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Six ‘furgitives’ from Sedgefield were publicly arrested, thrown into security vehicles and carted off to jail on Saturday 21 March, remaining in caged custody to face hours of torment from locals popping in to witness their humiliation, until their bail was posted … by animal lovers!
With all-to-real fears of the spread of the dreaded Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Garden Route, the district municipality is urging residents and visitors to be aware of the outbreak, and be extremely conscious of the danger of spreading it themselves. The message was issued particularly to those involved in outdoor sports such as running, hiking and cycling, as well as those simply driving in and around farming areas.
A local fisherman Jaylin Prins lost his life late in the afternoon of Thursday 5 Feb, as a result of a lightning strike, heard over most of Sedgefield. The 35-year-old Smutsville resident was in a row boat with a friend, Ivan Bruintjies, fishing on the lagoon not far from the shore of The Island.Ivan said […]
(Picture: Mookie ‘The Birthday Woman’ (because at 100 ‘girl’ seems stretching it) celebrates with her son Arthur Botha and daughter Audrey Van Der Merwe.) On 8 January 2026, Wilhelmina Jacoba “Mookie” Botha marked her 100th birthday, surrounded by 50 friends and family members who travelled from all over the country to honour her extraordinary life […]
It seems that Sedgefield is set to be continually plagued with housing and land issues, setting communities against one another as more and more informal houses spring up. The last two weeks came close to erupting into riots during a face-off between some Smutsville residents and local authorities, as more than sixty informal homes sprang […]