The following water alert, issued by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, also applies to residents from St Francis Bay, Cape St Francis, Jeffreys Bay and Humansdorp: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says it is currently experiencing difficulties in supplying water at the Impofu water treatment works, as the Impofu dam level has dropped to below […]
Residents and businesses are advised that the power supply to Tokyo Sexwale, Pellsrus, Ocean View, Aston Bay and Paradise Beach will be interrupted from 9am to 1pm on Wednesday, 13 November, to allow for the installation of a new transformer. “Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause,” Please treat all appliances as live […]
Four students at the Humansdorp Senior Secondary School were rushed to hospital on Friday morning (8 November 2019) after being assaulted with knives and pangas. Police spokesperson Captain Gerda Swart says several officers responded to the school at about 7.30 am following a complaint of an alleged fight between learners. The incident was culmination of […]
The Department of Water and Sanitation has urged all water users in the Eastern Cape to use less water as dam levels continue to drop throughput the province. A weekly report released by the Department paints bleak picture of the available water in some areas of the province and a consistent decline of major dams. […]
Kouga schools have been invited to join a new recycling initiative. Kouga Municipality and its official recycling partner, Extreme Recycling, have started distributing box bins to schools for use in classrooms. “The idea is that each classroom will have a box bin in which the children and teachers can throw away waste paper for recycling,” […]
Jeffreys Bay local Dylan Lightfoot and Zoë Steyn are the 2019 World Surf League Africa QS winners. Dylan grew up surfing the iconic waves of Jeffreys Bay and has surfed in the Corona Open JBay as a wildcard. Everything kicked into the next gear for Lightfoot after winning the Royal St Andrews Hotel Port Alfred Classic and […]
The Corona Open JBay will take place from 7 – 19 July 2020 at Supertubes, ensuring that Africa is still represented on the Championship Tour, presented by the World Surf League. “The WSL Championship Tour is the home of the world’s best surfing and 2020 is poised to be a major year with the Olympic […]
The Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency are looking for youth to serve as Tourism Buddies at Dolphin Beach in Jeffreys Bay this festive season. Check out the advert for details on how to apply for this short-term position. Applications close on Friday, 8 November. Dolphin Beach is one of only six beaches in the […]
Your blood could save a life. The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) will be conducting a blood drive at the Newton Hall in Jeffreys Bay today (Tuesday, 5 November) from 12 noon to 6pm. Blood stocks are currently low and SANBS is going all out to increase the available stock to the desired five-day […]
With golden beaches that stretch for miles along the coastline that produces some of the worlds best waves, Jeffreys Bay is the place to be for a summer beach holiday. South Africans flock to Jeffreys Bay every December to enjoy the sunny days and endless summer atmosphere the town offers. Many of them have bought […]