After almost three full days of strike action, violence and clashes between police and protesters in Hankey in the Eastern Cape , strikers dispersed on the third day of strike action, today, 21… Continue reading
In a second day of protest action, unrest and violence in Hankey in the Eastern Cape citrus farming area yesterday, 20 August, the SAPS used tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to… Continue reading
Post mortem results of Duncan’s death The SAPS have just confirmed to St Francis Chronicle that 76 year-old St Francis Bay resident and boat builder, Duncan Lethbridge, died as a result of suffocation,… Continue reading
(Edited by Bev Mortimer) Seven people were arrested for violent protest action in Hankey today, 19 August, after they blocked off the R331 road between Hankey and Patensie with burning tyres, cement blocks… Continue reading
(SAPS release, edited by Bev Mortimer) An elderly couple in St Francis Bay’s Santareme suburb was attacked by two armed men at about 5 pm this evening and the husband died following the… Continue reading
Photo supplied by Wits University Research department. (professor Sara Wurz) New discoveries made at the Klasies River Caves (above) in the Humansdorp area of Kouga in South Africa’s eastern Cape, where charred… Continue reading
(Edited by Bev Mortimer) Three men were arrested for possession of suspected stolen in Penny Lane, Humansdorp this afternoon. The SAPS says at 4 pm on 9 August three men were spotted carrying… Continue reading
(Article edited by Bev Mortimer) A 25 year-old man was shot dead outside his front door in Goeda Street, Humansdorp, two days ago. The SAPS says the deceased Macvin Magielies was at home… Continue reading
A 47 year-old Jeffreys Bay hair salon owner, after being found in possession of crystal meth and cannabis at his Salamander Street salon on Saturday last weekend, was arrested and then charged for… Continue reading
Edited By Bev Mortimer A 15-year old teenager, Antonio Botha was shot and killed in the early hour of this morning, 20 July in Gill Marcus area, Humansdorp. The SAPS says the incident… Continue reading
