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Firebreaks set for Outeniqua Mountains

16/02/10

FIREFIGHTERS from six Working on Fire (WoF) teams will start cutting firebreaks today in the Outeniqua Mountains above the Garden Route Dam in George.

Fires devastate huge areas of Garden Route

10/02/10

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Fires devastate huge areas of Garden Route

AT least 6000 hectares of mainly indigenous fynbos have been destroyed by wildfires sweeping across the Garden Route, and firefighters were still battling last night to contain a number of massive blazes that were raging out of control.

Job creation and the drought (opinions)

21/01/10

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The drought is or will be causing unemployment. There is no doubt some disastor relief money from the government available and this should be spent on job creation.

Waterthrifty Garden Route must try even harder

12/01/10

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Waterthrifty Garden Route must try even harder

WATER supplies held up well in the drought-stricken Garden Route over the December tourist season, but with holidaymakers returning home, town councils said yesterday the situation remained critical and urged residents to redouble their efforts to limit consumption.

Holiday water fears prompt Plett move

30/11/09

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THE acute water shortage in Plettenberg Bay has prompted the Bitou council to declare a disaster area at the start of the peak December holiday season, when the town’s population is expected to double.

Vital water supply slows to a trickle

30/11/09

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A GROWING number of people who live and work in the Bitou River valley near Plettenberg Bay are becoming anxious about the continued availability of water from the river.

Plett to double water out of Keurbooms, Bitou rivers

09/10/09

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Plett to double water out of Keurbooms, Bitou rivers

In a boost for economic development, Plettenberg Bay will now be able to almost double the amount of water it can abstract from the Keurbooms River.

R1m to save a tree

08/10/09

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Nearly a million rand was spend on building a bridge around one of South Africa’s oldest trees.

Sideposts (News Snippets)

Server Maintenance – We will be performing several upgrades to our servers to enhance stability and performance. The maintenance is scheduled to last two (2) hours, beginning on the morning of March 6 at 08:00 AM and ending at 10:00 AM. Connectivity during this window will be intermittent and SoPlett might be offline for as long as 90 minutes.

As always, we will do everything we can to keep the interruptions to an absolute minimum.

We apologize for the short notice of this maintenance. It is critical, however, that the work be completed in as timely of a manner as possible to ensure increased stability.

Thanks – The SoPlett Team
Some killer whales were spotted in the bay on 28 Feb 2010… first time in a year (apparently). Read more here
Unnoficial measurements peg the total rainfall last night+this morning at 7mm. This is not enough to make a significant difference to the current crisis so please continue to use water as sparingly as possible.