Mossel Bay's reefs will soon be constantly monitored in ways never possible before.  The Saint Blaize Conservancy have started a reef monitoring project and is anxiously awaiting the arrival of specialist equipment, which will enable them to do accurate water testing, in addition to recording the numbers and varieties of species of marine fauna inhabiting Mossel Bay's reefs.

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Organisers of the nation-wide initiative, Pink Trees for Pauline, are hoping to attract the involvement of many more towns and cities across the country in the drive to support cancer awareness.

Inset: Pink Trees for Pauline is a non-profit cancer awareness project aimed at raising funds by selling pink fabric and adorning trees in towns and cities across South Africa .

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Nine-time winner Hank McGregor won't be on the starting line in Paarl to defend his Berg River Canoe Marathon title this year because of a clash of dates with the new Surfski World Championships.

Inset: Hank McGregor celebrates a record ninth victory in the Berg River Canoe Marathon, a race the two-time marathon world champion calls 'the toughest race on the planet' (Photo: John Hishin, Gameplan Media)

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A dream has come true for local singer Michael Lindt with his appearance on a SABC2 programme Noot vir Noot, along with die popular Musiekfabriek band and effervescent presenter Johan Stemmet.

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South Africa offers good investment prospects for countries like Canada, President Jacob Zuma said in Cape Town on Tuesday during the state visit of Canadian Governor-General David Johnston.

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South Africa is making its presence felt at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival, where three SA features have been well received, the first image of the highly anticipated Nelson Mandela biopic has gone public, and crime thriller Zulu, set and filmed in SA, is due to close the festival.

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The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works and the Plettenberg Bay Municipality opened two stretches of resurfaced roads outside Plettenberg Bay this morning (Tuesday, May 21).

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The beach at Buffel's Bay promises to come alive for the fifth Annual Ross Taylor Surf Contest from August 9 to 11. Initially held to assist the late Ross Taylor to cover the costs of his cancer treatment, the event is now held to honour Taylor's wish that it be held annually for "fun and love and to raise money for Hospice".

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The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has given Eskom the go-ahead to build a 100 MW wind farm, the state company's first large-scale renewable energy project, near Koekenaap in the Western Cape

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South Africa's premier surfing event, the ASP Mr Price Pro Ballito, has once again attracted a top-class field, with eight of the top 32 surfers in the world confirming their entries. A prize purse of R2.2-million is on offer.

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Barack Obama will make his first trip to South Africa as US president in June, as part of a three-nation tour aimed at bolstering US relations with sub-Saharan Africa, the White House announced on Monday.

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Four local boys - Luan Bester, Jean-Pierre van der Watt, Ben van Wyk and Norman Seaton - have secured their place in the 2013 Ernie Els SA Primary School Championships by shooting incredible medal round scores of 73, 77, 78 and 78 at the regional final held at Oubaai recently.

Inset: Luan Bester, Jean-Pierre van der Watt, Ben van Wyk and Norman Seaton who will be participating in the 2013 Ernie Els SA Primary School Championships. With them is Primary School League organiser Roelof Roeloffze (back). (Photo: George Herald)

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Last year, after the Sports Festival, the Consolidated Network for People with Disabilities (CNPD) was very upset that virtually no people with disabilities were involved in the annual Mossel Bay Sports Festival.

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Professor Cyril Karabus, who arrived at Cape Town International Airport on Friday following eight months' detention in the United Arab Emirates on charges of which he was finally acquitted, thanked South Africa for its support during his ordeal.

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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.

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On Tuesday 4 June Danicka Riehl (20), a participant in the initial six months' Miss Earth South Africa leadership programme, will celebrate her 21st birthday just the way she wanted - by planting 21 trees.

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"The response we've had at the Eden District Municipality stand was simply phenomenal. The region is now really getting the attention it deserves as far as tourism is concerned," the overjoyed Tourism Co-ordinator, Fathima Hassain exclaimed from the Indaba tourism convention in Durban where she represented the Eden District Municipality.

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South Africa's wine industry has seen the biggest grape crop ever produced after a bumper 2013 harvest season and winemakers are predicting a high-quality crop, according to wine consultation organisation VinPro.

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In a significant milestone for South Africa's Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, the first scientific paper based on observations using the KAT-7 radio telescope has been accepted for publication by the prestigious journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomy Society.

Inset: Artist's impression of the Circinus X-1 double star system. When the two stars pass each other closest in their elliptical orbit, the smaller neutron star 'gobbles up' part of its companion star and then fires this matter out again in jets (the orange rays) that blast out at close to the speed of light, causing powerful flares in radio frequencies (Image: SKA South Africa)

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Last week 650 signboards proposing bus stop sites for the George Integrated Public Transport Network's (GIPTN) new transport service had most of George abuzz..

Inset: Ken and Bella Smith at the proposed bus stop site outside their home. The Smiths are great supporters of the GIPTN. (Photo: Myron Rabinowitz)

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