Month: July 2012

First day of high performance surfing at Billabong Pro

Supertubes at its best greeted surfers in the Billabong Pro J-Bay 2012 today – the opening day of the event. … More

National Arts Fest 2012 increases attendance figures

Despite the current poor economic climate, the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown today reported a 8.7% increase in attendance at its … More

South African Casey Grant netts high score in Billabong Pro

South African Champion Casey Grant (Scottburgh, South Africa) (pictured) advanced into Round 2 of the Billabong Pro JBay at Supertubes, … More

The ‘horrors’ of living in Sea Vista – photo gallery

The horrors of living in Sea Vista in times of floods. These photos were taken this month, July 2012, after … More

Jordy aims for another crown at Billabong Pro J-Bay – Photo gallery at media event

By Bev Mortimer: Defending champion Jordy Smith of Durban  reckons he will take the Billabong Pro J-Bay again this week. … More

Council support to fix roads, drainage and flooding

Five priority issues in regards to disaster management need to be addressed to plan the way forward for St Francis … More

National Arts Festival lauds Fringe winners

The National Arts Festival announced the winners of the coveted Gold and Silver 2012 Standard Bank Ovation Awards, and a … More

Irish surfer Glenn Hall wins Pro Ballito today

Irish surfer Glenn Hall, 30, secured the biggest win of his career taking out the ASP Prime Mr Price Pro … More

Kline Smith wins best writer and director award at National Arts festival

Kline Smith from the University of KZN (Pietermaritzburg) won the best director and writer title at the 2012 Student Theatre … More

Read the July edition of St Francis Chronicle online

Calling all  St Francis Chronicle readers who live elsewhere in South Africa  or abroad -in  Europe, Australia, the US, Dubai, Mauritius … More