Peter Bester News Today

Our rubbish bin is still sitting in dejection on the pavement where it has been since last week, but at least it's not lonely because in Upper Town everybody’s bins are also parked on unkempt verges — and this is the case for most suburbs in Knysna.

While the much-anticipated temporary homeless shelter is set to open its doors at the start of the New Year, in the meantime the homeless of Knysna will have to spend Christmas without a place to stay.

Some Knysna residents have been without water for 14 days while several reservoirs undergo preparatory cleaning. 

At least one Koeberg unit has been frequently offline over the past five years, as Eskom has struggled to complete the life extension work.

The containment building is designed to contain the escape of radioactive steam or gas in an emergency.

Fisticuffs have broken out among Knysna residents over water supply disruptions in parts of the Garden Route town, which has also been hit by a number of sewage spills, triggering calls for it to be declared a disaster area.

Some Knysna residents have been left without water for days and are regularly exposed to raw sewage amid an infrastructure collapse.

While chaotic scenes played outside the Knysna council chambers with residents protesting on Wednesday, the late-night meeting ended with the approval of the 2023/2024 budget.

An influx of homeless people sleeping along Knysna’s picturesque main road has raised the ire of business owners, who claim they are losing customers as a result.

Two gas cylinders have exploded at the Knysna taxi rank after stalls in the area caught fire.