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Love Your City I Love My City The Jacaranda City - our heart, our home When looking at other cities across South Africa, Pretoria is not the oldest by far, yet it holds a very significant place in history and in every Pretorian’s heart. Since the city’s inception in 1855, a lot has changed. The streets have over the years played witness to political issues, festivals, marches, love stories and personal stories... Sigh. If only the Jacaranda trees could talk. Established by the then Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) to serve as a central location, Pretoria was chosen for its abundance of w...

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Africa Day was first marked over six decades ago. SA's freedom from colonialism and apartheid was one of the key drivers of African unity. This year's theme looks at the importance of culture, heritage and language. Each year, the African Union (AU) commemorates International Africa Day on 25 May. It is usually marked by festivals, concerts and speeches. But, beyond the colourful festivities, what's the point? In South Africa, the day is a reminder of the country's relationship with the continent from which it was largely cut off during the apartheid era. Presid...

May 24, 2021 Did you even know that Africa had a day commemorated under its name? well, let`s find out more! After World War II, the process of decolonization of the African continent gathered momentum as Africans increasingly agitated for more political rights and independence. Thus, between 1945 and 1965 a significant number of African countries gained independence from European colonial powers. Ghana became the first African country south of the Sahara to gain independence on 6 March 1957. Just over a year after its independence Ghana, under the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah, convened the fi...

Upstate and Western New York Fishing Report – May 13 , 2021 Frank Campbell The Lake Ontario Counties spring trout and salmon derby is approaching its final weekend and a new $15,000 Grand Prize leader has emerged this week as Ken Champagne of Ohio caught a 25-pound, 8-ounce Niagara Bar king salmon on a flasher-fly, besting Jeff Smith of New Brighton, Pa. who had taken the early lead on the first day of the contest May 7. Smith’s was a 24-pound, 15-ounce Olcott king salmon he caught on a Carbon-14 magnum spoon. Jeff Smith of New Brighton, Pa. was the early leader in the spring LOC Derby w...

Similar to Bar K in Kansas City, the proposed business could include a dog park, day kennel, bar and possible restaurant in north Fort Collins.