https://stfrancischronicle.com/2026/09/21/sardine-deaths-diminishing-dffe/St Francis Chronicleen2026-09-21T07:08:26+00:00Sardine deaths diminishing- DFFEThe Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) notes there has been no renewed widespread mortality has been reported, sardine dying from virus, sardines no longer dying from virus, Pilchard herpesvirus (PHV)remains the strongest identified biological factor associated with the event and has been confirmed in affected sardines from the Western Cape and Algoa Bay, nonitoring, sampling and laboratory investigations are continuing, sardines dying along the East coast of South Afrca, sardines in South Africa were affecte dby a virus, no new sdeaths of sardines reported. DFFE continue sot monitor the sardinee fishing inudstryhttps://stfrancischronicle.com/2026/09/20/nsri-rescues-a-patensie-man-trapped-in-a-truck/St Francis Chronicleen2026-09-20T14:46:36+00:00NSRI rescues a Patensie man trapped in a truckNSRI saves lives, NSRI Sea Rescue, Patensie man trapped in a truck on a low-lying bridge over the swollen Gamtoos River was saved by Eastern Cape NSRI volunteers on Friday this week, Patensie man trapped in a truck is saved by NSRI, patensi man gets trapped in a trucke. citrus fruit drive trapped in a truck on low bridge over Gamtoos river, swollen rivers and floods in South Africa, danger of floods in South Africa