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National Braai Day
Braai Day on 24 September marks a very important custom in South African circles: the fitful turning of raw meat on a grid, underneath which perfectly temperate hot coals cause the sizzling of, and cooking of aforesaid meat.
Originating from the Afrikaner people, braaing has since become a pastime for people of many different backgrounds in countries like South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and Zambi ...
PUKE WATSON Updates
With the recent statement made by Luke Watson with regards to the Springbok Jersey, it could only be expected from the media and public to fight back. To say the least, they should never have selected him for the team ... quoted from www.RUGBY365.com:
"The loose forward - who was controversially included in the Bok team last year by South African Rugby Union (SARU) President Oregan Hoskins, despite strong ...
PIRATES RANSOM Found in Namibia
The notoriously treacherous Skeleton coast in Namibia has seen more than its fair share of shipwrecks over the centuries. Now a national park 16000 square kilometres in size, the Skeleton coast is dotted with over a thousand shipwrecks and the glint of white seal and whale bones dating back to whaling activities. At times the surf is so rough that access to the ocean is only possible via a hot, sticky marsh ...
DEAD ZONES of the Ocean
The world’s fish stocks are taking strain as oxygen-deprived ‘dead’ zones in our oceans inhibit their movement and kill off large stocks of food fish and crustaceans. It’s caused by large scale pollutants such as sewage, fertilisers, animal waste and fuel waste, and in some instances natural oxygen-removing algae bloom. Raquel Vaquer Suner of the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies in Spain said ‘m ...
SOUTH AFRICA BID to host F1 2011
A bid to bring a South African Grand Prix back to the F1 calendar is gathering speed, according to a local report.
The country's Sunday Times newspaper said talks about a new race from 2011 at the Kyalami circuit, last scene of a F1 event in 1993, are taking place between the provincial Gauteng government and Bernie Ecclestone.
The newspaper said the F1 chief executive has agreed in principle, and that a ...
EASTERN CAPE Storms
Craziness at the Coast Chaos on Ganubie“Anticipated swells of 8m have hit the Eastern Cape coastline with a vengeance from Gonubie to Haga Haga. Massive waves have washed over roads and crashed into popular resorts.”
This is what East London newspaper The Daily Dispatch has to report. These coastal events have been caused by a combination of spring tides and storm fronts, according to SAWS forecaster Quin ...
TSUNAMI or TIDE?
TSUNAMI hits Cape TownSource: News24 and Jana Breytenbach, Die Burger
Cape Town - A mini tsunami may be the reason for the sudden rise and fall of the sea level along the West Coast over the last few days.
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) received reports that the sea level in Hout Bay, St Helena Bay, Saldanha Bay and Lambert's Bay changed suddenly three times on Thursday. In Hout Bay, the water l ...
BOATS STRANDED on SA Shore
The two stranded trawlers, Weskus 1 and Seawin Sapphire, which ran aground in Melkbosstrand in Cape Town are due to be salvaged next week. In the meantime, debris from Weskus 1 litters the beach as the boat starts to shed wood. Source: News24.com
