348 vehicles were stopped and inspected during a joint clamp-down operation by Kouga Municipality and other law enforcement agencies in Jeffreys Bay. The operation took place at the R102 entrance to Jeffreys Bay behind the Fountains Mall. The team consisted of municipal and provincial traffic officers, the Public Transport Inspectorate from the provincial Department of […]
The Mayor of mayor of the Endumeni local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has been arrested for allegedly attempting to assassinate the municipal speaker. He was arrested together with two accomplices, one of whom is a fellow Municipal Councillor. Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said they were arrested in a “pre-dawn raid” by the political task team with the […]
A host of fun activities has been lined up as Jeffreys Bay supporters gear up for the final voting round of this year’s Kwêla Dorp van die Jaar (Town of the Year) competition. Voting opens on Sunday evening at 18:00 and closes at noon on Friday, June 1. The official supporters party will take place […]
The winter swells have arrived in Jeffreys Bay and in classic style as well. Warm weather, sunny skies and cooking Supertubes is a great way to welcome winter at the worlds best wave. The JBay locals were in the line up over the past few days as the lines stacked up to the horizon and […]
Humansdorp Police arrested three men, and recovered stolen items valued R 500 000 after a robbery of a jewellery store in Main Street yesterday (23 May 2018). Shortly after opening time, three men, one armed with a firearm, stormed into the American Swiss Store. Two store assistants were tied up and kept at gunpoint by […]
Access to banking services has just got easier in South Africa with the introduction of Shoprite Money – a new mobile transactional banking service. Using a Shoprite Money mobile wallet, even those without existing bank accounts will be able to deposit, withdraw or send money as well as buy groceries at any till point in […]
Eskom will be paying a R 16.5 million license application fee to the National Nuclear Regulator to keep alive its long-held ambitions to build a new nuclear power plant at Thuyspunt reports Business Insider. On Friday energy minister Jeff Radebe decreed that Eskom must pay R 16.499 million for an “installation site licence application” for […]
Jeffreys Bay and other property owners who objected to the new valuations of their properties will receive the outcome of their objections by June. Kouga Executive Mayor Horatio Hendricks said the objections would be evaluated by DDP Valuers, the company that compiled the new General Valuation Roll. “The valuer has 30 days in which to […]
The South African Police are investigating a business robbery after five men – four armed with firearms – robbed a cell phone shop in Caledon Street, Uitenhage yesterday (22 May 2018). At 09:30, five men entered the cellphone shop pretending to be customers. Two assistants were held at gunpoint, while the other three ransacked the […]
Motorists can fasten their seatbelts for yet another massive fuel price hike in June 2018. Petrol (95-grade) is expected to jump to way past the R 15,50 per litre mark. The Automobile Association (AA) published a statement on Tuesday, stating that an increase in fuel costs will come in June due to a rise in […]
