Belgian man dies in flash flood at Plett

A 29 year-old Belgian man died in a flash flood while canyoning (aka kloofing) by the Salt River at the Crags, Natures Valley at Plettenberg Bay today, 26 March 2015. He was part of a group of men comprising four tourists and two guides. Five of the men managed to escape but the Belgian was…

Despatch man arrested for perjury

A 55 year-old man was arrested by SAP Despatch detectives this morning, 26 March 2015,  for perjury. The man, who works at a second-hand shop in Despatch, claimed in a statement to the SAP on 23 March that he was robbed at gunpoint  of R10 000 by men who fled in  in vehicle parked outside the…