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Khayelitsha homeless dog shelter in need of urgent help after cold front flooding By Staff Reporter Share Cape Town - The Mdzananda Animal Clinic is calling for urgent assistance after the clinic’s homeless dog shelter was flooded in last week’s rainstorm. The Mdzananda Animal Clinic said that the homeless dogs needed to be moved to small hospital cages during the flood as they had no other space for them. “It’s only the start of winter and the pets are already struggling,�...

Online electronic payment of vehicle licence renewals is now available. GEORGE NEWS - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licencing, Hibernia Street (next to train station) 044 801 9310. Open to the public weekdays 08:00 - 15:00, except Wednesdays when closed at 14:00 due to compulsory training, or if otherwise indicated as per Covid-19 measures. Access control is from the gate at the street, when necessary. Please consider online renewal of vehicle licenses as per details be...

Here we are in the month of March, autumn is round the corner. We are half way through Lent and half way to Easter. But before all that there are a few important days to remember in March. To begin, March 17, the feast of St. Patrick, a sacred day for all the Irish and those with Irish connections. This is the day on which Lent stops for 24 hours and a glass is lifted to Ireland, St. Patrick and the green green grass of home. Be sure to phone your Irish friends and wish them a Happy St. Patrick...

May 13, as I write this newsletter is the official Feast day of the Ascension. However here in South Africa we will celebrate the Ascension on Sunday. That leaves us free to celebrate as best we can the other feast day which is so important for this day, that of Our Lady of Fatima. When she appeared to the three children, Lucy, Francisco and Jacinta, on this day in 1917, it was the beginning of a series of appearances which would last up to the 17 October. Among all the messages Our Lady gave w...

Solly Krok to challenge himself to touch his feet in aims to raise finds to feed the hungry (Supplied) Businessman Solly Krok, 91 is determined to prove that age is nothing but a number in his fundraising challenge to feed the hungry. In the next six weeks, Krok has committed to proving to elderly people that they can reach a position of flexibility and balance if they exercise regularly. For the Touchdown Challenge, his coach will be his lifelong friend, Barney Gordon, 98. ...

Jamia Hamdard invites applications for BBA, BCA, BCom distance learning programmes Jamia Hamdard invites applications for BBA, BCA, BCom distance learning programmes Jamia Hamdard Admissions 2021: Applications are invited for BBA, BCA, BCom distance learning programmes. advertisement UPDATED: May 11, 2021 01:26 IST Jamia Hamdard has released the official admission notifications for the Distance Education programme in BBA, BCA, B.Com. All the UG programmes as mentioned have been approved by the ...

Despair, Music and Hope Despair, Music and Hope Long-term Phuket expat Gary Crause takes a look at the past year of helping drive efforts to provide food for people in dire need across the island, and the ongoing efforts still much needed and still being provided by the One Phuket campaign. Saturday 8 May 2021, 09:00AM The efforts by One Phuket to help those in dire need continue. Image: One Phuket Gary’s journey to join the efforts began with the recording of ’Lean On Me’ by Phuket artis...

Reinard Geldenhuys/ Fire and Disaster Management A heavy storm hit the Western Cape, leading to flooding in some parts of the province. Disaster management officials were on standby and received multiple reports of trapped people. Residents in parts of the Cape Agulhas municipality were evacuated from their homes.  Disaster management officials in the Western Cape have asked the South African Air Force to be on standby to rescue people affected by flooding after a storm hit the province on W...

As the world watches in horror at the Covid-19 tragedy playing out in India, Pietermaritzburg-based Gift of the Givers is preparing to provide the country.

Gift of the Givers to assist India as COVID-19 numbers surge The Gift of the Givers will be assisting India with vital life-saving equipment as COVID-19 infections in the country continues to rise. Gift of the Givers, a humanitarian organisation, will be sending life-saving equipment to India to assist with COVID-19 cases in the country. According to reports a second wave of the virus is ravaging parts of India, with 386 452 new cases reported on Thursday. There was another 3 500 deaths nationw...