The world’s best surfers commenced competition at the Tahiti Pro presented by Hurley yesterday with the opening round completed in 3 – 5 foot waves at Teahupo’o. Kelly Slater the 11-time World Champion and current WSL No. 8, survived a slow start in his Seeding Round battle against Deivid Silva (BRA) and Frederico Morais (PRT). Sitting […]
St Francis Bay – Police are investigating a case of arson and are looking for two men who are believed were calming bees with smoke when the fire broke out in St Francis Bay on Thursday (22 August 2019). At around 1pm, a witness alleged that she saw two men with a beehive in the […]
Marina Martinique has not only been the best performing suburb in Jeffreys Bay in terms of investment over the past eight years but its also the home of open water swimming in South Africa. The annual Marina Mile, which is being held on 30 December 2019, is an anchor event on the Jeffreys Bay December […]
The South African Police announced in Parliament on Wednesday (21 August 2019) that National Treasury has instructed them to cut their budget through a 5%, 6% and 7% baseline reduction over the next three years. This may ultimately result in a loss of 23 000 personnel. This shocking announcement comes at a time when the majority […]
Firefighters from Kouga Municipality and volunteers from the St Francis Bay community managed to contain a runaway fire yesterday (22 August 2019) but not before 11 houses were destroyed. The fire started around 3 pm yesterday afternoon and a sudden gust of wind from the west pushed the fire into the path of houses in […]
The Humansdorp Lentefees Farm Run will be held on Saturday, 31 August 2019. Join in for a 5km or 10km in the beautiful surrounds of the Van Rensburg’s farm. More experienced runner will love racing this route the leisurely runners/walker, will have plenty of time to take in the beautiful surrounds of this farm. The […]
Jeffreys Bay – Kouga Executive Mayor Horatio Hendricks has declared war against potholes. A special Mayoral intervention programme, aimed at strengthening the municipality’s capacity to repair roads, will be rolled out across the region over the next six months. Hendricks said R3-million had been set aside for the programme so that more muscle and machinery […]
A high speed car chase through Summerstrand with two cars following DA provincial leader Nqaba Bhanga took place late on Tuesday evening (20 August 2019) in Port Elizabeth and led to attempted hijacking charges being laid. The attempt occurred after a meeting between the DA and other political parties in Summerstrand. “At the meeting an […]
Strauss & Co, South Africa’s leading auction house, achieved R195.9 million in sales of art for the period January to June 2019. The March sale in Cape Town became the first-ever art auction in South Africa to earn more than R 100-million when it netted R 107-million. Strauss & Co’s two benchmark live sales in […]
Merafong residents face the imminent threat of 14 hours of blackouts per day if the municipality fails to draft an acceptable repayment plan for the millions of Rands it owes to Eskom. Merafong Municipality includes the towns of Carletonville, Fochville and Wedela As of July 2019, the outstanding amount owed to the power utility amounted […]