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Look Out for 2041

23 May, 2012 By 1 Comment
Voyage For Cleaner Energy 2041

The Robert Swan Voyage for Cleaner Energy yacht, 2041, is scheduled to dock in Cape Town Waterfront on Thursday 24 May at 16h00 - weather permitting and is en-route to the 2012 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 20 June 2012. Earth Summit 2012 will be the fourth Summit of its kind and represents a milestone in ongoing international efforts to accelerate progress towards achieving sustainable development globally. 2041, a company dedicated to the preservation of the Antarctic was founded by … [Read more...]

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Trawler runs aground on Clifton First Beach

12 May, 2012 By Leave a Comment

At 06h15 today NSRI Table Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following reports of a fishing trawler reported to be running aground at Clifton on the Atlantic Seaboard of Cape Town. "On arrival on-scene our NSRI mobile units searched for the vessel from the shore-line in thick fog but the fog was too thick to see anything and only when we could hear the motors of the vessel did we get an indication that the incident was happening off … [Read more...]

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Shona Dent tops at 2012 FET Awards

11 May, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Shona Dent

Shona Dent, an ex-NC(V) tourism student at Northlink College, was one of the top three students in the NC(V) group at the first FET awards to recognise the highest academic achievements of the NC(V) students for their examinations in 2011 udertaken in various NC(V) course. Shona received a Dell computer as her award for being rated one of the top NC(V) tourism student across all six FET Colleges in the Western Cape. She received the award during an award ceremony that was held at False Bay … [Read more...]

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Cape Town Author Pens Book to Help Rhinos

9 May, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Cape Town based children's author, Linda "Lulu" Fellowes has penned a delightful children's book to help raise awareness about the rhino poaching crisis in South Africa. She has donated 200 books to the Wilderness Foundation which will receive the proceeds from each book sold. The book is entitled iThemba, which is the Xhosa word for hope. "I wanted to do something that would bring the message of rhino poaching to a younger audience," says Fellowes. The 23 page, beautifully illustrated … [Read more...]

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Damaged Chinese Yacht Assisted into Simonstown

30 April, 2012 By Leave a Comment

At 10h52 on Sunday 29 April, NSRI Simonstown volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from the 51 foot Chinese yacht O-Feeling with 5 male sailors onboard, all from Xiamen, China, 15 nautical miles South of Cape Point reporting to be limping towards Cape Town after suffering some structural damage during her voyage from South America and requiring assistance to get into Port. The yacht, originally reportedly heading to Cape Town from last Port of call … [Read more...]

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Fisherman Fractures Facial Bones After Tow Rope Snaps

26 April, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said; "At 09h21 on Wednesday 25 April, NSRI Simonstown volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from the fishing boat Nommer Sewe reporting a fisherman onboard suffering a serious head injury after being hit on the head by a rope, 12 nautical miles South of Simonstown. "The fishing boat Nommer Sewe was towing their fellow fishing boat Joanne towards Simonstown when the nylon tow-rope snapped and … [Read more...]

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2 Day Search for 3 fishermen along the West Coast

21 April, 2012 By Leave a Comment

At 19h00 on Thursday 19 April, NSRI Mykonos volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following reports of 2 fishermen lost and adrift at sea after experiencing engine failure on their small fishing boat (crayfish bakkie) off Elands Bay after launching at 18h00. NSRI Mykonos volunteer sea rescue duty crew towed their sea rescue craft to Elands Bay which was launched and a search commenced and Police joined in the search. Cell-phone contact was … [Read more...]

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Koel Bay Body Boarder Fatally Bitten by Shark

20 April, 2012 By Leave a Comment

At 12h41 on Thursday 19 April, NSRI Gordon's Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a man bitten by a shark at Dappat se Gat between Gordons Bay and Koel Bay (a popular surfing and body boarding spot) on the False Bay coast of Cape Town. NSRI Gordon's Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched sea rescue craft, the SA Police Force, the Skymed rescue helicopter and WC Government Health: EMS responded to the scene. On arrival on-scene the body of a 20 year … [Read more...]

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Finding Aliens in the Western Cape

19 April, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Toyota Alien Species

The 2012 Toyota Enviro Outreach project, which started earlier this week at the Klipbokkop Mountain Reserve in the Western Cape and runs until April 27, will this year address one of the biggest ecological challenges in Africa and globally: the invasion and spread of alien species. During the 13 days of the project, scientists will visit several reserves in the Western Cape to collect specimens from a broad range of invasive and native species and to produce DNA barcode records for all of … [Read more...]

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Man missing, feared drowned off Bakoven

16 April, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Bruce Davidson, NSRI Bakoven station commander, said; "At 13h59 on Monday 16 April, NSRI Bakoven volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a man gone missing while swimming off rocks in the surf at Bantry Bay, Cape Town. "Our NSRI Bakoven volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched our sea rescue craft SPIRIT OF ROTARY – TABLE BAY and The WC Government Health EMS and the SA Police Services responded. "On arrival on-scene a search commenced for a 32 year old man, … [Read more...]

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Body recovered in Simonstown harbour

12 April, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said; "At 08h58 on Wednesday 11 April, NSRI Simonstown volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a body found floating, entangled in rope, in the Simonstown harbour, in between two boats. "Our NSRI Simonstown volunteer sea rescue duty crew and Police responded and the body of a 79 year old local man, who lives on his yacht in the harbour, was recovered from the water, near to his own boat, and confirmed deceased by … [Read more...]

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Green Warriors Take Action on Elsieskraal River Canal

19 March, 2012 By Leave a Comment

In a joint environmental public-private partnership initiative, GrandWest Casino and the City of Cape Town will join forces on Friday 23 March to promote the issue of water conservation during National Water Week, with particular focus on combating river pollution. This will be the third time they have worked together with the focus on cleaning up rubbish and foreign objects from the Elsieskraal River Canal and storm water system. In addition to staff and management from GrandWest, City … [Read more...]

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Give a Child a Future

12 March, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Give a Child a Future

Longridge Wines are committed to corporate social responsibility and have for the past couple of years been supporting various worthy causes. Education forms the backbone of the estate's corporate social investment and it has been partnered with the non-profit organisation Medical Knowledge Institute (MKI) since the establishment of the farm. Recently Longridge also lent its support to the internationally-based Spiering Foundation and their Give a Child a Future initiative. This programme … [Read more...]

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Wineland Walkies

1 March, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The popular SPCA PURINA "Woefie-Wandel" takes place at Nitída Cellars in the Durbanville Wine Valley on Sunday, 18 March 2012 at 9:00am. Walkers can choose either the family-friendly 2km meander through the low lying vineyards or the longer 4km route, which is ideal for fitter walkers and dogs, who will be treated to breathtaking views of Table Mountain and Robben Island along the walk.  Afterwards, walkers and their dogs can relax and picnic under umbrellas on the banks of the estate's … [Read more...]

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Floating whale carcass mistaken for capsized boat

29 February, 2012 By Leave a Comment

At 19h09 on 28 February NSRI Melkbosstrand volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of what appeared to be a large capsized boat seen floating about a nautical mile off-shore of Melkbos Point. NSRI Melkbosstrand volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched a sea rescue craft and responded to the scene but on arrival rescuers were met by the stench of a large, approximately 8 meter, decomposing whale carcass floating on its back with the underbelly giving the … [Read more...]

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Capetonian to represent South Africa in Norway

25 February, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Rozanne Waldeck

Capetonian, Rozanne Waldeck, has been chosen to be the official singer of the MOT song, "Show Courage" at the 15 year celebrations of MOT in Norway that will happen on 24 March 2012. The delegates for the celebrations will include top honour Norwegian Olympic athletes, dignitaries from the country and other delegates from Namibia, South Africa and Thailand. Rozanne, ex-Northlink College Hospitality Student, who finished at the College in November 2010, started singing from the age of 11. She … [Read more...]

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