According to a foreman at the construction site at the broken Sand River bridge, a new double lane bridge has … More
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Latest updates on Sand River bridge
The latest news is that they are taking longer to build a one lane bridge across the Sand River … More
Impatient motorists try to drive vehicles on footbridge
Impatient and iritable motorists are attempting to drive their vehicles over the footbridge that was created last night over the … More
Latest update on fixing of the bridge
A bypass is going to be built to allow vehicles access to/from St Francis. According to the municpality it is … More
Foot crossing now built across the Sand River
There is now a foot crossing acros the Sand River, built by volunteers and under the supervision of the … More
The floods by Jeff Clause
For the past 8 weeks, water has been accumulating in the Sand River catchments above the Sand River Bridge towards … More
Back to using borehole water as Churchill pipe breaks
St Francis is now using borehole water again after a section of the main water line from the Churchill Dam … More
Motorists stranded as Sand River bridge is demolished
It looks like a tsunami coming!” These words were spoken by one of the disaster management team as he looked … More
Stormwater damage to Main beach dune wall
Inadequate storm water drainage at St Francis Bay’s main beach caused flood waters from the recent rains to gauge a … More
‘Dammed’ if they do, ‘dammed’ if they don’t
Lovely rains in the Eastern Cape and the rising of the dam levels has set consumers’ hopes soaring that water … More
Flooding in St Francis Bay
The torrential downpours over has caused flooding over all of the Eastern Cape and in St Francis Bay. The St … More
Billabong Pro J-Bay next week
Nex week the World’s Top 34 surfers take to the legendary waves of Supertubes in the Billabong Pro J-Bay, stop … More
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