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SIGN PETITION TO PREVENT FURTHER TRAGEDY

Locals and visitors are being encouraged to sign an online petition https://chng.it/WxnhhHrbcD aimed at persuading SANRAL to make the N2 and intersecting roads in and around Sedgefield. This after the horrific accident which took place on the N2 just outside Sedgefield on Monday, 26 May, leaving 11-year-old local Emma-Grace Snyman in a critical condition, with […]

INFRASTRUCTURE FAILS – BUT COMMUNITY SPIRIT THRIVES

Whilst Knysna remains in the throes of a severe water crisis, with infrastructure failures disrupting water supply to thousands of residents, it seems that teamwork between multiple public and private entities is finally showing dividends. At time of going to press the two main pumps at the Charlesford pump station had been replaced and were running optimally, pushing water into the system at a stable rate of 190 litres per second.

Municipality addresses wastewater treatment works compliance

Knysna Municipal Manager Lulamile Mapholoba confirmed that the municipality is taking the necessary steps to ensure that the Knysna wastewater treatment works (KWWTW) complies with a notice served by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) in early April. “All of the minor mechanical failures at the KWWTW were attended to in March of […]

ENDANGERED VISITOR RESCUED IN SEDGEFIELD

Picture by Jean Marie van Gent:- The juvenile African Penguin made its way ashore at Platbank, not realising it is a beach frequently visited by dogs. On 31 January 2025 a juvenile African penguin, seemingly stranded on the beach at Platbank, was rescued by the Dunefields Private Nature Reserve managerial team. It turns out that […]