The Gamtoos Valley towns of Hankey and Patensie face severe water shortages if good rains don’t fall in the catchment area of the Kouga Dam within the next few weeks. The level of the Kouga Dam, which is the main water source to both towns, dropped to an alarming 7,17 %. Kouga Executive Mayor Horatio […]
More than 600 residents received the title deeds to their RDP houses at a Nelson Mandela Day event at Humansdorp on Wednesday, 18 July. The event was one of three activities hosted by Kouga Municipality in celebration of late President Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday. Kouga Executive Mayor Horatio Hendricks said 631 title deeds were handed […]
The police are hunting for suspects involved in a house robbery at Thornhill (between Jeffreys Bay and Port Elizabeth). On Wednesday, 18 July 2018 at about 18:30, on the farm Doringkop, a husband and wife were watching television when three unknown males (wearing balaclavas and armed with knives) entered through the unlocked kitchen door and […]
The Humansdorp Police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating the family relatives of a homeless man whose body was found lying in the Caravan Park. On Sunday, 15 July 2018 around 09:00, the police were alerted by a passer-by about the body of a man lying in the Caravan Park. At the […]
The final events in the action-packed JBay Winterfest have finished off, which sees the closing of one of the most exciting festivals ever. After the Corona Open JBay Men’s and Women’s surfing events, the Cold Water Swim Classic, and the Funduro were finished during the early days of the Festival, this weekend saw the culmination […]
The Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court granted two drug dealers bail of R500 each, after they appeared for possession of 211 mandrax tablets. On Monday, 16 July 2018, Zikhona Menze (31) and Monde Madlingozi (34) appeared at the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court on charges of possession of mandrax. The couple was arrested on Sunday, 15 July around 10:35pm, […]
Kouga Municipality is partnering with the Fountains Mall for this year’s Mandela Day, with the focus on clothing vulnerable babies. Executive Mayor Horatio Hendricks is calling on the public to join in the campaign by donating pre-used or spare baby clothes. Collection will be done on Wednesday, 18 July, Mandela Day, and the drop-off zone […]
In 2006, the JBay Trauma Support Centre was founded with a goal to “Take the sting out of trauma”. Since then, countless members of the local community have been attended to, turning them from victims of assaults, crime, accidents, and loss, into survivors. After a long uphill struggle, the JBay Trauma Support Centre is proud […]
The Endurade JBay X Trail Run Series was an exciting stage race, with three stages happening over two days. An ealy 7am start, followed by a 7pm start the same day, and finally a 7am start the second day to finish off the series. There was cold weather, tough and grueling, with sand, rain, wind […]
A brave spaza shop owner wrestled and overpowered suspects during an attempted business robbery in Humansdorp on Friday (13 July 2018). At 18:30 two men entered a spaza shop in Vumazonke Street, Humansdorp. One of the men pretended to be a customer and bought cigarettes. While the spaza shop owner was assisting him, a second […]