South Africa’s most renowned open water sea swimmer, Theodore Yach of Cape Town, passed away peacefully on Wednesday afternoon 17 October 2018. He was sixty years old. Yach, regarded as the King of Robben Island in swimming circles, was undergoing routine tests for an asthma complaint when he collapsed and passed away in hospital. Theodore […]
Since the dawn of the internet, cyber security has been a major concern for both web users and the organizations charged with tackling the exploits of black-hat hackers and cyber criminals. Security software has become increasingly sophisticated over time, with the introduction of two-factor authentication, data classification, facial recognition, fingerprint validation and so on. Unfortunately, advances […]
A Jeffreys Bay surfer, Pablo Thysman, saved a visitor from drowning after the man got into difficulties at the Magna Tubes surf break. Pablo was in the car park when he noticed the 30 year old man on a body board was in trouble at Magna Tubes. Thysman, a born and bred JBay local, first […]
Price: R 1 185 000 This brand new house is nearly completed. Finishing touches to the drive way and installation of the gate are currently under way to complete the house,making it ready to move in. The modern three bedroom,two bathrooms house has stylish fittings and a well laid out kitchen is the ideal beginner […]
A 23-year-old man who murdered his stepfather in 2015, and his niece’s boyfriend in 2018 confessed to the two incidents, and was sentenced to fifteen years and ten years imprisonment respectively in the Joubertina Regional Court yesterday. Shaldon Malouw (23) was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment after he confessed to the murder of his stepfather, […]
While driving to work yesterday morning, the top cop in Jeffreys Bay arrested a man with copper cables, while Kouga Municipality Law Enforcement recovered electrical cables during a patrol in an informal settlement in the town. On Tuesday, 16 October 2018 around 7 am, the station commander of the Jeffreys Bay Police, Lieutenant Colonel Makhoasa […]
A container has been converted into a Lifeguard tower for Jeffreys Bay and will be transported here next week by the NSRI. Dibana Logistics will transport the container at no cost. It is designed to house an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and Jet ski as well as an office and has a shaded viewing platform […]
The Automobile Association of South Africa has predicted substantial fuel price hikes at the end of October. The AA said on Monday that unaudited mid-month fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund point to a 40c a litre increase in the price of petrol while diesel and paraffin could spike by 70c and […]
The opening day of the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal, Stop No. 10 of 11 on the Men’s World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), has been called ON in six-to-eight foot waves at Supertubos, Portugal’s world-renowned beach break. Round 1 will start at 8:50 a.m. WEST and Round 2 will be on hold for […]
The open water swim season kicked off on Sunday morning with the first round of the Swim Series taking place at Marina Martinique, regarded as the premier open water swim venue in South Africa. Over 100 swimmers from around the Eastern Cape took full advantage of the opportunity to secure early qualification times for the […]
