Approximately 50 Lilo 'extremists' participated in this year's Green Mamba Waterfront Extreme Lilo Swift Drift which raised a whopping R13 000 for the Knysna NSRI.

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The Western Cape's results in last financial year reconfirmed its position as South Africa's best-run administration, finance MEC Alan Winde said on Tuesday.

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The Tickle your Fancy Charity event sponsored by Nedbank Business Banking held in October 2011 at the Hyatt Recency Oubaai golf Resort & Spa, raised R180 000 towards the nominated charities.

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Life Community Services, Happy Feet Learning Centre, George was selected as one of the beneficiaries for the 2011 Tickle your Fancy Charity event sponsored by Nedbank Business Banking held in October 2011 at the Hyatt Recency Oubaai golf Resort & Spa.

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As part of the Earth Hour campaign, Dare the World, Save the Planet, Hanli Human of Radical Raptors will live in an owl box for ten days if the public takes up the challenge of erecting 500 owl boxes.

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Five rugby players were still missing on Monday after being swept out to sea off the coast of Port Elizabeth, the National Sea Rescue Institute said.

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Shouting "Hamba Sadtu hamba”, DA leader Helen Zille led 2000 Port Elizabeth parents and pupils in a protest march yesterday against the South African Democratic Teachers' Union, which she accused of being more worried about the rights of teachers than pupils

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Gone are the days of watching the latest movies on a big screen at the Knysna Movie House. Sadly, the once popular entertainment facility has become yet another business to succumb to economic woes.

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South African and Chinese scientists say the memories of a World War II-era Marine have renewed hopes of solving one of the greatest archaeological mysteries - the whereabouts of the lost Peking Man fossils.

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A group of scientists from South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research have established a groundbreaking biomedical stem cell technology - a first for Africa - which could hold the key to finding cures for some of the contintent's biggest diseases

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The third e-centre for George was recently opened at the Thembalethu Library by the Deputy Mayor of George, Mr Daniel Maritz.  The centre will provide internet and computer access for young and old and Maritz urged the community to make use of the centre to access information and curb ignorance.

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Ryleys Singers, a children's choir from Cheshire, UK will perform at an Easter concert in Plettenberg Bay on Saturday, April 7. The performance at St Thomas Methodist Church in Plettenberg Bay, in collaboration with Plett Music Academystarts at 19:00. All proceeds from this performance will be used to support education for local musically talented children who are not able to pay for music tuition.

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Young South African Bernard Pieterse has been named the first-ever winner of the Environmental category in the Youth Competition of the prestigious 2012 Sony World Photography Awards, announced today by the World Photography Organisation.

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South Africa's Human Rights Day – declared International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination by the UN – will always be synonymous with Sharpeville, the township where, on 21 March 1960, the police opened fire on unarmed people protesting against apartheid's pass laws, killing 69 and injuring 180 others.

Inset: An image from the Sharpeville Remembered Print Portfolio, a collection of 55 prints produced by 22 local artists in a collaborative effort between the Department of Visual Arts and Design of the Vaal Triangle Technikon in Vanderbijlpark and the Artist Proof Studio in Johannesburg.

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South Africans celebrate Humans Right Day on Wednesday - a day to reflect and honour the heroes and heroines who laid down a monumental foundation during the struggle for a rights-based, democratic and just society

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The annual Tickle your Fancy Charity event sponsored by Nedbank Business Banking took place in October last year. Each year beneficiaries are nominated to receive funds raised at this star-studded event held at the Hyatt Regency Oubaai Golf Resort & Spa.

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The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Pietermaritzburg ended on a fairytale note on Sunday as local hero Greg Minnaar produced a stunning run to snatch the downhill title - putting an exclamation point on another very successful event for South Africa.

Inset: South African mountain bike star Greg Minnaar raises his arms in triumph as the crowd celebrates his victory in the 2012 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Pietermaritzburg (Photo: Darren Goddard, Cycho Media, Gameplan Media)

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South Africa has officially opened the multi-billion rand Port of Ngqura outside Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. The port is the deepest container terminal in sub-Saharan Africa, and will accommodate the new generation of giant container ships traversing Africa's southern tip

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Cape Town and Table Mountain work their magic on a group of journalists from the United Arab Emirates, visiting the country as guests of Brand South Africa.

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Rhinos will be wiped out from South Africa's wildlife parks by 2015 if poaching continues at its current rate, a campaigner fighting to save the beasts has warned.

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