The first decent swell of the year has arrived in Jeffreys Bay, with some solid waves winding down the point. Local photographer Robbie Irlam captured this image at Supertubes yesterday as big sets started pouring through. Supertubes is the venue of the JBay Open, which takes place from 9 – 22 July 2019 and forms […]
There has been some criminal activity in Aston Bay over the past month with a house in a complex being targeted on Thursday night (10 January 2019). Access was gained by taken out the slabs of the neighbouring wall and thus gaining access to all units in the complex. “They broke the garage lock to […]
Four years down the line, the R165 million Sarah Baartman Remembrance Centre, overlooking Hankey, remains incomplete, and the Democratic Alliance is blaming the ANC. “The impoverished people of Hankey in the Eastern Cape were promised jobs by the failing ANC government in the construction of the Sarah Baartman Remembrance Centre. Four years down the line the R165 million […]
St Francis Bay swimmer Amika De Jager, together with Henre Louw from Pretoria, stamped their mark on the Marina Mile by winning the event for third time in a row. The duo have won the Mile since 2016 in a remarkable display of open water swimming talent. Louw has taken things a step further by […]
World class surfing will take place at the worlds best wave as the Championship Tour returns to Jeffreys Bay from 9 – 22 July. There is added excitement this year as the 2019 WSL Championship Tour will be the primary Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualification avenue for the world’s best surfers. The world rankings at the […]
The sky was ablaze at sunset in Jeffreys Bay yesterday evening. There was very little wind and the sun setting made for a perfect summer evening as Jeffreys Bay got through the first official work day of 2019. Jeffreys Bay photographer Robbie Irlam captured this image of the spectacular sunset.
The Jeffreys Bay Police arrested four suspects for possession of crystal methamphetamine (commonly known as tik) valued at R327 000 and also seized a vehicle used in conveying the illicit drugs in Jeffreys Bay yesterday (7 January 2019.) At 06:30 yesterday, the Crime Prevention Unit received information about a blue Toyota Corolla Quest that was […]
Three criminals broke into the Sandown Pet Centre in Goedehoop street on New Year’s Eve and stole a number of birds from the aviary. Two tame Blue & Gold Macaws, one ‘Severe Macaw”, and two African Grey parrots were manhandled into a sack, and then stolen. The suspects were spotted running away from the shop. […]
The Seekoei River separates the suburbs of Aston Bay and Paradise Beach and forms part of the Seekoei Nature Reserve, just a few km from Jeffreys Bay. Blue and grey duiker, bushbuck, bushpig, porcupine, caracal, spotted genet and mongoose are often spotted. About 120 different bird species have been identified in the Seekoei Nature Reserve, […]
The NSRI in Jeffreys Bay, with help from the Bayworld Oceanarium and CapeCross Veterinary Services, managed to rescue a beached 2.5 metre dolphin yesterday (3 January 2019). According to Rieghard Janse van Rensburg, NSRI Jeffreys bay station commander, at 06h00 yesterday morning, the NSRI Jeffreys Bay duty crew responded to Kabaljous Beach following reports from […]