Facility to Help Improve Diesel Quality
Pretoria — Energy Minister Dipuo Peters has officially opened the R36-million PetroSA Synthetic Fuels Innovation Centre (PFSIC) – the country’s first academic facility offering research on improving the quality of diesel. The centre houses a pilot plant-size reactor for the study of the conversion of olefins to distillate (COD), which has proved to be an [...]
Barnyard Theatre Programme for June
June 1 – Andriette Norman – R95/person , children under 12 FREE! Andriëtte – VAT MY HOëR Andriëtte bereik nuwe hoogtes met haar nuutste album Vat My Hoër! Andriëtte se album “Vat My Hoër” was bekroon met ‘n Huisgenoot Tempo Toekenning 2011 vir die beste kontemporêre album van die jaar. Dit is Andriëtte, voormalige Idols-finalis [...]
The Point Hotel, Mossel Bay: Upgrades and upbeat
2012 started on a high note forMosselBay’s iconic The Point Hotel, with occupancies approaching the heady days of 1995, whenSouth Africawas enjoying its initial tourism boom. “2011 was an excellent year for us, with good growth over 2010’s somewhat disappointing figures; and now it looks like 2012 is going to be even better than 2011,” [...]
Johnson Opportunity Grant student heads for Mossel Bay
Washington and Lee University has selected 21 students to receive Johnson Opportunity Grants for 2012 summer research activities. This is in addition to the eight students announced earlier. The students will receive the grants for a wide variety of activities both in the United States and abroad. These include working with great white sharks in [...]
Lee-Anne Pace two behind in Turkey
Christel Boeljon, Diana Luna, Pernilla Lindberg, Florentyna Parker and Charlotte Ellis all shot three under par 70s to share the lead after round one of the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open in Belek, Antalya, Turkey. The defending champion Boeljon, from theNetherlands, continued her love affair with the National Golf Club after mixing six birdies with three [...]
A storm in a fishing net
CAPE TOWN- JSE-listed fishing operator Oceana (JSE:OCE) has agreed to pay a R34.7m penalty for price-fixing and market-fixing in the pelagic fishing industry. This amount is 5% of Oceana’s turnover derived from its pelagic fish operations in 2010. The competition commission settled on a figure lower than the 10% maximum penalty it usually asks for [...]
DJs Fresh and Euphonik present Oh Ship!
Sail the seas withSouth Africa’s hottest DJ’s, Fresh and Euphonik, this December on Oh Ship!, fuelled by CARVO – the exclusive vodka infusion. Fresh and Euphonik, Carvo Caramel Vodka, Nu Metro Cinemas and Sony Max (DStv channel 126) are bringing party-goers a three-night non-stop party cruise leaving Cape Town on 7 December to Mossel Bay [...]
Dias Museum leads the way on International Museum Day
Mossel Bay’s Bartolomeu Dias Museum will mark this year’s International Museum Day – Friday May 18 – with the launch of a new, high-tech product that will significantly enhance the visitor experience of the Museum and the Bay that it overlooks. The Bartolomeu Dias Museum QR Codes Tour has been designed to allow visitors – [...]
- Oceana tries to wiggle off the hook - Mail & Guardian Online May 18, 2012
- Park and sell at Plett's only used-car dealership - CXpress May 17, 2012
- Multi-Million Rand Fuel Research Centre For SA - Cape Business News May 16, 2012
- Oceana Accepts Responsibility for Price Fixing - AllAfrica.com May 10, 2012
- Fotoget: Limpopo za and Mossel Bay za distance May 18, 2012
- Fotoget: KwaZulu-Natal za and Mossel Bay za distance May 18, 2012
- VIA Launches Small, Fanless System Based on Pico-ATX | Inter ... May 18, 2012
- Fotoget: Gauteng za and Mossel Bay za distance May 17, 2012
