Winter is approaching and will bring the big waves that have made Jeffreys Bay and St Francis Bay famous. It was in the 1960’s that surfers first discovered Bruce’s Beauties and subsequently Supertubes, which is now regarded as the worlds best wave and hosts the Corona Open JBay – the only world championship tour event […]
Jack Freestone (AUS) won the Red Bull Airborne Bali , a World Surf League (WSL) specialty event that highlights aerial surfing. Freestone, 27, flew through the Qualifiers and Final in 3-4 foot waves at Keramas, a break adored by the air specialists due to the mega ramps offered by the wave. Freestone was an early standout and […]
The inaugural Open 4’s JBay Winterfest Bowls Tournament is set to roll off at the Jeffreys Bay Bowling Club (JBBC) from July 4 to 7 this year – forming part of the action-packed JBay Winterfest 2019. Sponsored by Investec and Trink, the four-day event, that will see 36 teams from across South Africa battling it […]
Tons of sand are set to be removed from the beach between Aston Bay and Paradise Beach over the next three weeks to open the mouth of the Seekoei estuary at Jeffreys Bay. The artificial breaching of the estuary mouth got under way on Monday (13 May) after authorisation was received from the East Cape […]
Legendary bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger was attacked and drop kicked at the Arnold Classic Africa competition in Johannesburg yesterday (18 May 2019) The actor and former Mr Universe was attending the multi sports event and was watching the skipping competition when he was attacked from behind. The man launched himself at Schwarzenegger and used a flying […]
Credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service delivers a counter to the upbeat sentiment of Goldman Sachs. In a counter to Goldman Sachs’ upbeat conference in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Moody’s Investors Service warned that it might downgrade the country’s debt if President Cyril Ramaphosa fails to deliver promised reforms. Moody’s is the last major ratings agency […]
What’s not to love about Mauritius? After about 15 “research” trips to the island, and our 16th coming up shortly, we can quite comfortably say Mauritius is the holiday destination of note. We are also the early recipient of really good deals from the best resorts on the island. If you’re thinking of sneaking away […]
The Humansdorp Police made a significant drug bust in the town yesterday morning (16 May 2019). At around 6 am the Police, in possession of a search warrant, raided a house in Bureau Street, Humansdorp. Calif, a patrol and narcotics dog, positively traced drugs stashed in several compartments inside the house. Police had to demolish […]
Kouga Municipality is helping to keep South Africans healthy by nurturing the next generation of Environmental Health practitioners. Twenty third-year students and their lecturers from Nelson Mandela Bay University are in the Kouga region this week to learn more about the day-to-day operations of the municipality’s Environmental Health section. Kouga Community Services Portfolio Councillor Daniel […]
The South African Police in Port Elizabeth are asking for information about a house robbery where a 78-year-old woman was tied up and robbed. On Thursday, 16 May 2019 at approximately 00:30, the elderly woman was watching TV in her house in Bernard Street, Lovemore Heights. She dozed off in the lounge and woke up […]
