NSRI St Francis Bay today rescued a 22 year-old Cape Town woman surfer, who was being swept out to sea after being caught in rip currents. The surfer was caught in between two wave sets late afternoon at Granny’s Pool after her hair apparently got caught in her surfboard leash. This caused her to be…
Month: June 2019
The Herald printed its last newspaper yesterday – workers lose jobs
By Bev Mortimer St Francis Chronicle, community newspaper, was the last publication that The Port Elizabeth newspaper, The Herald, printed yesterday as The Herald has stopped printing newspapers – after 174 years!! The Herald has not stopped publishing its own newspaper, ‘The Herald’ . It has now outsourced the printing of its paper to Die…
Ramaphosa discusses reforms at Eskom
President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with members of the Eskom board at his Genadendal Residence in Cape Town to discuss reforms at Eskom The meeting, which took place after the State of the Nation Address on Friday, was attended by Ministers of Finance, Mineral Resources and Energy and Public Enterprises. The meeting was called to…
Seven priorities to take SA forward announced by Ramaphosa
– Link to full SONA address (see end) President Cyril Ramaphosa announced seven priorities that will fast track South Africa’s path to prosperity in the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament this evening. Click here: The President said the time for idle talk was now over – everything comes down to implementation…
SuperSpar Village Main opened its brand new doors today
By Bev Mortimer Just when we thought that Spar Village Square building in St Francis Bay was one of the best in the Province, the new SuperSpar Village Main in Humansdorp has stood up today as the new attractive sister store. This new store has style, uniqueness and freshness, instilled by the store’s staff,…
NSRI St Francis Bay searches for boat missing in Tuna Classic
Yesterday morning, 8 June, NSRI St Francis Bay searched for the Buttcat fishing boat which was still at sea in rough conditions and not responding to communications. The Buttcat had been taking part in the local Tuna Classic fishing competition. It was overdue after the fishing competition had been called off owing to unfavourable seas….
173 year-sentence applauded by Provincial Commissioner
“This case must serve as a deterrent to perpetrators of such crimes as the SAPS regards the safety and security of the farming community as a priority,” EC Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Ntshinga, said in an SAPS media release this evening, in which he welcomed the 173 year-sentence handed down today, 6 June, in the…
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