http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/latestnews.aspx Knysna-Plett Herald (c) 2013, www.knysnaplettherald.com 5 http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53411 SOUTHERN CAPE BUSINESS NEWS - A kaleidoscope of careers awaits visitors at the annual Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Open Days at the George Campus at Saasveld today and tomorrow. The purpose of the annual Open Day is to create awareness of and to share information on the various a... Sat, 17 May 2013 12:22 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53407 SEDGEFIELD NEWS - Sedgefield will be without electricity from 08:00 to 17:00 on Sunday, May 26 (Sunday, June 2 in case of rain) to enable maintenance work on the electricity network. Residents are advised to regard the network as live throughout the duration of the power interruption, as the supp... Sat, 17 May 2013 12:00 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53404 SUID-KAAP NUUS - Veeverliese as gevolg van steeds toenemende jakkals- en rooikatgetalle, kos veeboere jaarliks miljoene rande. Pogings om roofdiere effektief te beheer met vanghokke, slagysters en selfs gifhalsbande, los nie die probleem effektief op nie. Die mees effektiewe metode om roofdiere t... Sat, 17 May 2013 11:21 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53398 LIFESTYLE NEWS - The winter chill has definitely set in and so too unfortunately has the traditional bouts of colds and flu and respiratory complications which can cause havoc during the winter months. Peter Jordan, Principal Officer of Fedhealth says that there are numerous ways that healthy ca... Sat, 17 May 2013 10:57 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53394 LANDBOU NUUS - Volstruisprodusente wat onverskillig optree met betrekking tot die toepassing van die biosekerheidsmaatreels, gaan vervolg word. "Die staat het reeds vervolging ingestel vir die beweging van volstruise en die aanhou van volstruise op ongeregistreerde grond," se dr. Pieter Koen van ... Sat, 17 May 2013 10:32 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53390 KNYSNA NEWS - The e'Pap Children's Feeding Project celebrated its tenth anniversary on Saturday, May 11. Guests, including teachers, volunteers and donors, were welcomed in the gardens of St George's Church on a glorious autumn morning. Children of Wonderland Educare entertained the guests u... Sat, 17 May 2013 10:12 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53369 PROPERTY NEWS - Residential property marketing and selling is so challenging that that there is simply no room for the under-qualified estate agent. This was said recently by Bill Rawson, Chairman of the Rawson Property Group. Rawson was asked to comment on the Estate Agency Affairs Board's rulin... Sat, 17 May 2013 09:30 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53370 MOTORING NEWS - The Mazda Wildlife Fund confirmed its commitment to wildlife conservation with the donation of a Mazda BT-50 3,2-litre 6MT High 4x4 to the Honorary Rangers at this year's Sunset Serenade, which took place in the Kruger National Park from 9 to 12 May. The Honorary Rangers Organisat... Sat, 17 May 2013 09:00 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53368 PROPERTY NEWS - The latest available building statistics from StatsSA show that the rate at which new homes are being delivered to the market continues to trend upwards but that the average size of these new units is declining. "On an annualised basis, the total value of new residential building... Sat, 17 May 2013 08:19 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53366 KNYSNA NEWS - Last year Hi-Tec sponsored the inaugural Hi-Tec Family Forest Hike. Despite inclement weather, the turnout was fantastic and so by popular demand, the event will return with three times the fun. The event takes place in the legendary Harkerville forest 15 minutes East of Knysna ... Sat, 17 May 2013 08:11 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53292 SOUTHERN CAPE NEWS A new cross-country running trail of 15km has been created by Diederik le Grange, winemaker and owner of Fernkloof Wine Farm. Le Grange, himself an accomplished cross-country athlete, planned this challenging route to pass through some striking and breathtaking scenery in the... Sat, 17 May 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53212 PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Erica L+uuml;ttich, the second Site_Specific resident artist for 2013, started her residency in Plettenberg Bay on April 21 and will complete the preparations, in the form of community workshops, for her work entitled Running Fences (to be installed in August) by May 12. S... Fri, 16 May 2013 16:00 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53346 SUID-KAAP NUUS - Andre De Wit van die plaas 'Siesta' in die Langkloof, is in"n stabiele toestand in die George Medi-Kliniek nadat hy gister (Woensdag) ernstig beseer is. De Wit, wat tot verlede jaar voorsitter van die Langkloof Landbougenootskap was, is ernstig beseer toe hy deur die dak van sy p... Fri, 16 May 2013 15:17 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53321 PROPERTY NEWS - In today's real estate market, when homebuyers have access to such an abundance of advice and information online, it is easy to see how they might believe that they don't really need much help from estate agents any more. However, says Richard Gray, CEO of Harcourts Real Estate, n... Fri, 16 May 2013 14:56 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53318 SUID-KAAP NUUS - Noel-Jean Creill, die orrelis wat bekend is vir sy daaglikse uitvoerings op Calitzdorp, tree eersdaags in Mosselbaai op. Creill het op nege-jarige ouderdom die orrel in sy tuisgemeente op Oos-london begin speel en is vier jaar later aangestel as die gemeente se permanente orrelis... Fri, 16 May 2013 14:19 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53315 KNYSNA NEWS - Three Dutch tall ships, Tecla, Europa and Oosterschelde, were outside the Knysna Heads at about noon today on their voyage around the world along the trade routes of historic times. A number of boats, including the Knysna NSRI and Ocean Odyssey welcomed the boats to Knysna. Acco... Fri, 16 May 2013 14:12 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53299 LIFESTYLE NEWS - With Child Protection Week, 27 May to 2 June, just around the corner it is concerning to hear that 57% of school-going children in South Africa say they have been bullied at school. This is according to a recent survey conducted with 3 079 teens and family members between the ag... Fri, 16 May 2013 12:48 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53181 KNYSNA NEWS - The culpable homicide case involving a 16-year-old allegedly accountable for the death of Dennis Pop (53) of Hornlee, has been postponed to Thursday, May 23. The 16-year-old suspect appeared in the Knysna Magistrate's Court on Thursday, May 2. Pop died tragically in what was th... Fri, 16 May 2013 12:00 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53248 PROPERTY NEWS - The latest figures from South Africa's Estate Agency Affairs Board show that currently only 32,718 estate agents are still working in the formal recognized sector of the industry. Of these, 10,373 are now fully qualified agency principals, 12,162 are full status (i.e. fully qualif... Fri, 16 May 2013 11:58 GMT http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=53240 PROPERTY NEWS - With the constant flow of tenants entering the rental market, it is not very hard for a landlord to find someone who is willing to rent their property. However, just because the tenant is willing to rent the property, doesn't mean they should, says Jerry van der Merwe, Broker/Owner o... Fri, 16 May 2013 11:00 GMT