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Merry Pebbles Resort
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Merry Pebbles Resort is situated on the banks of the Sabie River within the municipal boundary of the mountain village Sabie. Sabie is situated 1050m above sea level on the Mpumalanga Escarpment within the Panorama route and is malaria and bilharzia free. At Merry Pebbles you will find a selection of AA Highly Recommended self catering accommodation as well as 3 star graded caravan and camping sites. With a fully licensed a la Carte’ restaurant onsite, dinner, lunch, and breakfast is served thus accommodation on a b&b basis is also available.
Telephone: +27 13 764 2266 / 764 1502 Fax: +27 13 764 1629
Komatiland Forests
Komatiland Forests (KLF) owns and manages the prime softwood saw log
forestry assets in the Mpumalanga, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of
South Africa. KLF came about through the restructuring of the commercial
forestry assets of the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) and
South African Forestry Company Ltd (SAFCOL). The company boasts a long and
profitable history with its plantations already in rotation. An integral
part of the South African Forestry Industry since the early 1900s,
Komatiland Forests commenced operations as an independent business unit in
November 2001. The principal objective of the company is the long term and
sustainable development of its assets in line with acceptable management
practices and conservation principles.
Head Office – Pretoria
HB Forum Building, 13 Stamvrug Street, Val de Grace, Pretoria, 0184
PO Box 1771, Silverton, 0127
Tel: +27 12 481 3500
Fax: +27 12 804 3716
With the 1960's emergence of grocery chains in South Africa, a group of 8
wholesalers was given the exclusive rights to the SPAR name in 1963, to
service 500 small retailers.
Our three friendly store formats, which are, SPAR for neighbourhood
shopping, SUPERSPAR for one-stop, competitively priced, bulk shopping and
KWIKSPAR for every day convenience, cater more than adequately for all your
shopping preferences.
SPAR operates under "voluntary trading" principles which means that while we
encourage our retailers to take advantage of SPAR's trading power, our
retailers can source goods from local traders. That is why each store has
its own regional personality.Today the SPAR Group Ltd operates 6
distribution centres, supplies goods and services to almost 800 SPAR stores
in South Africa. The SPAR Group listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in
2005.I decided to go to Forest to Falls at the last minute.
Graskop Spar Telephone: 013 767 1257 Fax: 013 767 1690
Forms
Media Independent - a driving force in the forms, computer consumables and
office stationery industry, is widely recognised as the industry leader in
its relevant market spheres. To envision the direction that we are heading
in, it is imperative to have an understanding of where we have come from.
Forms Independent established itself in 1981, as a supplier and distributor
of business forms. From the company’s conception it was evident that through
its style of management and the running of its business activities Forms
Independent would be the driving force in the forms industry in South
Africa.
Thaba
Tsweni lodge situated in the Drakensberg Mountains and the Blyde River
Canyon area, consists of fully equipped luxury self-catering chalets, where
a full South African breakfast and/or dinner, can be arranged to your
preferences with prior notice. Restaurants are also in abundance in the
area. The chalets cater for two, four, or six people respectively, are in
peaceful surroundings on the farm Berlyn in the Blyde River Canyon. Each
chalet has its own private garden with barbeque facilities and is in easy
walking distance of the Berlyn Waterfalls, a South African National Monument
All chalets have fully equipped kitchens including microwaves. Bathrooms are
en-suite with large baths and separate standing showers. All chalets have
their own private garden, with barbeque facilities and secure parking.
Television with DSTV satellite is standard, to receive our local channels.*
All chalets are serviced daily, laundry is done on request at a nominal
extra charge.
Chalets have both lounge and dining room areas with wood burning fireplaces.
E-mail: thabatsweni@absamail.co.za or Tel/Fax: 027013-7671380 PO BOX 45,
GRASKOP, 1270
www.blyderiversafaris.com
Mondi
Packaging South Africa (MPSA) was established in 2005 with Shanduka as the
empowerment partner. Mondi own a 69.99% equity stake in MPSA and The
Shanduka group own a 25.01% equity stake in MPSA. MPSA includes Mondi’s
Packaging and Industrial Paper Operations at Springs, Felixton and Piet
Retief, its corrugated converting business Mondipak Corrugated, its
recovered fibre collection and processing operations Mondi Recycling and
recently acquired Mondipak Plastics, Mondi Versapak, Mondi Plastic
Containers and Mondi Merchants Paperlink.
Telephone Number:(011) 994-5400 Facsimile Number:(011) 994-5506
Situated
in the Village of Graskop and on the Panorama route you will find our
self-catering resort. The village of Graskop is perfectly placed to explore
the "Panorama route" and the Blyde river canyon. The resort is a stone throw
away from the canyon and views such as Gods Window, the Pot holes, Lisbon
and Berlin falls to mention a few. The resort consists of four fully
equipped cottages each with kitchen, two bedrooms, lounge, TV, undercover
parking and built in braai. The units are serviced daily and for your
convenience there is a laundry in town.
Contact us at 079 881 0379 Phone / Fax +27 13 767 1534
We would also like to thank East Tropical, Lebombo Piesangs and Mamba
Our news and updates on the race
Newsletter 1
Komatieland Forest2Falls
The excitement is rising day by day as everything is falling into place for
the 10th anniversary of this magnificent race. Once again thank you to all
our sponsors who have come on board to assist us in making this an event to
be remembered.
Take note that the start and finish will be at Mac Mac Forest Retreat,
halfway between Sabie and Graskop on the R532. As this is a long weekend,
please ensure that your accommodation is booked and confirmed. Visit our
website for suggestions. Day visitors are very welcome to join us.
Party Time for kiddies
As this is a family event, we want to encourage parents to bring along their
children. A jumping castle and lots of fun activities will be available to
entertain them while the parents enjoy their ride.
Race Information:
Registration: Friday, 1 May from 12:00 to 22:00 at the Mac Mac Forest
Retreat.
Saturday, 2 May from 05:30 to 07:00. NB. Registration office will close at
07:00 sharp. All participant information must be submitted to the timekeeper
one hour before the start of the race. NO LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE
ACCEPTED.
Free Pasta: Free pasta will be served to all entrants from 15:00 – 21:00 on
Friday. Other food stalls will also be selling pasta, curry and rice,
pancakes etc.
Entry deadline: Entrytime entries will close on Sunday, 26 April @ 24:00.
www.entrytime.com
Manual entries and website entries will close on Tuesday, 28 April @ 24:00.
Any entry after this will be charged a R50.00 penalty that will be donated
to charity. www.forest2falls.co.za
Starting times:
75km: 08:00. Race orientation will start at 07:45
35km: 08:15. All riders must be lined up at 07:45 for the orientation.
18km: 08:30. Please be present for the general orientation at 07:45
Race info.
18km
Please note that a few changes have been made on the route to include some
exciting single tracks. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult
cycling with him / her for the entire route. There will be a water point on
this route. For the first time the fun ride will also be placed and timed.
The profile:
Tar: 1, 8 km
Forest Road: 9,5 km
Jeep Track: 6,52 km
Single Track: 200 m
Refreshment Stations: 10 km
Technicality: Not technical at all but will be challenging
35 km
This is the route where the race name originated from and known throughout
the mountain biking community as one of the most scenic and enjoyable
routes. As a result of the change in the starting point, the rider who has
done this route before will have to slightly re-adjust his thinking and
planning. The first section is relatively fast and easy going, whereas the
last part may have some moderately technical parts.
The Profile:
Tar: 1,8 km
Forest Road: 21,5 km
Jeep Track: 10,9 km
Single Track: 850 m
Refreshment Stations: 10 km; 23 km; 30 km
Escalation:
75 km
A brand new route in more than one aspect. This route forms a figure of
eight with the first loop includes the 35 km route. Where the 35 km riders
turn off to the finish line, the 75 km riders will proceed for the next
exciting 40 km. Those who are feeling a bit weak in the legs may turn off
and finish. This is a brand new leg with patches where no mountain biker has
ever been. Five single tracks with an average to high technical rating will
test your riding skills while your other senses are entertained by the most
beautiful indigenous, grassland and forestry scenes. This will be the
experience of your life.
The King and Queen of the Mountain will be identified at the 40 km mark.
The weather may have a major influence on the technicality level of this
event.
The profile:
Tar: 1,8 km
Forest Roads: 39,6 km
Jeep track: 24,4 km
Quad Trail: 4,5 km
Single Track: 3,2 km
Refreshment Stations: 10 km; 23 km; 30 km; 40 km; 50 km; 60 km
Bring your friends and family to enjoy a healthy day of exercise and lots of
fun, laughter and prizes for young and old, cyclists and non-cyclists. For
more information and assistance, contact Chris @ 082-467 3079