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. […]
Census 2022 data collection in Western Cape extended to 14 May. Statistics South Africa will continue to collect census data from households in the Western Cape for an additional two weeks until 14 May. The extension follows a strong response by residents of the province to the call to get counted. WC Premier Alan Winde […]
Another attempted rape suspect has been released by Knysna Magistrate’s Court, despite being positively identified by his victim. This is the second time this year that Sedgefielders who are victims of violent attacks have had to suffer the double trauma of knowing their attackers are out and about. The first attempted rape took place on […]
Klaus Heinrich, a German kite-surfer, is being commended for his quick thinking and bravery after he rushed to the rescue of two school girls stuck in a rip current off Swartvlei Beach on Thursday, 17 March. The older of the two girls – a matric student – had herself swum out with an NSRI pink […]
by Melanie Baumeister Many who witnessed our more-than-impressive troop of Scouts parading through the village on Saturday, 26 February, will have no doubt that Sedgefield is fast shaking off the last remnants of its ‘retirement village’ status. The Scouts marched through town with the fire engine heralding them, from the Village Green up around the […]
On Monday, 07 March 2022, a 36-year-old man appeared in the Knysna Magistrate’s Court following his arrest on charges of the rape and robbery of a 21-year-old woman. He allegedly perpetrated these crimes between Knysna and Sedgefield after giving her a lift on the evening of Thursday 3 March. Sedgefield’s newly installed N2 cameras played […]
Knysna Municipality is preparing to act against debtors who are in arrears on their municipal accounts. “These will include residential customers, businesses and government departments,” said Councillor Sharon Sabbagh, member of the town’s Mayoral Committee for Finance and Economy. The Municipality’s current debtors book reflects outstanding debt (90 days or more) of just shy of […]
This week there has been great celebration at Masithandane, Sedgefield’s largest charity organisation, as work commenced on the much-needed replacement of their administration centre’s roof. For some time now the top of the double-storey building has become more and more porous as the existing roof steadily deteriorated. This costly renovation has only been possible thanks […]
Picture: The Songlines Adventure Racing Team – Matt Trautman, John Collins, KelvinTrautman and Tracey Campbell – celebrating their victory. Credit Expedition Africa Well-known local John Collins looks set to shoot back into the international World Adventure Racing scene – this time with ‘Songlines’ teammates Tracey Campbell and brothers Kelvin and Matt Trautman. This weekend they […]
Picture:- Executive Mayor Levael Davis believes that the opposition parties are playing politics to the detriment of Knysna. Three votes of no confidence – or ‘Motions to Remove’ – have been submitted for the agenda of Knysna’s Special Council Meeting set for Monday, 31 January 2022. As a result, Executive Mayor Levael Davis (DA), his […]