Local riders from Knysna, Angie Bevan and Wendy Tait, took part in the Eastern Cape Dressage Championships held in Port Elizabeth over the long weekend. Both riders competed in the Novice classes.

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South Africa will face England in the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy after a better overall run rate saw the Proteas edge the West Indies despite the two sides' drawing in Cardiff on Friday.

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As Nelson Mandela's wife, Graca Machel, thanked people from across the country, the continent and the world for their well wishes, South Africa's former president began his 11th day in hospital on Tuesday.

Inset:  Graca Machel, international advocate for women's and children's rights, wife of Nelson Mandela and widow of late Mozambican president Samora Machel (Photo: Zahur Ramji, World Economic Forum)

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Thandora, the 27-year-old elephant that was transferred to the Gondwana Game Reserve in Herbertsdale (near Mossel Bay) in March this year, sadly died last week.

Inset:  Thandora during her relocation to the Gondwana Game Reserve

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On Friday June 21, the Eden Lions will be hosting a Food Packaging Event, where 10 000 meals will be packed for the needy.

Inset: Stop Hunger Now hosts many food packaging events around the world - the Eden Lions will be packing 10 000 meals on Friday 21 June. Here volunteers are hard at work sealing completed meal packets.(Photo: George Herald)

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President Jacob Zuma has reiterated the government's support for the National Development Plan as South Africa's "long-term socio-economic development roadmap", saying the plan "ensures certainty with regards to the direction of the country in the next 20 years".

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The South African under-20 team secured a place in the semi-finals of the IRB Junior World Championship after a hard-fought 26-19 victory over hosts France in a Pool A match in La Roche-sur-Yon on Thursday evening.

Inset: Star SA under-20 fullback Cheslin Kolbe secured a 26-19 victory over France at the IRB Junior World Championship with a stunning try, La Roche-sur-Yon, France, 13 June 2013 (Photo: SA Rugby)
 

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The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University recently welcomed Dr Keith Little to their George Campus where he joined the academic team as senior lecturer/researcher at the School of Natural Resource Management, specialising in silviculture.

Inset:  Seen savouring the pristine natural environment, from left is: Prof Jos Louw, director of the School of Natural Resource Management and Dr Keith Little, silviculture specialist, who was recently appointed as senior lecturer/researcher at NMMU's George Campus.(Photo:  George Herald)

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Local chef, Jacques Buys, from Flava Café in Wilderness, recently scooped third place at the National Jeunes Chef Rotisseurs cooking competition held in Johannesburg.

Inset:  Jacques Buys, who came third in the National Jeunes Chef Rotisseurs cooking competition in Johannesburg was congratulated by Carol Wicht at the event. (Photo:  George Herald)

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The Presidency will be taking a hands-on approach and working closely with its social partners and government departments to boost confidence in South Africa's economy, President Jacob Zuma told Parliament on Wednesday.

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Rhino poaching is expected to top the agenda when Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa meets with Mozambican Minister of Tourism Carvalho Muaria in Maputo on Friday

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Seasoned pro Waylon Woolcock and rising star Lourens Luus ended an electrifying game of one-upmanship to emerge as the mud-splattered overall winners of the three-day RE:CM Knysna 200 mountain bike race on Sunday, June 9.

Inset:  A wet and muddy Lourens Luus (left) and Waylon Woolcock celebrate the stage and overall victory at the RE:CM Knysna 200 on Sunday, June 9. (Photo: Coetzee Gouws/Full Stop Communications.)

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A thousand indigenous trees, just more than 100 volunteers and only one day to plant the trees. That was the challenge taken on to ensure the revival of not only the the Redbud Farm, but the whole of Wilderness Heights and surrounding areas.

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South African company Lodox Systems is making its mark on the international medical scene with a low-dose X-ray system that takes a full-body scan in just 13 seconds. It's even got the attention of the makers of popular TV drama Grey's Anatomy.

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Experience a gourmet evening filled with shucking, slurping, and swirling at the Pick n Pay Flavours of Knysna on Wednesday, July 3 when local restaurateurs will compete against one another to serve the ultimate signature oyster dish, accompnied by wine from fine wine estates.

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South African Airways has become one of only six airlines in the world to be awarded "stage one" status in the International Air Transport Association's programme to establish a global environmental standard for the aviation industry.

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South Africans continued to pray for Nelson Mandela's recovery on Tuesday as the former president remained in hospital in Pretoria for a fourth day, with the Presidency saying on Monday that his condition remained "serious but stable".

Inset: 50 steel column constructions up to 9.5 metres tall come into alignment to form a portrait of Nelson Mandela against a backdrop of rolling hills and valleys at the Nelson Mandela Capture Site outside the town of Howick in KwaZulu-Natal (Photo: Jonathan Burton, Brendan Copestake)
 

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The Western Cape Government Health call centre that was initiated by provincial Health Minister Theuns Botha in August last year has proven so successful that it will be rolled out across the province in the next three years.

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The Knysna Photographic Society hosts theme-based, in-house competitions three times per year to motivate members to continue improving their skills as photographers.

Inset: The winners of the Knysna Photographic Society's most recent in-house competition were announced on Tuesday, June 4. In front (from left) are Luchelle Briesies (Canon), Sue Maule (Frame by Frame), Mary Hunter and Eileen Covarr. Behind them are Schutte Combrink, Jenny Santoro and Derek Rushton.(Photo:  Knysna-Plett Herald)

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The Springboks, with Bryan Habana in sublime form, kicked off their 2013 international season with a 44-10 win over Italy in Durban on Saturday. Five players earned their first Bok caps in the match.

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