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JBAY WIND FARM MTB CLASSIC AND TRAIL RUN CANCELLED

JBAY WIND FARM MTB CLASSIC AND TRAIL RUN CANCELLED

March 2020, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. Race organizers of the JBay Wind Farm MTB Classic have announced the cancellation of this much loved event due to emergency prohibitions for events and gatherings of more than 100 people, as announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa, 15 March 2020. “We are disappointed to have to cancel this event
BURSARY PROGRAMME EQUIPS YOUTH

BURSARY PROGRAMME EQUIPS YOUTH

March 2020, Aries Solar Power. Thirty-one year old Eric Cloete is in his final year of studies through the North West University, qualifying this year with a Bachelor of Education degree and years of experience under his belt. He didn’t expect to study in this field, but realised that he loved teaching during his stint
CARPENTRY GRADUATES GROW INTO ENTREPRENEURS

CARPENTRY GRADUATES GROW INTO ENTREPRENEURS

March 2020, Soutpan Solar Power. A youth development programme, to prepare carpentry graduates for the workplace, has grown into so much more. Now in its second year, the fruits of the programme can be shared. Thabo Modjadji from Ga-Modjadji in Limpopo, a carpenter and programme graduate shares how he has been helped by this development
FLEDGLING FARMING ENTERPRISE GETS SOLAR FUNDING

FLEDGLING FARMING ENTERPRISE GETS SOLAR FUNDING

March 2020, Boshof Solar Power. Boshof egg farmer, Scott Moshane wasn’t always a farmer, but he saw the opportunity to raise chickens when he was awarded a piece of land in Boshof by the government, in 2016. He started his poultry farming enterprise by converting an old storeroom, as housing for his first stock of
NEW INTERNS

NEW INTERNS

March 2020 Read about our new interns De Aar Solar Power : DASP_Intern_2020 Droogfontein Solar Power:  DFSP_Intern_2020 Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm:  JBWF_Intern_2020
THE LOVE OF TEACHING IS HARD TO RESIST

THE LOVE OF TEACHING IS HARD TO RESIST

February 2020, Droogfontein Solar Power. Bantu Maqabuka, a reading coach at Kim Kgolo Primary School, in Kimberley, believes that he has found his purpose in life that is bigger and more pressing than his own needs. In fact, he was studying towards a National Diploma in Public Management when he was invited by the Department
SUPPORT OF THE ELDERLY IS WELCOMED

SUPPORT OF THE ELDERLY IS WELCOMED

February 2020, Klipheuwel Wind Farm Construction of a new laundry facility for Badisa Tafelronde Herberg Old Age Home in the Overberg, is underway and is expected to be completed by April this year, long before the rainy season sets in. This is an essential infrastructure project to help make taking care of the eighteen senior
JEFFREYS BAY WIND FARM REAFFIRMS SUPPORT OF MTB CLASSIC

JEFFREYS BAY WIND FARM REAFFIRMS SUPPORT OF MTB CLASSIC

February 2020, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm has reaffirmed its patronage as title sponsor for the Jbay Wind Farm MTB Classic 2020 and announced a further three years of funding! Dhesen Moodley, Managing Director of the Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm, announced this week that the wind farm will once again provide support
MOBILE CLINIC TO OFFER HEARING SCREENING FROM BIRTH

MOBILE CLINIC TO OFFER HEARING SCREENING FROM BIRTH

February 2020, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. The mobile outreach programme in the outlying communities of Ebumnyameni, Donkerhoek, and Ocean View will soon be able to offer hearing screening from birth thanks to specialised equipment that was recently acquired. This is a service that will be done in conjunction with the visual screenings from six months