Andy Birkett and Hank McGregor won a thrilling race for the men’s K2 title at the South African Marathon Championships on Sunday afternoon, ratifying their selection as part of the national canoeing team to the world championships in Portugal in September. The current world number one and two, who won the FNB Dusi title together […]
The music lineup at the Corona Sunset Sessions, to be held at the Corona Open JBay contest site has been announced and will feature many of South Africa’s top musicians. And those lucky enough to be part of the mix will watch the action absolutely free. The Corona Sunset Sessions will take place over both […]
Jeffreys Bay has been announced as the Kwela Town of the Year for 2018. The sheer magnificence of what Jeffreys Bay has to offer tourists and locals alike ensured a win for the Eastern Cape coastal town, which will receive R 1 million worth of free television advertising. From being home to Supertubes, the worlds […]
Jeffreys Bay local Kai Woolf won the Junior Women’s title at the Jordy Smith Cape Town Surf Pro in solid 1.0 to 1.6 metre waves at Big Bay in Bloubergstrand on Saturday. For Woolf it was a fourth consecutive World Surf League (WSL) Junior Qualifying Series (JQS) victory this year, and just for good measure, […]
Solid investigation by a team of dedicated detectives from the South African Police in Joubertina ensured that 23 year old Benito Damons was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for house robbery and declared unfit to possess a firearm. The incident took place on 19 April 2018, when the accused entered a house in Wyekloof, Tweeriviere, […]
Kouga Municipality will expand its borehole programme in the new financial year as part of its efforts to secure water for residents amidst the ongoing drought. Executive Mayor Horatio Hendricks told a Council meeting that the municipality had budgeted R1,5 million for the drilling of boreholes in the new financial year. “The drought could have […]
The Jeffreys Bay police are investing the death of a couple found shot to death in their home in Paradise Beach on Thursday morning (14 June 2018). The bodies of the married couple in their fifties were found in their home in Tunny Street. Both had gunshot wounds to the head. “Police officials confiscated a […]
Apply now for a stall at the inaugural Kouga Humansdorp Lentefees to be held from August 31 to September 1 at the Nico Malan High School. A total of 70 stalls are available. Exhibitors such as Williams Hunt Delta, Dirk Ellis Volkswagen and Nissan Eastern Cape have already secured their spot at the festival. A […]
Hankey and other parts of the Gamtoos Valley were without power last night as Eskom faced power supply problems due to striking workers. Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe confirmed in a tweet that there would be stage 1 load shedding, saying it would take place between 17:50 and 20:00. Phasiwe said load shedding was caused by […]
Efforts to fight the proliferation of illegal firearms in Humansdorp paid off today, 11 June 2018, at about 13:15,when a 17-year-old male was arrested with an unlicensed firearm (.38 special) and several rounds of ammunition. Police from Humansdorp were conducting routine patrols on Monday between Vaaldam and Gill Marcus, Humansdorp, when they received information from […]
