NSRI National awards for service announced
NSRI celebrated its 50th AGM at Rotunda, Camps Bay, yesterday evening, 12 June. The following is the list of the main awards. The full list is on the NSRI website. Founder Members: The… Continue reading
Fire update briefs – Kouga now a fire and water disaster area
Fire update in Eastern Cape – News Briefs from Kouga Municipality – Edited by Bev Mortimer) Hot Spots: Two hot spots were still burning in the Kouga region, last night, according to news briefs… Continue reading
St Francis Chronicle May 2017 edition is online
The May 2017 print edition of St Francis Chronicle is available online for our readers countrywide in South Africa, for those in Southern Africa and for those across the globe. Click on the… Continue reading
Thornhill couple die following a fire on their farm yesterday
A wife and her husband died yesterday , 10 June, following a fire on their Thornhill farm in the Eastern Cape. Photo: Myrna van der Riet, 72, and Walter van der Riet, 73.… Continue reading
Kouga a local disaster through fire devastation
Breaking… A local state of disaster for Kouga is to be declared a second time following fire devastation to communities and infrastructure over the past five days in the region. On 31 May… Continue reading
Thornhill couple die following a fire on their farm yesterday
A wife and her husband died yesterday , 10 June, following a fire on their Thornhill farm. They have been identified by the SAPS today as being Myrna van der Riet, 72, and… Continue reading
Half of Woodridge College buildings burnt
A fire fanned by strong winds led to the burning down of 50% of the private school, Woodridge College, outside Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. This is according to a statement by… Continue reading
Storms River man sent to prison for 10 years for murder
A dedicated policeman’s efforts to solve a murder in 2015 paid off this week when a 48 year-old man from Storms River was given a prison sentence in the Humansdorp Magistrates court .… Continue reading
Four houses burnt in veld fire nerar Humansdorp
Four small houses have been burnt in a veld fire near Humansdorp earlier today. The veld fire broke out at the Orange Grove farm behind Humansdorp. The fire has jumped across the R102… Continue reading