Edited by Bev Mortimer St Francis Links will be hosting the $1.5-million, Skills Development Corporation (SDC) Championship from 16-19 March, a tournament that ranks high on the DP World Tour calendar. This event purse at $1.5-million is equal to that of the SA Open and Alfred Dunhill Championship and carries the same Ryder Cup points….
St Francis pianist hits Trinity hall of fame
– By Beth Cooper Howell An 11 year-old pianist, Murray-John Boonzaier, from St Francis Bay, has hit London’s Trinity College hall of fame on the Trinity International Exam Board’s Eastern Cape’s list. Photo of Murray-John Boonzaaier Murray-John is one of more than 100 provincial candidates awarded 90% or more in the annual music assessment at…
Motion of ‘No Confidence in Mayor Horatio Hendricks’ – updated 3/3/23
A motion of ‘No Confidence in the Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks,’ was submitted to Kouga Council in February this past month..As a result of this “No Confidence Motion’ a special Council Meeting was arranged for today, 3 March, it was announced yesterday. But later yesterday it was announced today’s meeting was cancelled and postponed to…
NSRI Storms River rescues British tourist
Edited by Bev Mortimer A UK tourist, who was injured in a fall while on the Otter Trail at Tsitsikamma National Park.was rescued by NSRI volunteer duty crew yesterday afternoon. Lodewyk van Rensburg, station commander for NSRI Oyster Bay and NSRI Storms River, said the incident happened when the woman sustained injuries while hiking at…
Mostert takes the winner’s cup at Humewood
A last birdie saw golfer Dylan mostert take the winner’s title at the Nelson Mandela Bay Championship by a single stroke at Humewood Golf Club today.This is Moster’s second Sunshine Tour title and his first on the European Challenge Tour.Mostert stood over a three-metre birdie putt on the final green that he needed to separate…
Man drowned at JBay beach
– Edited by Bev Mortimer One man drowned, one was rescued and another reached the shore safely after three friends got into difficulty in the surf at Pelsrus beach, Jeffreys Bay, on Saturday, this past weekend.The body of the deceased man was recovered from the surf by the SAPS yesterday.Paul van Jaarsveld, NSRI Jeffreys Bay…
SA Presidents Programme 2023
President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, Friday, 3 February 2023, conclude the first Cabinet Lekgotla for 2023, where government is currently deliberating its programme of action for the year.Chaired by the President, the Lekgotla allows the National Executive to review the performance of government against targets and objectives set in 2022.It is also a platform for…
UK octogenarian evacuated from cruise liner by NSRI Gqeberha
–Article by Bev Mortimer An 87 year-old British woamn suffering a medical complaint on a cruise liner offshore of PE was evacuated from the vessel by the NSRI Gqeberha volunteer duty crew. NSRI Gqeberha duty crew at 1.30 am today, carried out the evacuation between 12 and 15 nautical miles off-shore, in 45 knot winds…
ARWS director Heidi Muller leads buy-out of Australian adventure race
The Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) is under new ownership after the company was purchased from Geocentric Outdoors (Australia) by a consortium of investors led by current CEO, Heidi Muller. Heidi will lead the ARWS into the next phase with the backing of three private investors who share her ambitions and hopes for the sport…
Events in St Francis! Four-page pull-out of What to do? Where to go? What’s happening in St Francis over season
(Copyright St Francis Chronicle . Original pull-out is available till early January 2023 in St Francis’ Chronicle’s Christmas (December 2023) edition out on shelves now at local popular outlets, like SuperSpar, and other top places in St Francis , Kouga and in PE.)
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