Kouga Mayor condemns defacing of Sarah Baartman burial site

Kouga Municipality’s  Executive Mayor, Booi Koerat said Kouga Council condemns with the contempt it deserves the despicable action by those who vandalised the Sarah Baartman burial site at Hankey in the Eastern Cape this weekend. “This abominable act has left a deep sense of shock and disappointment in our hearts,” Koerat said. Addressing fellow councillors,…

Facts and comments on yesterday’s fire

The fire at the Royal Wharf development on the St Francis canals was reported to our emergency room at 5.30 pm yesterday. This is one of several facts about the fire put out by Kouga Municipality this afternoon. Others are: * There was a strong westerly wind at the time (speed from 65km/h to 100km/h), as…