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

Alice cops arrest illegal immigrants, confiscate drugs

Young man missing in Richards Bay surf

he NSRI Richards Bay has announced that a 26 year-old man went missing in the surf line this past Sunday at Richards’ Bay in the northern Eastern Cape province.
Despite an extensive sea and shoreline search no signs of the missing young man have been found the NSRI says.

Big drug haul of R12-m cocaine seized by EC cops

Eastern Border Police officers attached to the Ngqura sea port seized 32 blocks of cocaine with a street value of nearly 13 million.

Heavy rains expected in Kouga and EC

Heavy rains are expected in the Eastern Cape and Kouga for the next few days.

Life is tough in Zwelitsha

The problem of no storm water drainage in many areas of St Francis and no apparent help for local residents in Zwelitsha and other informal settlements in St Francis, means life is truly tough for those who live in shacks…

Another teen missing in PE in June

The Family Violence Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit in Gqeberha/PE, in the Eastern Cape, is again seeking the community’s assistance in tracing a missing person- this time it is a 14 year-old teenager who went missing on 23 June 2023.

Missing PE teen may be in JBay

A 17 year-old youth, Joshua de Jager, reported missing since 9 June from Gqeberha/PE is thought to be in the Jeffreys Bay area.

Men arrested after violent crime rampage in May and June in PE

Edited by Bev Mortimer- SAPS arrested a 26 year-old man this week, 22 June, for a string of alleged crimes, … More

Load-shedding costs PE economy R1-billion a month

The Nelson Mandela Bay economy has been losing approximately R1 billion a month or the equivalent of R200 million a day since the start of this year due to severe load-shedding.

Kingdom of the Netherlands and Eskom work together for economic growth at Grootvlei Power Station

South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands signed letter of intent yesterday to work together on developing and implementing ‘Just initiatives’ that enable job creation, drive economic growth and improve the local environment surrounding the Grootvlei Power Station in Mpumalanga province.

Arrival of SAS Mendi and SAS Sekhukhune naval vessels in PE today

Arrival of SAS Mendi and SAS Sekhukhune naval vessels in PE today ahead of World Hydrology Day celebrations

EC cops arrest 533 suspects in past week

The anti-crime drive, Operation Shanela, on the go in the Eastern Cape has led to 533 arrests for crimes ranging from murder, rape, damage to infrastructure, robbery, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition etc in past week, 12-18 June, the SAPS says.