St Francis Chronicle Novemeber 2016 print edition is now online

St Francis Chronicle November 2016 print edition 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 here….

Forthcoming events 19-27 February

19 February : Rotary End Polio Now Awareness Swimarathon at 5 pm, old Hotel pool. Swimming enthusiasts in St Francis Bay and Jeffreys Bay are once again participating in the Rotary Global Swimarathon for 2013 in their respective towns. Last year St Francis swimmers contributed towards establishing a new Guiness World Record and boasted having…

News Flash! February print edition now online

 The St Francis Chronicle February 2013 print edition is now online. Read all about the news and reviews in St Francis Bay and Cape St Francis, the social events  the highlights of the sports events, community news, corridors of power, what’s happening, biz news and more…. Read the entire paper here: http://www.safricavoyage.com

Multi-million rand mansion sold in St Francis Bay

One of St Francis Bay’s canal-fronting mansions has just made local real estate history as the second most expensive house ever to be sold in the picturesque village. Listed at R18.5-million, it was sold to a KwaZulu-Natal businessman within 10% of the asking price. This stunning mansion that resembles an oppulent boutqiue hotel inside was…

Mini Building boom and good deeds after the fire

Building boom and positivity follows St Francis Bay fire – feature By: Bev Mortimer From out of the ruins green grass is starting to grow beneath the 75 burnt houses ravaged in the horrific runaway fire on 11 November 2012. There is a hive of activity in St Francis Bay right now buoyed by a predominate wave…

Eat gourmet burgers and rock to music by Johan for charity

A charity fundraiser for all rescue operations in St Francis will be held at the St Francis Bay Golf Club from 7 pm  this Friday, 16 November 2012. On the menu are Gourmet Burgers!!   Tickets are R75 p/p including the light supper and live music by Johan. The event has been organised by parents of the St…

Mutual and Federal’s St Francis Bay claims are R20-m so far

Mutual & Federal, a member of the Old Mutual Group, yesterday, (13 November 2012) announced that it has so far registered claims worth approximately R20 million –  arising from the St Francis Bay fire disaster.  “Depending on whether more customers contact us, we might see an escalation of claims in the coming days”, says Heidi…

Brave, talented paddlers undeterred by friz weather

(By Bev Mortimer) There was big excitement with quite a few shivers at the start of Pam Golding’s Canal Winter Challenge canoe race at the Cove on the St Francis Bay canals yesterday. The race started off in frosty, wet and drizzling weather in the morning. St Francis Chronicle’s  roving scribe reports that a group…