Eskom instituted Stage One load shedding across South Africa yesterday as the power supplier is running out of coal. Load shedding is only applied if totally necessary and the following times are a guideline for the rest of November. According to Eskom’s loadshedding schedule, the power to Kouga towns will be affected as follows today […]
Kouga Municipality has been intensifying efforts to clean up illegal dumping sites across the region. Community Services Portfolio Councillor Daniel Benson said the focus was on cleaning up public spaces where illegal dumping was a problem. “Illegal dumping remains one of our biggest challenges despite the municipality having provided more skip bins, which are emptied […]
About 14% of total spending, according to recent figures. A quick review of the data shows that this proportion has remained relatively stable over the last decade. In the second quarter of 2009, employment costs contributed 15% of total expenditure in the formal business sector. Although there hasn’t been a major change over time for […]
NSRI Plettenberg Bay and Bitou Municipality are urging swimmers and paddlers to be cautious along the Plettenberg Bay coastline due to increased shark activity. Sharks have been feeding on a juvenile Humpback whale carcass that has washed inshore at Groot Bank, close to Keurboomstrand. Bitou Municipal Solid Waste Removal are investigating options to remove or dispose […]
An elderly cyclist was killed on the road between St Francis Bay and Humansdorp yesterday morning (16 November 2018). The Humansdorp police have opened a culpable homicide docket following the accident which took place in misty conditions. The male cyclist was out riding early on Friday morning when he was hit by a truck and killed. […]
South African Grant ‘Twig’ Baker won the Nazare Challenge, the first event on the 2018 / 19 World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Tour (BWT), in huge 25 to 40 foot waves at Nazare in Portugal. Baker, the 2013 and 2016 WSL BWT world champion and at 45 the oldest competitor in the event, claimed […]
Ward 12 logged the greatest number of service requests through the Kouga Call Centre and Link app in October. The ward, which includes St Francis Bay and Cape St Francis, submitted a total of 925 requests for the month. The bulk of these requests – 421 – were for the emptying of sewer tanks. Potholes […]
47 motorists, including taxi drivers, were fined for traffic offences ranging from driving a motor vehicle without a licence to driving unroadworthy vehicles in Jeffreys Bay on Wednesday 14 November 2018. Five foreign nationals were arrested for contravening immigration laws, while six more people were arrested for failing to appear in court after warrants of […]
With the soaring temperatures, swimming in cool water brings some welcome relief. But drowning is an ever-present risk when people go on outings to rivers, beaches, dams and swimming pools. Below are the water safety tips to be followed: Before entering the sea, swimmers must take time to watch the waves and must avoid places […]
A female constable appeared in the Humansdorp Magistrates court on Wednesday for her alleged involvement in a robbery at the Kareedouw police station earlier this year. The 30-year-old Constable Yandiswa Siyasanga Feni is linked to the conspiracy behind the robbery where several guns were stolen. A spokesperson for the Hawks Captain Anelisa Feni says in […]
