On behalf of Sedgefield we would like to thank ALL emergency services for working so tirelessly in the background and ensuring Sedgefield and surrounds a relatively safe festive season. There were moments when things could have gone wrong, with beaches closed several times due to shark sightings or extreme conditions during Spring tide, but for […]
After a year that has brought extremes of both tragedy and joy to Greater Knysna, it is so good to reach the December season, which brings a much-needed busy time for many, and an equally necessary unwinding time for others. And let’s face it – with the B&Bs, holiday houses and restaurants full to overflowing, […]
Monday morning saw locals waking up to the exhilarating news that our ex Sedge Primary head girl, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, had been crowned Miss Universe! Many stayed up until the wee hours of Monday 27 November to watch TV coverage of the glamourous pageant, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, and there was no shortage of tears […]
After the rain: Swartvlei and Touws River (Wilderness) Park Manager for the Garden Route National Park, Paddy Gordon has expressed relief that the breaching of Swartvlei and Touw estuaries, which took place on Wednesday 15 November, was so closely aligned to the estuary management plan. He affirmed the significance of keeping the mouth closed until […]
From SANParks… The current water levels in Swartvlei are at 1,8m and we’re expecting a high tide at 14:00. The Swartvlei and Touw River mouths should be successfully breached soon. There are currently machines at the Touw River and Swartvlei estuaries to assist with breaching the estuary mouths. No further incidents were reported as a […]
Two local kayakers faced a fisherman’s biggest fear early on Sunday Morning when a four-metre Great White got quite serious about having them for breakfast. When the huge shark hit one fishing kayak so viciously the paddler fell into the water, his fishing buddy truly believed a tragic end was looming… Experienced fishermen Hanno Smit […]
Sedgefield’s darling Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, who was crowned Miss South Africa in March this year, is ready and eager for the 66th Miss Universe Pageant to be held at The Axis in Las Vegas on Sunday, November 26. Social media was all a-twitter last week, when the national costume was first revealed at her Miss Universe […]
During a Special Council meeting held this morning (25 October) in Knysna Council Chambers, a Motion of No Confidence against Deputy Mayor Peter Myers was successful, with 11 councilors voting for and ten against. This motion was proposed by members of his own party, the Democratic Alliance, after weeks of internal headbutting. The main catalyst of this discontent […]
60 kilometres of kite string would stretch from the Eden Kite Festival venue at Eden Lawns in Sedgefield to the Beacon Island Hotel in Plettenberg Bay; 650 square metres of cloth weighing 65kg would cover the Centre Court at Wimbledon almost 5 times; Add 2kms of 2mm thick fibre-glass rods weighing only 13kg, and then […]
As the academic year draws to an end, ‘Matric farewell’ season is upon us. The Grade 12s are all donning their glad rags and heading off to booked venues to celebrate the end of their schooling careers in as much style as they can muster. And from then on life gets serious for them. With […]