South African big wave surfer and two times Big Wave World Champion Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker is currently in California, preparing for the final big wave event of the 2018/2019 Big Wave Tour. This final event will take place at Mavericks, a big wave location in Northern California, outside Pillar Point Harbour, just north of Half […]
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has advised residents and businesses that water supply to the following areas will be shut off on Sunday 3 March 2019 at approximately 07h00. The areas affected by the water shutdown are: Motherwell NU1, Motherwell NU2, Ikamvelihle, Markman, Wells Estate, and Bluewater Bay. “This is due to the planned installation […]
Cleaning companies from the Kouga region have been invited to register on the database for the upcoming JBay Makiti, set to take place at the Jeffreys Bay Caravan Park from September 20 to 22. “One of the main aims of the JBay Makiti is to boost local businesses,” Kouga Executive Mayor Horatio Hendricks said. “The […]
Police detectives have arrested a suspect who shot and injured a shop owner during a robbery of a Hankey spaza shop on Monday, 18 February 2019. On Thursday, 21 February 2019 around 08:30am, Hankey police detectives nabbed a man for allegedly shooting and injured a shop owner during a robbery of a spaza shop in […]
Repairs and protection work have started along the beachfront of one of Kouga’s most pristine coastal towns. Kouga Municipality this week started removing the dunes that have been overrunning Brander Street and properties at Oyster Bay. “It will take about five weeks to flatten the dunes and open up Brander Street, the area under immediate […]
Expert contractors have been appointed to carry out a series of tests in the Kouga municipal region to help combat water losses. Kouga Infrastructure and Engineering Councillor, Freddy Campher, said the appointment was part of the municipality’s ongoing Water Loss Programme. “The Re-Solve/EAS Joint Venture has been tasked with conducting discreteness testing in order to […]
The 2019 Vissla Sydney Surf Pro has been bolstered with 11-time WSL Champion Kelly Slater (USA) confirming that he will return to Manly to compete in March 2019. Having competed at Manly Beach a number of times throughout his career, even winning the event in 1997, Slater has a strong affiliation with the Northern Beaches […]
As life gets tougher in South Africa and the population of our country battle to feed themselves, so to are our animals suffering even more. Daily there are people looking for homes for their animals as they cannot afford to keep them and are downsizing into accommodation that doesn’t allow animals. The need for the […]
The Police are investigating a case of business robbery and attempted murder after a 34-year-old man businessman was shot during a hit on a spaza shop in Hankey on Monday. On 18 February 2019 around 14:00, it is alleged that at least one armed man entered the shop in Patensie Road, Hankey. An armed man […]
Kouga residents are advised that there is no truth to the rumour being circulated via whatsapp that it is unsafe to drink water from the taps. The Environmental Health section and water plant operators of Kouga Municipality monitor water quality closely in all our towns and has confirmed that residents have nothing to be concerned […]
