Rainfall in and around Makhanda: Thursday 12 to Wednesday 18 December 2019 Park Road 9.5mm with temperatures ranging from 12-38.5C Grant Street 5.8mm Rivendell 13.5mm … but most evaporated in the heat of Tuesday Sunnyside 9.1mm Info courtesy of (and thanks to) rain-watchers Jim Cambray, Robin Stobbs, Nick James and Gill Maylam.
Author: Staff Reporter
The One Wage Campaign – a coalition of workers’ rights organisations, unions and civil society members, with the support of Lawyers for Human Rights – formally lodged a legal submission to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission on 20 November 2019, arguing against the exclusion of domestic, farm, and EPWP workers from the full national minimum wage. The NMW Act came into effect in South Africa on 1 January 2020. While the legislation sets a full minimum wage of R20.00 per hour for most workers, farmworkers are entitled to 90% of the NMW (R18.00 per hour), domestic workers to 75%…
Idols SA winner Luyolo Yiba has been added to the lineup of this year’s Buyel’Ekhaya Music Festival happening in East London on 15 December at Buffalo Park Cricket Stadium. He joins a lineup that includes top names in SA music such as Sho Madjozi, Kabza De Small, Zonke, Kwesta, Busiswa, Vusi Mahlasela, the Jaziel Brothers, Nathi, Bucie Smith and Yanga Chief. “I am super excited and honored to be part of one of the biggest music festivals in the Eastern Cape, Buyel’ekhaya Music Festival. It’s a massive opportunity for me and I’m grateful for it,” he says of the festival…
Rhodes University academics, international researchers and project industry partners recently met in Morgan Bay Hotel to develop work plans and protoype plans for advancing sustainable aquaculture technologies that reduce the carbon footprint of fish farming practices. “While much of the workshop is focused on work plans and plans for prototypes, we also aim to make more stakeholders aware of this work and its impact,” explained Professor Cliff Jones, Head of Rhodes University’s Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science (DIFS). The workshop, which took place over three days, brought together AquaVitae project stakeholders from France Haliotis (Brittany, France), University of Las…
END-OF-YEAR MOVIES AT THE MONUMENT Join the Monument Movies Club from just R20 per year – www.monumentmovies.co.za. Movie credits are R25 for children, students and pensioners, R30 for adults (except the Royal Ballet screening, which is R65 or R75, with R10 off for Movie Club members). Wine and beer, cooldrinks, popcorn and a fully stocked tuckshop await! Friday 13 December at 2pm – THE STAR A small but brave donkey named Bo yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day he finds the courage to break free, and finally goes on the adventure of…
We’ve got three brand-new books for kids to give away, by writers with a Makhanda connection. Life lessons for kids Kenny the Kudu and his Christmas adventure by Makhanda resident Victoria Mallett is an inspiring story for young children (we think read-to from age 3, and read-yourself up to age 7 or 8). Kenny the Kudu is a dreamer with talents that aren’t always appreciated, who finally finds his place. Lively illustrations are by Riette Basson. The same duo teamed up to produce Ozzie the Ostrich and his Flaming Fla-mingos, for a similar age group. Identity and fitting in feature in…
Going to the beach these holidays? Stay safe with these tips from the National Sea Rescue Institute. Bathers Prevent panic by having a plan Sea Rescue encourages you to have a safety plan in place before you need it. Make sure that key people in your group know who to call in an emergency and that all family members know what to do if something goes wrong. Responsible adult supervision of children is key to their safety. If a child is separated from your group during an outing have a predetermined meeting place. Programme cellphones with the relevant emergency numbers…
Parliament has commended the Department of Water and Sanitation for its financial recovery plan, which includes a reduction in accruals and payables from R1 667 8871 in March 2019 to R808 460 on 31 October 2019. Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Machwene Semenya, said the plan gives the committee the assurance that the current leadership will be able to overcome the department’s long-standing challenges. Payment for services received ensured that service providers remained viable and that projects were completed. “The committee welcomes the department’s consequence management initiatives to deal with the R16 642 937…
If you’re often on the road, and on the trail, you’ll have a good idea by now of how to pack. But there’s one tip for travelling light you should know – and it comes from nature’s own technology: Merino Wool. Lightweight, heat and odour resistant and with less tendency to wrinkle, it’s what you want in your rucksack or suitcase (and hopefully your Christmas stocking!) “The high quality thread count with the natural elasticity of Merino Wool makes the fit feel soft, comfortable and keeps its shape beautifully,” says Monica Ebert from Core Merino, a line of wool athleisure…
By CHILD WELFARE GRAHAMSTOWN Children’s safety should be ongoing throughout their lives, but extra caution should be taken during the festive season please. Children are valuable human beings in our lives who need nurturing and protecting for them to become fully fledged and valuable members of their families, communities and societies at large. They are also little human beings and as they grow, they need to be heard, to be seen and to be protected and supported, so that they feel valued themselves. Unfortunately however, we live in a society where safety of our children is compromised and one needs…