The March 2018 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, who were not able to get a printed copy.Click on the page numbers in succession to read the entire paper: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 …
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St Francis Chronicle July 2016 edition is now online
The July 2016 edition of St Francis Chronicle is now online. This free, community, print newspaper for St Francis, Kouga and Port Elizabeth readers has been placed online for the benefit of those readers living around Southern Africa or across the globe, who have holiday homes in St Francis, or who have family or friends…
NSRI JBay rescues ill fisherman offshore St Francis Bay
arly this morning NSRI Jeffreys Bay assisted in transporting a critically ill fisherman on board a boat offshore and taking him to St Francis Bay’s private port. The 37 year-old Port Elizabeth fisherman was suffering chest pains from a suspected heart attack . He was transported from the fishing boat, Umfana, and taken to the port,…
Icy cold front, floods expected in Western and Eastern Cape
Big sea swells, storm conditions, strong gale force winds, rain, possibly snow and floods are expected as the Western and Eastern Cape brace for an icy cold front. The NSRI has warned boaters, paddlers, bathers and anglers to be cautious around the sea and coastline, plus on inland water ways following numerous weather and flood predictions…
Drug mule arrested with R10m crystal meth at OR Tambo airport
A 47-year-old South African woman was arrested at OR Tambo airport early this morning 21 March, after allegedly trying to smuggle R10-million worth of crystal meth into the country. Members of the customs and excise unit were conducting routine checks when they allegedly discovered the drugs in the woman’s luggage. She had arrived at the airport from Accra, Ghana,…
Pay your traffic fines or face arrest
More than 3000 drivers could face arrest on Kouga roads if they do not pay their outstanding traffic fines. This week a driver for whom six warrants of arrest were issued, was stopped at a road block. He had to pay R3 300 on the scene to avoid arrest. This was revealed by Kouga’s executive mayor…