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

Hankey water situation update

The Gamtoos Irrigation Board is busy fixing the canal system that supplies water to Hankey. The repairs are expected to … More

St Francis cops in R10 000 drug bust today

St Francis Bay policemen, acting on a tip off received this morning, arrested a man with Mandrax tablets hidden in … More

Urgent!! Hankey residents told not to drink tap water

Residents from Hankey are warned not to drink water from their taps. There’s been a breakdown in the canal system that … More

Urgent!! A turtle needs a lift to Bayworld in PE today

A lift is urgently needed  from St Francis to Bayworld in PE for thos little Loggerhead turtle . Turtles baby … More

Mystery of beached containers solved.

The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre  has revealed that five containers fell overboard a Chinese ship, Anguan Gjing, en route from … More

Fisherman suffers stroke, evacuated from chokka boat:

A 49 year-old fisherman suspected of suffering from a serious stroke was evacuated from a chokka boat four nautical miles … More

Safe house for street children opens

Apart from it being the most special day of celebration  of Mandela’s Birthday,  yesterday was also a special day for … More

Launch Meeting of St Francis Bay Business Forum – Forthcoming Event

Launch Meeting of the St Francis Bay Business Forum takes place at St Francis Links at 6 pm at St … More

Sweets for street children on Madiba Day – photo gallery

As part of its contribution to ‘67 minutes of doing something for the community’ on Mandela’s birthday today,  St Francis … More

Urinetown Musical – Forthcoming Event

To pee or not to pee.. that is the question in Urinetown. The title of this musical may cause some … More

Avoid using Lyme Road South

Don’t use Lyme Road South unless you live along that road. This is an appeal sent out by Nigel Aitken, … More