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 […]
Jeffreys Bay is surrounded by nature reserves, is home to the worlds best wave and has endless golden beaches that offer beach goers a multitude of options – walking, shell collecting, swimming or just chilling and enjoying the sun. The Kabeljous River is one of the nature reserves that are well worth a visit. Jeffreys […]
New champions were crowned at the 95th running of the Nelson Mandela Bay River Mile held at Sundays River on Sunday morning with 17-year-old Pearson scholar, Slater Black, and 16-year-old Collegiate scholar, Jessica Booth, coming out tops in the feature Mile events. For Black, who had rushed back from a water polo tournament in East […]
The face of the Healthy Mom and Baby Clinic’s mobile clinic, Sister Jakkie van Niekerk, has put her plans for retirement on hold to head up a mobile outreach programme. The programme will serve the outlying impoverished communities of Ebumnyameni, Donkerhoek and Ocean View. “With a special focus on mothers and the first 1 000 […]
SANRAL has notified notify road users of traffic diversion on the N2 to the newly constructed interchange ramps just before the Bay West Mall in Port Elizabeth. The diversion will channel the traffic past the new bridge construction. The N2 westbound traffic will be diverted to the interchange ramps from Monday 18 February 2019. Similarly, […]
Four men, including a SANparks employee, were arrested in the Kruger National Park after being found in possession of freshly cut Rhino horns on Friday 15 February 2019. SANparks officials had earlier received information about four suspects who were reportedly about to exit the Park. The suspects were travelling in two vehicles. The officials pounced […]
The Gamtoos Valley is the gate way to the Baviaans Kloof and is also the home to a thriving citrus industry. While the drought continues to affect the valley, which includes the towns of Hankey and Patensie, the majestic beauty of Gamtoos was captured by local photographer Joey Nel. In this moody shot, one can […]
The Sea Vista community are the beneficiaries of a new state of the art library after the facility was handed over to Kouga Municipality last week. Funded in the main by Kouga Wind Farm as part of its socio-economic development programme, the grand opening to the public will take place in around two months’ time, […]
Jeffreys Bay is poised to become the events capital of the Eastern Cape, with two new festivals set to be included on the annual tourism calendar. Kouga Executive Mayor Horatio Hendricks said planning was in full swing for the new festivals, to be hosted by his office in partnership with local businesses and organisations. “The […]
Detectives from the South African Police Service in Jeffreys Bay have launched a manhunt for three armed suspects who entered a residence through a partially open window in Dolphin Drive, Aston Bay, this morning, 14 February 2019 at about 01:30. It is alleged that the alarm went off as the intruders entered and the 67-year-old […]
