The Police are hunting for five men who robbed a cell phone store in Jeffreys Bay yesterday (12 November 2018). At 11:00, the five men stormed into the store. One of the suspects, wielding a firearm, threatened the two employees, while the thugs tied up the employees. They ransacked the store and stole an unknown […]
HIV is a virus that has been sang about, wrote about, you name it they have done everything to make sure everyone stays away from this predator. Our bodies were made in such a beautiful manner that they are able to fight against foreign matter when it enters their territory. But now the trouble comes […]
The world’s largest shopping holiday on November 11, hit a new record of $30.8 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV). Sales this year grew 27%, compared to 39% in 2017 and 32% in 2016. Shoppers ordered over 1 billion packages within 24 hours from 180,000 brands on Alibaba’s retail platform, including online marketplace Tmall, Taobao […]
It is all systems go for the official Blue Flag season at Dolphin Beach, Jeffreys Bay. East Cape MEC for Finance, Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Oscar Mabuyane, joined Kouga Speaker Hattingh Bornman for the hoisting of the flag on 1 November. “November marks the official start of the Blue Flag season. Our lifeguards, […]
In 1918, at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the guns fell silent to end the First World War (1914-1918), the largest global man-made catastrophe known until that time. The ‘war to end all wars’ cost the lives of a total of 8 634 300 soldiers. Twenty years later, the […]
The Department of Water and Sanitation has marginally eased farmers’ Kouga Dam water allocations from 20% to 40% of their usual annual drawings, after negotiations with the Gamtoos Irrigation Board (GIB) and the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality earlier this week. The department’s move follows rains in the region which raised the level of the dam […]
Detectives in Uitenhage are looking for witnesses that can shed light on two serious cases that are currently under investigation. In the first case, SAPS are looking for information about a murder that took place on Monday, 24 September 2018 in Durban Street, Uitenhage. According to police information, a 62-year-old male was allegedly assaulted by […]
There have been 45 house break ins in St Francis Bay over the past two months. These are cases that have been registered with the South African Police. 14 of these incidents took place in Santareme, 25 in the Village and six in the Canal/Kromme area. The Canal and Kromme are recent hotspots with occupied […]
Kouga Municipality is in the process of re-registering two boat launching sites for the public. Community Services Portfolio Councillor Daniel Benson said that a recent audit, conducted by the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT), revealed that the previous municipal leadership had failed to ensure that Kouga’s boat launching sites comply with […]
The NSRI Pink Rescue Buoy project was announced as winner of the 2018 IMRF award for Innovation and Technology in Maritime Search and Rescue. Drowning is a great concern in South Africa. The NSRI message to the public is always to “swim only at beaches where Lifeguards are on duty and swim between the flags.” […]
