There is a new CEO of the Gamtoos Irrigation Board, the entity that controls the Kouga Dam. Rienette Colesky, the woman who is taking over from Pierre Joubert as the CEO of the Gamtoos Irrigation Board, obtained her Masters degree in Labour Law in the same month as being appointed in her new post. This […]
During the early hours of yesterday morning (21 July 2019), three constables were attacked by a lone gunman at Delft South resulting in the death of one member and two others being wounded. The three constables were on patrol duty when the suspect opened fire on them. One member died instantly after being shot in […]
The South African Police in Humansdorp are investigating a case of murder after 15-year-old, Antonio Botha, was fatally wounded at about 02:00 yesterday morning (20 July 2019_. It is alleged that the youngster was standing outside a residence in Rosyntjie Street, Gill Marcus, Humansdorp, when an unknown person fired several shots at him. Community members […]
South Africa will raise the curtain on the new Guinness PRO14 campaign when the Toyota Cheetahs host 2015 champions Glasgow Warriors in Bloemfontein on September 27. All five unions within the Guinness PRO14 will host a game in Round 1 with Ulster and Ospreys also playing on opening night in Belfast as Benetton Rugby, Scarlets […]
Kouga Municipality is offering a cash reward for information about the recent spate of fire hydrant vandalism in Jeffreys Bay. Executive Mayor Horatio Hendricks said the municipality was offering a R5 000 cash reward for information that would lead to the successful prosecution of the culprits. “Just this week the heads of two fire hydrants […]
Jeffreys Bay – In one of the most dramatic and exciting finals in a while, Gabriel Medina (BRA) came from behind to wrestle the Corona Open JBay title from an on-form Italo Ferreira (BRA) and become the first goofy-footer to win it since Marc Occhilupo’s audacious victory in 1984. Needing a 7.04 score in solid, […]
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has found that Cyril Ramaphosa deliberately misled Parliament when he responded to a question in November 2018 about a R500 000 donation to his 2017 ANC presidential campaign. Mkhwebane found that President Ramaphosa’s actions were inconsistent with his office as deputy president at the time. She also found that Ramaphosa breached […]
The South African Reserve Bank has reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5% in line with market expectation. “The MPC [Monetary Policy Committee] unanimously decided to reduce the repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 6.5% per annum, with effect from 19 July 2019,” Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago announced on Thursday. […]
Almost 1000 dogs and cats have been vaccinated against rabies in Arcadia, Johnson’s Ridge, Gill Marcus and lower Vaaldam at Humansdorp. More vaccination drives will be held in the surrounding areas next week, so as to create a “safety zone” of vaccinated pets around the area where the confirmed case of rabies has occurred. A […]
The national bird of South Africa, the Blue Crane, is endemic to southern Africa with most of its range falling in South Africa. It is the world’s most range-restricted crane. Strong populations are found in the Overberg region in the Western Cape, the Eastern Cape and western KwaZulu-Natal, and in southern parts of Mpumalanga. How […]
