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Dear Mr President by Gareth Cliff 5 FM SA
October 28, 2010 – 10:24 am | No Comment

OK, I get it, the President isn’t the only one in charge. The ANC believes in "collective responsibility" (So that nobody has to get blamed when things get screwed up), so I address this to …

A history of Okiep
October 20, 2010 – 1:17 pm | No Comment

Okiep is the oldest mining town in South Africa where copper was first discovered and mined in 1855. Phillips and King was the first mining company to actually start mining in Namaqualand although many so …

Filling Potholes
March 19, 2010 – 6:26 am | No Comment
Filling Potholes

“I read the news today, oh boy four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire.”
John Lennon went on to sing that though the holes were rather small, they had to count them all and now they know …

Northern Cape is not Forgotten
March 19, 2010 – 6:22 am | No Comment
Northern Cape is not Forgotten

As football mania gains momentum in the nine 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ host cities, the province of the Northern Cape quietly goes about its business as it prepares to leverage the one-month long …

Blind driver to race GP circuit
February 7, 2010 – 10:27 pm | No Comment
Blind driver to race GP circuit

Blind Capetonian Hein Wagner is back with the need for more speed. This time Hein and his navigator Ray Wakefield will attempt to race a Grand Prix circuit.
In October of last year Hein claimed the …

SA to host 1600km/h record attempt
December 6, 2009 – 9:59 pm | No Comment
SA to host 1600km/h record attempt

The Bloodhound Super Sonic Car will attempt to smash the world land speed record by racing at 1600km/h across the Hakskeen Pan in the Northern Cape in 2011.
Andy Green, who holds the world land speed …

40 MW wind power project planned for South Africa
December 6, 2009 – 9:53 pm | No Comment
40 MW wind power project planned for South Africa

A memorandum of understanding was signed on Monday at Wittekleibosch in the Eastern Cape between partners hoping to develop the Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm (TCWF) project, to generate about 40 MW.
A memorandum of understanding was …