I just stumbled on a great teaser trailer for a documentary called "Terra Pesada" about heavy metal music in Mozambique. The film tells the story of young heavy metal musicians in Mozambique and their quest to make their voices heard. Leslie Bornstein, the filmmaker, and her team follow them at home, at school, hanging out with their friends, talking about music, politics, HIV/AIDS, the wars, what their lives are like now, the difficulties they face, their hopes, dreams, ambitions, aspirations, and of course there are rehearsals and concerts.
Filmmaker Leslie Bornstein, a self-proclaimed metal aficionado, initially came to visit a friend in Mozambique. They went to a heavy metal concert in the outskirts of Maputo and thats how and when the idea to shoot a documentary about the heavy metal scene in the Southern African country was born. She visited Mozambique four times so far to film the documentary and has now launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise more funds to complete the postproduction of "Terra Pesada". Please check it out and support the project if you like it. For more information about the film and the ideas behind it, visit the website of "Terra Pesada" and/or contact Leslie.
14 October 2013
Volvo Ocean Race: Cape Town to stage first stopover on 2014/15 route
update (05 Nov 2014): Live coverage of the arrival of the Volvo Ocean Race yachts in Cape Town!
update (05 Nov 2014): The Volvo Ocean Race yachts will be arriving in Cape Town today!
update (04 Sept 2014): The boats are estimated to arrive in Cape Town between 02-06 Nov 2014. The Volvo Ocean Race Village will open on 01 Nov 2014. The in-port race will take place on 15 Nov 2014, while the start of the next leg (to Abu Dhabi) will be on 19 Nov 2014.
Cape Town in South Africa will stage the first stopover on the 2014/15 route of the Volvo Ocean Race. The boats participating in the famous round-the-world yacht race are expected in Cape Town at the end of October and beginning of November 2014. The yachts will sail an In-Port Race on the weekend of the 15 November 2014, before they will restart the race on 19 November 2014.
The 12th Volvo Ocean Race already started on 04 October 2014, the day of the first In-Port Race in Alicante, Spain, and will finish with one last In-Port Race on 27 June 2015 in Gothenburg in Sweden. The stopovers along the 39,379-nautical mile route also include Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand), ItajaĆ (Brazil), Newport (Rhode Island, US), Lisbon (Portugal) and Lorient (France).
Cape Town first appeared on the Volvo Ocean Race route in 1973-74, in the inaugural edition of what was then the Whitbread Round the World Race. The Mother City was so far a stopover in 10 ot of 12 editions of the famous yacht race.
update (05 Nov 2014): The Volvo Ocean Race yachts will be arriving in Cape Town today!
Can you handle the anticipation?!? @volvooceanrace yachts will be arriving @VandAWaterfront #CapeTown around lunchtime TODAY! #excited ⛵️⛵️
— Volvo Ocean Race CPT (@VOR_CapeTown) November 5, 2014
Cape Town in South Africa will stage the first stopover on the 2014/15 route of the Volvo Ocean Race. The boats participating in the famous round-the-world yacht race are expected in Cape Town at the end of October and beginning of November 2014. The yachts will sail an In-Port Race on the weekend of the 15 November 2014, before they will restart the race on 19 November 2014.
The 12th Volvo Ocean Race already started on 04 October 2014, the day of the first In-Port Race in Alicante, Spain, and will finish with one last In-Port Race on 27 June 2015 in Gothenburg in Sweden. The stopovers along the 39,379-nautical mile route also include Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand), ItajaĆ (Brazil), Newport (Rhode Island, US), Lisbon (Portugal) and Lorient (France).
Cape Town first appeared on the Volvo Ocean Race route in 1973-74, in the inaugural edition of what was then the Whitbread Round the World Race. The Mother City was so far a stopover in 10 ot of 12 editions of the famous yacht race.
Fastjet to launch flights between Dar Es Salaam <> Johannesburg on 18 Oct 2013
According to Fastjet's CEO Ed Winter, the South African Department of Transport (DoT) has completed its review of the additional documents it requested, so that the pan-African low-cost airline Fastjet can now launch its service between Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) and Johannesburg in South Africa. The airline plans to take off on 18 October 2013, initially operating three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The launch date was originally scheduled to be on 27 Sept 2013.
- Dar Es Salaam 09:15 > 11:45 Johannesburg (18 - 25 Oct 2013)
- Dar Es Salaam 10:15 > 12:45 Johannesburg (from 28 Oct 2013)
- Johannesburg 12:45 > 17:10 Dar Es Salaam (18 - 25 Oct 2013)
- Johannesburg 13:45 > 18:10 Dar Es Salaam (from 28 Oct 2013)
11 October 2013
South Africa: 746 rhinos killed by poachers so far in 2013
According to the latest statistics released by the Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
has lost 746 rhinos to illegal poaching since the beginning of
2013. Of the rhinos poached, 450 rhinos were killed in the Kruger National Park, 80 in Limpopo, 75 in North West, 70 in KwaZulu-Natal, 63 in
Mpumalanga, 4 in Gauteng and 2 in the Eastern Cape and in the Marakele National Park respectively.
To date 228 alleged rhino poachers have been arrested in South Africa since the start of 2013.
Latest rhino poaching figures (as of 11 October 2013):
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) is urging members of the public to report incidents of rhino poaching or any tip-offs to the anonymous tip-off lines 0800 205 005, 08600 10111 or Crime-Line on 32211.
To date 228 alleged rhino poachers have been arrested in South Africa since the start of 2013.
Latest rhino poaching figures (as of 11 October 2013):
- Kruger National Park (SANParks) - 450 rhinos poached
- Marakele National Park (SANParks) - 2 rhinos poached
- Gauteng - 4 rhinos poached
- Limpopo - 80 rhinos poached
- Mpumalanga - 63 rhinos poached
- North-West Province - 75 rhinos poached
- Eastern Cape - 2 rhinos poached
- Free State - 0 rhino poached
- KwaZulu Natal - 70 rhinos poached
- Western Cape - 0 rhino poached
- Northern Cape - 0 rhino poached
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) is urging members of the public to report incidents of rhino poaching or any tip-offs to the anonymous tip-off lines 0800 205 005, 08600 10111 or Crime-Line on 32211.
09 October 2013
South Africa's Blue Flag beaches 2013/14
A total of 41 beaches in South Africa, along with five marinas, two whale-watching boats, one commercial boat and one private boat, awarded Blue Flag status by the 2013 International Blue Flag Jury. Five of the 41 beaches have provisional Blue Flag status pending a final assessment by 01 December 2013. Furthermore, seven additional beaches have been given Pilot Blue Flag Site status.
The Blue Flag is a certification issued by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) that a beach or marina meets its stringent standards. The main criterias include standards for water quality, safety, environmental education and information, the provision of services and general environmental management criteria. The Blue Flag is sought for beaches and marinas as an indication of their high environmental and quality standards.
Blue Flag beaches in South Africa 2013/14:
KwaZulu Natal
» Umhlatuze Municipality
1. Alkantstrand Beach
» Hibiscus Coast Municipality
2. Umzumbe Beach
3. Southport Beach
4. Lucien Beach (Margate)
5. Trafalgar Beach
6. Marina Beach
Eastern Cape
» Ndlambe Municipality
7. Kleinemond Beach - provisional (Port Alfred)
8. Kelly's Beach (Port Alfred)
9. Kariega Beach (Kenton-on-Sea)
10. Kenton-on-Sea Middle Beach provisional (Kenton-on-Sea)
11. Boknes Beach (provisional)
» Nelson Mandela Metro Municipality/Port Elizabeth
12. King's Beach(Port Elizabeth)
13. Humewood Beach (Port Elizabeth)
» Kouga Municipality
14. Dolphin Beach(Jeffrey's Bay)
Western Cape
» Bitou Municipality
15. Nature's Valley Beach (Natures Valley)
16. Keurboomstrand
17. Robberg V Beach (Plettenberg Bay)
» Knysna Municipality
18. Brenton Beach (Knysna)
19. Buffalo Bay Beach (Knysna)
» Eden District Municipality/SANParks
20. Wilderness Beach (Wilderness)
» Mossel Bay Municipality
21. Klein Brak Beach (Mossel Bay)
22. Hartenbos Beach (Mossel Bay)
23. De Bakke Beach (Mossel Bay)
24. Santos Beach (Mossel Bay)
» Hessequa Municipality
25. Gouritsmond Beach - provisional (Stillbaai)
26. Lappiesbaai Beach (Stillbaai)
27. Preekstoel Beach - provisional (Stillbaai)
28. Witsand Beach (Witsand)
» Overstrand Municipality
29. Grotto Beach (Hermanus)
30. Hawston Beach (Hermanus)
31. Kleinmond Beach (Kleinmond)
» City of Cape Town Municipality
32. Bikini Beach (Cape Town)
33. Mnandi Beach (Cape Town)
34. Strandfontein Beach (Cape Town)
35. Muizenberg Beach (Cape Town)
36. Llandudno Beach (Cape Town)
37. Camp's Bay Beach (Cape Town)
38. Clifton IV Beach (Cape Town)
39. Silverstroom Beach (Cape Town)
» Matzikama Municipality
40. Strandfontein Beach (Strandfontein)
Northern Cape
» Richtersveld Municipality
41. Mac Dougall's Bay Beach (Port Nolloth)
Pilot Blue Flag Sites in South Africa 2013/14:
KwaZulu Natal
» Hibiscus Coast Municipality
Ramsgate Beach (Margate)
» Ethekwini Municipality/Durban
Umdhloti Main Beach
Umdhloti Tidal Pool Beach
Ushaka
Umgababa (Durban)
Eastern Cape
» Ngqushwa Municipality
Hamburg Beach (Hamburg)
» Nelson Mandela Metro Municipality
Hobie Beach (Port Elizabeth)
Blue Flag Marinas in South Africa 2013:
Eastern Cape
» Ndlambe Municipality
- Royal Alfred Marina, Port Alfred
Western Cape
» Knysna Municipality
- Thesen Islands
» City of Cape Town Municipality
- False Bay Yacht Club
- Granger Bay Water Club
» Saldanha Municipality
- Yachtport
Blue Flag Whale-watching Boats in South Africa 2013/14:
- Whale Whisperer - Gansbaai (Marine Dynamics)
- Damara, Gaia - Plettenberg Bay (Ocean Blue Adventures)
Blue Flag Commercial Boats in South Africa 2013/14:
- Robberg Express - Plettenberg Bay (Offshore Adventures)
Blue Flag Private Boats in South Africa 2013/14:
- Yacht Fling - Port Elizabeth
The Blue Flag is a certification issued by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) that a beach or marina meets its stringent standards. The main criterias include standards for water quality, safety, environmental education and information, the provision of services and general environmental management criteria. The Blue Flag is sought for beaches and marinas as an indication of their high environmental and quality standards.
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Blue Flag beaches in South Africa 2013/14:
KwaZulu Natal
» Umhlatuze Municipality
1. Alkantstrand Beach
» Hibiscus Coast Municipality
2. Umzumbe Beach
3. Southport Beach
4. Lucien Beach (Margate)
5. Trafalgar Beach
6. Marina Beach
Eastern Cape
» Ndlambe Municipality
7. Kleinemond Beach - provisional (Port Alfred)
8. Kelly's Beach (Port Alfred)
9. Kariega Beach (Kenton-on-Sea)
10. Kenton-on-Sea Middle Beach provisional (Kenton-on-Sea)
11. Boknes Beach (provisional)
» Nelson Mandela Metro Municipality/Port Elizabeth
12. King's Beach(Port Elizabeth)
13. Humewood Beach (Port Elizabeth)
» Kouga Municipality
14. Dolphin Beach(Jeffrey's Bay)
Western Cape
» Bitou Municipality
15. Nature's Valley Beach (Natures Valley)
16. Keurboomstrand
17. Robberg V Beach (Plettenberg Bay)
» Knysna Municipality
18. Brenton Beach (Knysna)
19. Buffalo Bay Beach (Knysna)
» Eden District Municipality/SANParks
20. Wilderness Beach (Wilderness)
» Mossel Bay Municipality
21. Klein Brak Beach (Mossel Bay)
22. Hartenbos Beach (Mossel Bay)
23. De Bakke Beach (Mossel Bay)
24. Santos Beach (Mossel Bay)
» Hessequa Municipality
25. Gouritsmond Beach - provisional (Stillbaai)
26. Lappiesbaai Beach (Stillbaai)
27. Preekstoel Beach - provisional (Stillbaai)
28. Witsand Beach (Witsand)
» Overstrand Municipality
29. Grotto Beach (Hermanus)
30. Hawston Beach (Hermanus)
31. Kleinmond Beach (Kleinmond)
» City of Cape Town Municipality
32. Bikini Beach (Cape Town)
33. Mnandi Beach (Cape Town)
34. Strandfontein Beach (Cape Town)
35. Muizenberg Beach (Cape Town)
36. Llandudno Beach (Cape Town)
37. Camp's Bay Beach (Cape Town)
38. Clifton IV Beach (Cape Town)
39. Silverstroom Beach (Cape Town)
» Matzikama Municipality
40. Strandfontein Beach (Strandfontein)
Northern Cape
» Richtersveld Municipality
41. Mac Dougall's Bay Beach (Port Nolloth)
Pilot Blue Flag Sites in South Africa 2013/14:
KwaZulu Natal
» Hibiscus Coast Municipality
Ramsgate Beach (Margate)
» Ethekwini Municipality/Durban
Umdhloti Main Beach
Umdhloti Tidal Pool Beach
Ushaka
Umgababa (Durban)
Eastern Cape
» Ngqushwa Municipality
Hamburg Beach (Hamburg)
» Nelson Mandela Metro Municipality
Hobie Beach (Port Elizabeth)
Blue Flag Marinas in South Africa 2013:
Eastern Cape
» Ndlambe Municipality
- Royal Alfred Marina, Port Alfred
Western Cape
» Knysna Municipality
- Thesen Islands
» City of Cape Town Municipality
- False Bay Yacht Club
- Granger Bay Water Club
» Saldanha Municipality
- Yachtport
Blue Flag Whale-watching Boats in South Africa 2013/14:
- Whale Whisperer - Gansbaai (Marine Dynamics)
- Damara, Gaia - Plettenberg Bay (Ocean Blue Adventures)
Blue Flag Commercial Boats in South Africa 2013/14:
- Robberg Express - Plettenberg Bay (Offshore Adventures)
Blue Flag Private Boats in South Africa 2013/14:
- Yacht Fling - Port Elizabeth
Video: A trip to Namibia (Winter 2013)
Freelance videographer Luke Pallet, his mum and his cousin took a trip to Namibia this winter. Luke filmed their entire trip with his GoPro and made the footage available online. Kudos, Luke, for such a great impression of Namibia. I am damn sure that you don't want to miss the video, so switch it to fullscreen, put your headphones on and enjoy!
Winter Namibia 2013 from Luke Pallett on Vimeo.
btw: the brillitan background music is the track "Ends of Earth" by Lord Huron!
Turkish Airlines to increase flights to Mombasa (Kenya)
Turkey's national flag carrier airline, Turkish Airlines, will increase its service between its main base at AtatĆ¼rk International Airport in Istanbul and Moi International Airport in Mombasa (Kenya) via Kilimanjaro International Airport (Arusha/Moshi, Tanzania). Effective from 27 October 2013 the airline will operate daily flights between the destinations instead of the current five weekly frequencies.
Turkish Airlines operates scheduled services to 40 domestic airports and 200 international airports (including 2 cargo-only destinations) in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. With 238 passenger destinations, the airline is the fourth biggest carrier in the world by number of destinations. Turkish Airlines has been a member of the Star Alliance network since 1 April 2008.
Turkish Airlines operates scheduled services to 40 domestic airports and 200 international airports (including 2 cargo-only destinations) in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. With 238 passenger destinations, the airline is the fourth biggest carrier in the world by number of destinations. Turkish Airlines has been a member of the Star Alliance network since 1 April 2008.
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