those in power.…
2021/22 Budget Review – Chief Directorate: Environmental Affairs Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs & Tourism Despite the fact that provincial nature reserves comprise only 2% of the Province’s land surface area.. between 61 and 70% of Environmental Affairs’ budget has been channelled to the Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism Agency… The Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) conducted comprehensive analyses of the 2012/13 – 2015/16 budgets of the Chief Directorate: Environmental Affairs of the Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT), and published brief reviews of the Chief Directorate’s respective …
A researcher at Makhanda based SAIAB has produced a first ever dedicated checklist of South Africa’s chondrichthyan fauna. The up-to-date list of all sharks, rays, skates and ghost sharks that occur in South African waters also details their distribution and current International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List status. Lucky Dlamini reports Research Associate to the Makhanda based SA Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity David Ebert ‘An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa’, provides a current list of all sharks, rays and ghost sharks that occur in South African waters. Ebert is popularly known as ‘the lost…
On Palm Sunday, the Lord Jesus Christ, a few days before the Passover and before Calvary, triumphantly entered Jerusalem: not in a chariot, nor on a warhorse neither with a battle bow but mounted on a colt. The majestic King, the long-awaited Messiah, born King of the Jews and the King of the ages, came in humility, meekness, and gentleness. He came not for military salvation but soul salvation. To deliver His people not from the dominion of the Romans but the dominion of sin! Indeed, to reconcile man to God as the Prince of peace! In light of the…
https://www.grocotts.co.za/2021/03/08/the-right-to-equality-and-the-right-to-privacy/ Know your rights as a consumer This 11-part 2021 series is written by attorneys at the Rhodes Law Clinic. The articles cover various aspects of consumer rights in terms of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008. Here are the articles published to date: #1 As a consumer, do you have rights? #2 The right to equality and the right to privacy #3 The right to choose #4 The right to disclosure and information #5 The right to fair and responsible marketing
By PRUDENCE MINI A government delegation of tourism and small business development heavyweights arrived in Makhanda on Tuesday 23 March to help township tourism attract more travellers in search of unique and authentic tourism experiences. Tourism Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela, Small Business Deputy Minister Nokuzola Capa and South Africa Tourism CEO Sisa Ntshona met up with the women of the Kwam eMakana Project at the Monument for a launch of the Basic Quality Verification programme. Kwam eMakana is a poverty relief organisation of homestays established by a former Eastern Cape Province Nosima Balindlela. Its members were encouraged to take part in the programme…
By PRUDENCE MINI Finding comfort in a stranger’s house might seem like a difficult concept to grasp, but research has shown that homestay accommodations are a growing trend in South Africa as tourists seek more genuine, enriching and memorable travel experiences says South Africa Tourism CEO Sisa Ntshona. Ntshona was speaking at the most recent launch of the Basic Quality Verification programme that took place in Makhanda where members of Kwam e-Makana Project were in attendance and some of the homestay establishments received certificates of compliance for their participation in the Programme. He said the tourism category of homestays is picking up substantially. “What…
By ALICE VAN DER LAND Tea with members of the Makana War Club, mock-firing a cannon that will be relocated from Fort Selwyn to Sugarloaf Hill, and a dip in Grey Dam are some of the activities Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are looking forward to during their Heritage Month visit to Makhanda. A high-security luxury suite is being customised in a secret location in the CBD for the family that will by then number four, as the town prepares for their three-day stay in September. The Royals will be in town to unveil a 31-metre statue of Arts and…