Tag: Simon’s Town

The non-profit Izivunguvungu-MSC Foundation for Youth teaches sailing techniques to young people from the Western Cape’s disadvantaged communities, giving them skills that they can use to build a career.
• Aviation, maritime careers for youth

South Africa recently celebrated the appointment of its first black submarine commander, Handsome Thamsanqa Matsane, who took the helm of the SAS Queen Modjadji just before the end of April.
• SA to host military workshop

To attract tourists South Africa’s coastal towns have created a range of exciting annual festivals – most dedicated to some kind of animal, such as Knysna’s Oyster Festival and the Simons Town Penguin Festival. But the biggest of the lot is the one with the biggest beast – the Hermanus Whale Festival.