Bloemfontein residents are in the grip of the hay fever season as tree and grass pollen levels surged to a whopping 115 grains per cubic metre (grains/m³) this spring. “It’s the first time that pollen levels are being monitored in the city of roses, which is an important milestone”, says Prof Jonny Peter, Head of the UCT Lung Institute’s Allergy Unit. “Bloemfontein … [Read more...]
Be part of SA’s national food drive this #MandelaDay
The goal: Collect 250 tonnes of food over three days to provide over a million meals. This is the task ahead for the second consecutive Mandela Day Food Drive, and South Africans encouraged to unite together to reach this goal. “The reality in our country today is that millions continue to go to bed hungry every day,” says Suzanne Ackerman-Berman, director of transformation … [Read more...]
2014: Die opdroog van die Bloemfontein?
Bakkie stoei deur ‘n stroom swembad ‘backwash’-water in Dersleystraat. Bayswater. Bloemfontein. Draai in by De Witt’e Gastehuis. Duinkleurige cargo-broek, ligtepienk uithang-knoophemp, moue effens opgerol. Ronde kaal kop met swartraambril. Parkeer, eienaar wys waar die perskonferensie gehou gaan word. Sluit aan by ‘n groepie joernaliste en Afriforum verteenwoordigers. ‘Hallo, … [Read more...]
