Warning of strong rip currents for the next week

NSRI has put out a warning to people on the South African coastline or visiting there to be cautious about stronger rip currents owing to the  twice monthly Spring Tide. The Spring Tide peaks on 2 July during the Full Moon phase and will last till around 8 July. Spring Tide brings a higher than normal high…

East London’s Nikita Robb wins Women’s World surfing event at Ballito

Nikita Robb from East London  (pictured) won the Ballito Women’s Pro presented by Billabong at Willard Beach in KwaDukuza today, 28 June, producing an assured performance in the tricky one metre waves to outshine South Africa’s top women surfers. A World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) 1,000 event, the Ballito Women’s Pro is the…

First Zulu woman surfer to compete in a World Surfing Event

Sixteen year old Sam Cele of North Beach, Durban, South Africa (pictured) made World Surf League history by becoming the first Zulu female surfer to compete in a World Surf League Event when she competed in the Ballito Pro Presented by Billabong at Ballito, South Africa today, 28 June 2015.. Photo: Kelly Cestari

Cape St Francis’ Faye Zoetmulder advances to final at Ballito Pro

Faye Zoetmulder of Cape St. Francis, South Africa (pictured) advanced to the final of the Ballito Pro Presented by Billabong at Ballito, today. Photo: Kelly Cestari. The Ballito Women’s Pro is a R3-million Qualifying Series 1 000 rated event on the World Surf League (WSL) Click on link below to read more on the Ballito Pro……

Knysna shark encounter update  

 George Hospital staff are continuing to treat Caleb Swanepoel who remains in a stable but serious condition after losing half his leg in an encounter with a shark at Buffels Bay yesterday,  27 June. The NSRI has today issued the following updated facts and details of what transpired. It has been confirmed that Swaneoel was…

Ballito Women’s Pro and Ballito Pro Trials events in July

The Ballito Women’s Pro and the Ballito Pro Trials, both presented by Billabong, will take place on 28 June  at Surfer’s Beach in Ballito, KwaZulu Natal. The Ballito Women’s Pro offers total prize-money of the R30 000 with R10 000 and 1 000 QS rankings going to the winner. The top two finishers in the Final of…

23 year-old bitten by shark at Plett yesterday

Shark bite victim, Dylan Reddering , about to be transported to hospital A 23 year-old man was bitten by a shark at Plettenberg Bay yesterday, 26 June. Dylan Reddering, a student at the University of Cape Town (UCT), suffered lacerations and bite marks on the right side of his body, on his ribs, on his…

Two given life sentences for raping an American woman

Two men men accused of raping an American woman jogger at Storms River this month have been given life imprisonment. The accused appeared in the Storms River Magistrate’s Court on 24 June  and both pleaded guilty.  Accused one, Juame Thorne (26) was found guilty on two counts of rape and accused two, Luwayne De Wee…