With the wounds of the Knysna fires still raw, Sedgefield has faced two more blazes in less than a week, with a total of 31 homes being destroyed and an estimated 100 or more people losing most of their worldly belongings. The first fire ravaged through Smutsville’s Beverley Hills in the early hours of Friday […]
Once again local residents, businesses and charity organisations have pulled out all the stops in support of the Sedgefield Melodrama, and if the response of the audiences thus far has been anything to go by, this year’s Once Upon a Night has met everyone’s high expectations and more. The enthusiasm of cast and crew is […]
As we draw towards the end of Women’s Month, it seems that at least part of our education system is still working to laws of the dark ages – this after a thirteen-year-old girl who was raped by a boy at her high school hostel, whilst two other boys held her down, has been expelled from […]
On 14 August, Knysna Municipal Fire Chief, Clinton Manuel, presented to various members of the media the cause of the devastating fires that spread through the area from 7 June. At the media briefing, also presided upon by Municipal Manager Cam Chetty and Knysna Executive Mayor Eleanore Bouw-Spies, Manuel offered detailed scientific evidence which pointed to […]
Research and information provided by Noel Solomons. The brother of a man whose decomposing body was found lying in a ditch on the side of the road last month is appealing for information on how his thirty one year old sibling was killed, this after his inquiries with the police have brought no answers to […]
Just when this paper was reporting a drop in crime in the Sedgefield village last edition, a new wave of break-ins began, this time in the central business district. According to Community Orientated Policing (COP), at least six business premises have been hit in the last two weeks, one of them twice. Those suffering from […]
The beginning stages of a new life started for an Elandskraal family who suffered an extensive loss during the recent fires, as Rebuild Eden Sedgefield, together with Gift of the Givers, laid the foundations for their new home. Many lost so much in the blazes of early June, but hearing how the Liepner family were […]
Heartiest congratulations to our very own Atlantic Spurs Netball Squad, who have taken the Winners Trophy of the Knysna Oyster Festival for the third year in a row! The local lasses played hard over the two day tournament which was held in Hornlee on 14 and 15 July, eventually making it through to the finals. […]
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO HELP FIRE VICTIMS IN KNYSNA The Department of Local Government, in partnership with other provincial departments and Knysna Municipality, will be implementing an “Emergency Thusong Outreach” in Knysna to provide an opportunity for citizens affected by the recent fire disaster to access government services. The purpose of the “Thusong Outreach Project” is […]
SANParks scientists and civil society research groups have reiterated the call for residents to desist from feeding the wildlife that they believe has been affected by the recent fires. This comes after volunteer groups had dropped vegetables and seeds for animals to eat in the National Park and surrounds. This week, authorities detailed reasons for […]