Frieda Paton After more than four years, locals and visitors can once again fill up in Pilgrim’s Rest at the Highwayman’s Garage after it reopened for business on August 2nd. The garage was closed down in April 2015 by the previous owners. Like all the other vacated business premises in Pilgrim’s Rest, it had to […]
News Desk Trans African Concessions (TRAC) is pleased to announce that the upgrade between Kaapmuiden and the Kaalrug Intersection in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga, has officially started. The project will be handled by Tau Pele Construction and will see this 15,5km stretch of the carriageway upgraded to four lanes. The existing road will also be rehabilitated. The […]
Michele du Plessis In the previous edition of GPS News, an article highlighted the problems with the Graskop Wastewater Treatment Plant (GWWTP). It also featured the response from Komatiland Ecotourism and the Graskop Ratepayers Association (GRPA). In the article, the following is quoted from a report: “The entire plant is a safety hazard, from the […]
Frieda Paton The Transvaal Gold Mining Company (TGME) has provided 24/7 security at the Pilgrim’s Rest Caravan Park to halt further devastation through vandalism and theft. This caravan park on the banks of the crystal clear Blyde River, with its huge trees providing shade for the 300 stands, used to be one of the most […]
Frieda Paton Matric learners of the Pilgrim’s Rest Secondary School had their farewell at the Royal Hotel on August 17. Dressed in their finery, the young ladies and gentlemen all looked like the adults they now are. They were transported to the Hotel in luxury in sleek, open-topped, silver cars. The foreign tourists in town […]