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
Two Singapore tourists drowned at Crocodile River after canoes capsized
During a river canoe expedition yesterday, 18 June, two adult Singapore tourists, a man and a woman, passed on after an accident involving four canoes on the Crocodile River near Hartebeespoort Dam in the North West Province of South Africa.
3713 fresh water drownings in SA in 5 years
Fom 2016–2021 there were 3713 drownings in South Africa and according to the NSRI this is the highest number of drownings to have occurred in fresh water, dispelling the myth that most drownings occur in the ocean.
2011 arrests in anti-crime crackdown in W Cape
Western Cape police continuing high intensity police operations country wide arrested 2011 suspects for violent crimes, firearms and drug crime
EC SAPS search and recover stolen livestock
During road blocks and bush searches for stolen animals last week SAPS members not only rounded up cattle but arrested eight suspected illegal immigrants for contravening the Immigration Act and fined a motorist for transporting stock without a permit.
Sea Vista shack burns down, woman destitute
An elderly woman’s shack in Sea Vista suburb of St Francis Bay mysteriously burnt down while she was away in hospital for treatment.
Cop passes on in head-on 3-vehicle crash
An off-duty South African Police officer tragically passed away in a head-on collision involving three vehicles on the 102 road between the two Eastern Cape towns of Humansdorp and Jeffreys Bay late yesterday afternoon.
Five suspects arrested, cash recovered after Knysna business robbery
SAPS members in the Western Cape acted swiftly and arrested five suspects, three in Knysna and two in Worcester following a business robbery there on Tuesday this week and recovered stolen cash.
St Francis Chronicle June print edition is now out!
The June edition of St Francis Chronicle will be placed on niche shops in Kouga and some PE stores and … More
Another big abalone stash valued at R3m seized by EC
Two abalone dealers, in possession of nearly 7000 units of abalone worth more than R3k, were arrested by off duty SAPS Cookhouse Highway Patrol members in the Eastern Cape
Why we get great rains, floods in Kouga and PE but scarcely any water reaches Kouga dams? – updated story feature
Why we get great rains, floods in Kouga and PE but scarcely any water reaches Kouga dams? – updated story feature
PE Mayor & Business Chamber collaborate to make the city prosperous
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s new Executive Mayor, Gary van Niekerk and the city’s Business Chamber CEO, Denise van Huyssteen, are working together to build a prosperous city.
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