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

Metal Union members deny disrupting Nersa meeting in PE yesterday

A public hearing in Port Elizabeth  into Eskom’s application for a tariff increase for electricity was adjourned yesterday, 16 January … More

Entangled whale freed at Table Bay

Members of the Department of Environment Oceans and Coasts and the SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) cut away rope from … More

News Flash!! News Flash!! Cut off of water supply on the St Francis Bay canals

The Kouga Municipality is going to be upgrading and installing new fire hydrants in the canal area next week.  Below … More

NSRI evacuates ill Polish captain from ship at sea

NSRI Hermanus volunteer sea rescue duty crew evacuated  a Polish ship captain 20 kms offshore of Hermanus on Monday this … More

Festive season anti-crime campaign highly successful – SAP Minister

The festive season anti-crime operations in South Africa were overwhelmingly successful.  This was revealed by the Minister of Police, E.N. … More

Humansdorp’s new container library

Kouga Municipality has opened a new mini library in Sewende Laan, Humansdorp. The new structure, a container, was donated by … More

Forthcoming Events in January – February 2013

23 January – Save the Rhino talk  Warren Manser from the Chipembere Rhino Foundation will be the guest speaker at … More