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Lockdown: Easy exercises to do at home
THE Covid-19 lockdown might result in people not getting the necessary daily exercise that their bodies need.
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Rotary’s ‘eye opening’ online international meetings
ESCAPING the cabin fever, learning and finding ways to help communities in the longer term are what members of The Rotary Club of Uitenhage South are doing during the Covid-19 lockdown.
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Basson swimmers still focusing on their Olympic dream
THE Uitenhage-based swimming twins Alaric and Alard Basson (24), had been lining up an assault on the South African Olympic trials at this time, but instead find themselves having to come up with innovative ways to stay fit during the…
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Kids’ online wildlife classroom
IT might be lockdown, but this also is an opportunity for children to be taught some interesting fun facts about the wild.
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Inperking: ‘Moenie stupid wees nie’
“GAAN haal daardie bordjie by die voorhekkie wat sê ‘Pasop vir die Hond. Beware of the Dog. Lumkela Inja’ af en vervang dit met ‘Beware, Pasop, Lumkela Covid-19’.”.
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U’hage High Class of ‘94 outreach initiative
A Whatsapp discussion amongst a few Uitenhage residents to bring relief to the underprivileged in their communities during the Covid-19 lockdown period had a far-reaching positive effect, with the support of various others who joined the HELP Communi
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State of Disaster: Water crisis looming
THE administration of Nelson Mandela Bay has allowed the local State of Disaster declaration in relation to the drought to lapse as Day Zero approaches and the combined dam levels servicing the Metro drop to less than 23% of capacity.
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Low-cost ventilator developed locally
SEEING the need for devices to assist people suffering from the Covid-19 and other diseases, a multidisciplinary team of innovative young engineers based at the Propella Business Incubator in Port Elizabeth have dropped all their other projects to de
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Madoda tells his stories online
IN encouraging leisure reading and promoting the importance of books, the Books Beyond Words online story telling is being held each Saturday for the duration of lockdown.
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Genade van jou eie groentetuin
“AL is ons bewegings ingeperk, is my tuin ’n plek van uitkom, ontvlugting en vrede.”.

