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

Enid’s Women’s Day walk or run off to excellent start

A big crowd of runners set off at 9 am this morning on the Enid Pretorius’ annual ‘Walk or Run’ … More

Road between Hankey and Weston closed, Sand River Bridge still fine

The road between Hankey and Weston has flooded. According to an announcement by Kouga Municipality this morning, this means residents … More

Surfers celebrating Women’s Day

National Women’s Day will be celebrated by the surfing community tomorrow, 9 August 2012 , when the third edition of … More

SAP women to hold roadblock in St Francis on Women’s Day

Police women  from St Francis Bay SAP station will be having a roadblock tomorrow, 9 August 2012 ,at the corner … More

Severe Weather Forecast for Eastern Cape (update)

Severe weather is on the cards for the Eastern Cape according to the SA Weather and Disaster Observation Service that … More

Rough seas, freezing conditions, snowfalls, more heavy rain falls in the Eastern Cape

Chances of more flooding to the already saturated Eastern Cape are high following weather predictions of significant rain falls between … More

Sand River Bridge very precarious 5.45 pm 1 August 2012 – photos

The Sand River Bridge was looking most precarious at 5.45 pm today, 1 August. A huge amount of water is … More

Gale force winds, icy conditions and heavy swells in St Francis

Gale force south-westerly winds, and heavy rains have been forecast for Cape St Francis and Port Alfred from today, 31 … More

SA among best in the world – Minister Mbalula

LONDON – The Minister of Sport and Recreation SA, Hon. Fikile Mbalula, praised the first gold medal for South Africa … More