It is with great admiration that I write this bit of news to you today. Sitting at a popular restaurant in Kalk Bay Harbour sipping on a delightful glass of wine and enjoying the breathtaking view of False Bay, I noticed a seagull just off the rocks in distress. Obviously caught in something and fighting for it's life. Within 15 minutes or so I noticed, what appeared to be a man, diving bravely into icy cold waters, swimming against the current towards the bird! Fighting the swell and … [Read more...]
Chris Chameleon Live at Weltevrede Wine Estate
8 April, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Robertson Wine Valley is gearing up towards the 8th Wacky Wine Weekend this year from 2 – 5 June. The weekend is known for the wide range of special events and activities hosted by the individual wine farms. From live music to arts, fine food, kids entertainment and of course, lots of wine tasting, this weekend is for everyone to enjoy. In 2010 we welcomed 20 000 visitors into the valley to taste, hear, see and experience all that was on offer. At Weltevrede this year, Chris Chameleon … [Read more...]
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New CITI Board Members
6 July, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Cape IT Initiative (CITi) Board Meeting recently conducted a Board Election process. Candidates were nominated and voted for by CITI Stakeholders and the election was conducted online using an independent third party (Electionbuddy.com). The three CITi board directors who were re-standing for election, namely Andrea Böhmert (director of Hasso Plattner Ventures), Greg Reis (CEO and founder of Business Systems Group) and Raven Naidoo (chair of Future Perfect/Radian), were all re-elected … [Read more...]
Bandwidth Barn bridge skills gap with enterprise development programme
1 July, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Vital new blood has entered the Cape economy with the graduation of 15 extraordinary new ventures from the intensive enterprise development programme of Cape IT initiative (CITi) subsidiary Bandwidth Barn. Programme organiser PeerPower says while entrepreneurs are not in short supply in South Africa, business skills are at a dire shortage. Mignon Keyser, director and course facilitator, says VeloCITI bridges the gap by targeting start-ups that have been trading for a short while. “We … [Read more...]
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Time Out showcases South Africa’s 2010 Host Cities
30 June, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Established by the Dutch East India Company in the mid-17th century as a halfway stop on route to the Spice Route, host of eight 2010 FIFA World Cup™ fixtures at its glass-crowned stadium, and a city that offers a smorgasbord of museums and galleries, award-winning restaurants as well as a variety of bars, pubs and nightlife, Cape Town is well-situated to provide football fans with more than just a taste of the beautiful game. And to ensure that both local and international visitors find their … [Read more...]
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Cape Trike Tours
14 June, 2010 By Leave a Comment
After extensive research, it was discovered that no one offers trike tours in the Cape Town area. Cape Trike Tours imported a state of the art trike, built in Germany, to do just that...the only one of it's kind in South Africa. The trike can comfortably seat two tourists at a time. Tourists can now enjoy scenic tours unlike any other...from the back of a trike. Cape Trike Tours have designed four full day tours in and around Cape Town: Cape Point and peninsula, the West Coast, the Cape … [Read more...]
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Building Boom in Bree Street
9 June, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As publishers of the Time Out Cape Town for Visitors series, the insider’s guide to the Mother City and beyond, it’s no wonder that New Media Publishing – experts on the city’s best beaches, bars, mountains, museums and restaurants – know the low-down on all of the city centre’s most sought-after sites, including its streets. And so when they outgrew their premises next to the fashionable Foundry on Prestwich Street in Green Point at the end of 2009, New Media Publishing headed … [Read more...]
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Free Community Concert
24 March, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It’s a tradition that Capetonians have come to look forward to. The newly washed and polished cobbles of Greenmarket Square in the Central City will reverberate with the sounds of jazz on April 1 as the The Cape Town International Jazz Festival’s Free Community Concert will be held once again on the well-known public square, which is celebrating its 300th birthday this year. Top artists who are in town to participate in the 11th Cape Town International Jazz Festival will be sharing their … [Read more...]
ICT Skills crisis is not a crisis at all
23 March, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This is according to Marius de Beer of Scrumsense, who presented the results of in-depth research relating to the skills crisis at the Third Software Engineering Colloquium, convened by the Cape IT Initiative (CITi) and the IEEE South Africa Chapter on 16 March 2010 in Cape Town. His key finding was that all the elements we need to solve the skills crisis, already exists. “What we need is more exposure of these initiatives and more coordination and communication between the various role … [Read more...]
CITi and IEEE bring top people to 3rd Software Engineering Colloquium
10 March, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Non-profit organisation, the Cape IT Initiative (CITi) and the IEEE Computer Society Chapter (IEEE South Africa Section) are bringing together industry, government and academia to discuss the growth and future of software and software engineering at the third Software Engineering Colloquium in Cape Town on 16 March 2010. This Colloquium aims to establish tangible and immediate programs to build the South African software industry and create value through engineering. “One of our primary … [Read more...]
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Discrimination
22 February, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I was disgusted when my daughter came home and told me the principal at their school had made an announcement on the school intercom; "can all the black children come to the hall". It was apparently to address their behaviour. Black pupils were totally humiliated by this announcement. Some girls were crying because of this. How are we going to become one nation if this happens at school level, where our future leaders come from? … [Read more...]
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Defamation of Character
22 February, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Pioneers African Travel would like to extend our apologies for services not delivered to the following clients in December 2009: Dr Marios Conidaris and family Dr Bruce Ilsley and family Dr Larry Malin and family Mr Mark Currie and Meeser Family Mr Nikos Amacaupolos Mr Spyros Bylos Mrs Roze Moodley and Mr Preggie Moodley The company had no intend to mislead anybody. The company indeed ran into financial difficulties. Facts: We have refunded all travellers in … [Read more...]
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Child Swallows Drawing Pin Lodged in his Windpipe, School Waits for Parent to Collect Child
15 February, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I as a parent am very disgusted at the way an emergency is handled at Strandfontein Primary. Every year you have forms to fill in who is the family doctor or if we are on medical aid or not. These forms, to me, are a complete waste of time if I look at the way that Strandfontein Primary handled a recent situation with my son. On the 11th of February 2010 at 2:20 p.m. my son swallowed a drawing pin and at 3:05 p..m the school contacted me to fetch Ethan and take him to clinic to see if he can … [Read more...]
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Summerville, Kuils River Security Complex Complaint
8 February, 2010 By 4 Comments
I urgently need to highlight the dangers that we people must face staying in a so-called security complex named Summerville. There are breakins, stealing of washing clothes off the line and a wall that has not even have electric wire to keep the thugs out. My house has been burgled twice and that was the end of story. The police were only there once and that was it. I am so fed up with whats happening that sometimes I feel like taking the law into my own hands and burn the bushes creating these … [Read more...]
Pastor Mark heals across the telephone lines from Cape Town to Italy
5 February, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I would like to offer a testimony on behalf of my aunt Veronica in Italy. She was diagnosed with lymphatic leaukeamia. Her Chemotheraphy session was due to commence on Thursday. On Wednesday evening Pastor Mark visited the home of my Mom by her invitation - she had been to his service the Sunday evening. He spoke to my aunt via the telephone and prayed the prayer of healing, inviting her to accept that JESUS is the great healer and that by GOD's grace she was healed. On Thursday my aunt went for … [Read more...]
SOUTH AFRICA TAKES ON ITALY AT THE 2010 BMW INTERNATIONAL POLO
4 February, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The first event of the highly anticipated annual BMW International Polo Series takes place on Saturday, 27 February at the prestigious Val de Vie Wine and Polo Estate, Paarl. Guests can witness sporty dynamism and impeccable style in equal measure when South Africa take on the Italians. Guests will be accommodated in luxury, enjoying a relaxing day of fine wine, exquisite food and good company whilst absorbing the beautiful surroundings of the Paarl and Franshhoek mountains. Gates … [Read more...]
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