It is great have so many people already in town. The shops restaurants and sporting facilities are currently doing well, plus the builders and related trades. St Francis Chronicle Easter edition is out soon. We are asking all businesses holding events to please send us their events over this period so we can add…
Month: March 2019
Shock, sporadic 3-4 hour water cuts in Cape St Francis and Sea Vista during 3 weeks
Cape St Francis and Sea Vista residents face water interruptions for up to three four hours during the next three weeks and during municipal water tests. This follows yesterday’s municipal announcement at short notice that low water pressure or water interruptions may occur in St Francis Bay today from 8 am to 4 pm as…
SA and 6 other countries sign international SKA treaty
South Africa and six other countries signed the international treaty in Rome, Italy, today, 13 March, that will establish the Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKAO) as an inter-governmental organisation, tasked with building and operating the world’s most powerful radio astronomy telescope. The SKA website says SKA will be the largest radio telescope ever built and…
Kouga Municipality launches plastic roads project this morning
Kouga Municipality claims it is pioneering a new approach to building roads from plastic in Africa as it believes this could spell the end of potholes, create jobs and help save the planet. Photo: A MacRebur ‘plastic’ road To this end, the municipality is going to join forces with a Scottish company and South African…
Humansdorp woman arrested for husband’s murder
Humansdorp SAPS detectives yesterday arrested a woman for allegedly murdering her husband. It is alleged that on 9 March the couple had a heated argument at their residence in Gill Marcus during which the wife stabbed her husband. The 53 year-old man was taken to a local hospital and died the following day. Detectives from…
Body found in Hankey
The body of an unknown man with an open head wound was found yesterday, 9 March in Hankey. The Hankey SAPS is investigating a case of murder and is looking for information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect/s, plus police are also searching for the man’s relatives. Police say he was found…
JBay’s ‘Steezy’ Sawyer 2nd in World Longboard event
JBay’s ‘Steezy’ Sawyer 2nd in World Longboard event After winning the one-off title decider in Taiwan in December, Sawyer, who is the top seed and reigning WSL long-board champion was elated to contest the final against Justin Quintal (USA). He is also looking forward to travelling to venues he has not previously visited to…
St Francis Chronicle March edition is now out!!
St Francis Chronicle March 2019 edition is now out!! The paper is already available on the shelves at: Some select shops in PE; at St Francis Bay Spar at Blue Label Bottle Store and other local outlets; and in SuperSpar and other niche outlets in Jeffreys Bay. Wider distribution in PE and Kouga is …
Abalone poachers arrested in St Francis Bay
Two suspected poachers were arrested this afternoon for being in possession of 40 units of abalone close to the Main beach of St Francis Bay. The value of the abalone confiscated by the SAPS still has to be determined. The suspects were arrested after the SAPS received a tip off at 2 pm today. The…
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