Author: St Francis Chronicle

St Francis Chronicle is a monthly tabloid which has been printing monthly since March 2003 (except for six months during covid). We are an independent, small town monthly newspaper bringing you the latest news relevant to the St Francis area of the Eastern Cape , such as community news, our popular forthcoming events column for social and sport , plus reviews, and lovely photos - including those submitted by a few top photographers. Contact : stfrancischronicle@gmail.com

Local Elections’ Special Votes  –  Applications now available!

Edited 22 September:  The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has opened applications for Special Votes for the upcoming Local … More

Sardine deaths diminishing- DFFE

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) notes there has been no renewed widespread mortality has been reported. … More

NSRI rescues a Patensie man trapped in a truck

Edited by Bev Mortimer: A Patensie man trapped in a truck on a low-lying bridge over the swollen Gamtoos River … More

Exclusive: Three men get life for violent murder in St Francis Bay

The SAPS has confirmed that the three suspects who received life imprisonment and other heavy sentences on 4 September, last … More

Eulogy by Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane, at the Funeral for Eastern Cape boxer, Zolani Tete

29 AUGUST 2026 IN Mdantsane, Eastern Cape of South Africa Family of our departed son, Zolani Tete, ikhokhelwe ngu Tata … More

Volkswagen celebrates 75 years in SA in Kariega

Edited: Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA)  is celebrating 75 years of operation in South Africa in grand style on Monday evening … More

Suspects arrested for Tete’s murder

Edited: Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of renown boxer, Zolani Tete, following his fatal death … More