A fifth child, a boy aged 7 years, survived. The Motherwell Health Centre in NU4B alerted police that children … More
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Big SAPS operations see 83 behind bars over Christmas period
Police in the Humansdorp Cluster area arrested 83 suspects – five in connection with murders – in operations between 24-27 … More
No fire crackers or fire works allowed in St Francis and Kouga
No fireworks are allowed to be sold or set off in St Francis or in the Kouga municipal area owing … More
Christmas Day tragedy… Local St Francis surfer dies after struggling in the surf
– Article by Bev Mortimer A local St Francis surfer passed on, on Christmas Day afternoon after getting into difficulty … More
NSRI St Francis Bay evacuates local ill crewman from ship offshore
Article by Bev Mortimer NSRI St Francis, Station 21, evacuated a 29 year-old ill crewman on a trawler, 14 nautical … More
Murder probe after man found dead in JBay house
A 79-year-old man was found dead and tied to a chair inside his locked Wavecrest house in Jeffreys Bay last … More
Eskom started load shedding at 10 pm tonight to 5 am tomorrow morning!!
Eskom implemented stage 2 load- shedding this evening from 22:00 until 05:00 Thursday, 7 November 2019: Eskom will implement stage … More
Planet Mercury to transit sun on 11 November
For the first time since 9 May 2016, South Africans will be able to watch Mercury transit the Sun … More
PE Dams at 36 % – people in PE and Kouga urged to save water
Residents and businesses in Kouga that get their water from Port Elizabeth dams have been asked to use water sparingly … More
St Francis Bay surfers ride China’s Silver Dragon river wave
By Bev Mortimer Photo of Silver Dragon wave, with Dale on jetski and Billy on the wave For the second … More
NSRI St Francis Bay in two patient evacuations from chokka boats
On Sunday evening, 25 August, NSRI St Francis Bay evacuated two ill patients from two different chokka boats at sea, … More
St Francis Bay Fires – SAPS seeks 2 men calming bees with smoke
The SAPS seeks information from anyone who knows more about two men, who allegedly started the disastrous fire yesterday by … More
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