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…
Month: June 2015
East London angler missing after being swept off rocks this evening
Breaking… A 38 year-old East London man is missing after being swept off rocks into sea this evening at Cove Rock The man and his son in law were both swept into the sea by waves. Fellow anglers rescued the younger man but the elder was swept further out to sea and disappeared under the…
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…
JBay’s Matt McGillivray advances to final at Ballito Pro Trials
Matthew McGillivray of Jeffreys Bay, South Africa (pictured) advanced to the final of the Ballito Pro Presented by Billabong at Ballito trials event at Ballito, today. Photo Credit: WSL / Ballito Pro / Cestari
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…
Second shark encounter in Garden Route this weekend: Surfer has leg amputated by shark bite at Knysna today
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Breaking… There has been another shark bite incident in the Garden Route this weekend, this time at Knysna where a surfer suffered complete amputation of his right leg above the knee and lacerations to his left leg in a shark encounter this afternoon. And Knysna Municipality has subsequently closed all beaches…
Second shark encounter in Garden Route this weekend: Surfer has leg amputated by shark bite at Knysna today
Breaking… There has been another shark bite incident in the Garden Route this weekend, this time at Knysna where a surfer suffered complete amputation of his right leg above the knee and lacerations to his left leg in a shark encounter this afternoon. And Knysna Municipality has subsequently closed all beaches in the municipal area. 19 year-old…
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…
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