Ward 1 DA Councillor, Levael Davis (pictured above), may well be vacating his post as Executive Mayor of Knysna today (31 August), along with his deputy Mark Willemse (KIM), Council Speaker Julie Lopes (DA) and Council Whip Hilton Stroebel (DA), after the Knysna Council meets to vote on four ‘Motions of No Confidence’ (MONCs) in […]
There has been an increasing trend of syndicate crime ‘touring’ the Garden Route this year, but the good news is that our crime fighters have been combining resources to take them on – and this is paying serious dividends. No less than six gangs of thieves connected with organised theft have been arrested in the […]
When a few selfless people put their shoulders to the wheel, it has a ripple effect, and great things start to happen. Revive Sedgefield has been testimony to that, and it seems that it isn’t only their hardworking team that is out and about (dare we say it) Making Sedgefield Great Again! “Revive Sedgefield” was […]
Residents have forwarded this picture to The EDGE, citing fears regarding the stability of the dune and, more importantly, the safety of the lives and property of those staying both on top of and below it. The picture, taken by a drone, has captured the image of clusters of informal homes perched, seemingly, on the […]
Our boys have done it again! Only weeks after bringing home the Knysna Local Football Association (KLFA) Easter Tournament Trophy, the men from Smuts United are flying the Sedgefield flag high once more – this time as victors of the Knysna Oyster Soccer Tournament. The match took place on the Loerie Park field, and opponents […]
Outgoing President of Sedgefield Lions, Alison Watson, has been presented with the Louis Volks Humanitarian Award. This is the highest South African accolade that can be achieved by a Lion. Her fellow club members all agree that she is more than deserving of this prestigious award. “Alison’s tenure as President has been outstanding. Her dedication […]
Picture by EL Rorke Photography. Our small but rather proud troupe of Sedge Players is on its way to perform at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown). Who would have thought that the rather tongue-in-cheek Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), put together by this tiny bunch of local yokels over three years […]
Picture by Deds Photography: 100km MUT winner Bruce Arnett proud to be the first on the race’s victory board! Rondevlei runner Bruce Arnett won the inaugural George Mountain Ultra Trail 100km on Saturday, finishing the gruelling course in 12 hours and 41 minutes. The route, which takes runners over the toughest terrain and 4500m of […]
This week local adventure racing teams and their fans received a double whammy of good news as two major announcements hit the wires. Both came from Kinetic Events, the team behind the Expedition Africa Adventure Series. Firstly, this year’s regional Adventure Racing Championships will be held right on Sedgefield’s doorstep, with Blackwaters River Lodge as […]
Words and picture by Mark Dixon If you went down to Gericke’s Point last week, you likely had a big surprise. A young male Southern Elephant seal had hauled up on the western side on Tuesday 10th May. That evening I started receiving messages from locals who had been surprised by their encounter with it. […]