Tag: October 24-25 2011
Rich Cape Town youth trash a St Francis Bay backpackers
Rich Cape Town youngsters who say they are former pupils of a top private schoool in the city, spent 20 days in St Francis Bay and trashed a backpackers’ outlet. The Seagulls Back packers where the boys stayed is owned by Theo Stead. He says it cost R5000 to restore this unit. The boys were…
Assisi Drive homes narrowly miss being razed by a bush fire (updated 8 pm 5 January)
(By Bev Mortimer) Houses in upper Assisi Drive narrowly missed being razed to the ground after a big fire occurred in the bushes behind the houses this afternoon . A fierce wind egged the fire on and two thatch roof homes were set alight. But firemen and other emegency personnel soon extinguished these fires on the roofs and…
Surfer dislocates shoulder at Super Tubes
NSRI Jeffreys Bay volunteer crew raced to Super Tubes this morning to assist an injured surfer. According to the official NSRI report, at 11.28 am today NSRI Jeffreys Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew responded to Super Tubes, Jeffreys Bay, following reports of a surfer suspected to be in difficulty. A sea rescue jet-ski was…
Blind Husky dog rescued by NSRI on New Year’s Day
A blind husky dog perilously perched on a cliff ledge was rescued by a Simonstown NSRI volunteer team yesterday. The dog, Maddox, was found 30 meters up a mountain. It had apparently negotiated the mountainside until it could proceed no further. It was unable to see its way out of its predicament and had to…
Man dies at Jeffreys Bay beach, yacht rescued off Port St Francis
Jeffreys Bay… A 29 year old East London man died on the Kabeljous Beach, Jeffreys Bay, yesterday after experiencing an epileptic fit when he was hit by a tennis ball. Rieghard Janse van Rensburg, NSRI Jeffreys Bay station commander, said at 2.35 pm NSRI Jeffreys Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew and 24/7 paramedic services were activated following reports…
Cape St Francis crime prevention measures for 2012
The following are the Cape St Francis Sector Police Forum’s crime prevention measures for 2012: Representation on Crime Forums We will continue to represent the community on the crime forums. This involves two meetings a month between the community representatives, SAP and the security companies. In this regard we desperately need the services of a…
Four adventurers rescued from Great Fish River early this morning
Four young men’s unrealistic plans to conquer the Great Fish River in one day instead of seven caused NSRI and Metro EMS teams to search for them. A Metro helicopter found them having covered just five miles from their departure point on the first day. The men, Charl Pienaar, 26, Jason Jooste, 23, Bradley Halgreen,…
Greg Emslie to captain SA surf team in China
Greg Emslie of East London has been named as captain of the South African Team that will compete in the inaugural ISA China Cup which gets under way in Hainan Island on 7 January 2012. Emslie, the current SA Open and Masters champion, Dale Staples (St Francis Bay), Royden Bryson (East London), Brandon Jackson (Durban), Sarah Baum…
Workshop Music events open 26 December
The Wokshop Series of Music events opens again this festive season next to the Fire station on Boxing Day at 6 pm. A series of nightly music events staged by DJs – including a New Year’s Eve event – will run until 2 January 2012. The Line-UP ★ The Workshop – DJ Line Up Dec…
Christmas holidays in South Africa
For my overseas friends particularly.. (By Bev Mortimer). Dreaming of a white Christmas? Not in South Africa where many thoughts are only on sunny skies and beaches. The mass exodus from the inner cities and the rush to the coast or to holiday resorts takes place mid December: toll roads to the coast or game reserves…
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