The rain was not enough to prevent the destruction of a historic Kouga farmhouse when a fire spread through the 250-year-old structure’s thatch roof on Tuesday.
There was no crying over spilt milk as Gqeberha police acted swiftly to intercept a hijacked truck carrying R500,000 worth of dairy products on Monday morning.
The bridge on Mahe Beat Street in St Francis Bay, which suffered severe damage from flooding in 2023, has undergone extensive restoration at a cost of almost R3m, incorporating innovative designs to lessen the risks posed by stormwater runoff.
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has cautioned bathers, surfers, boaters, anglers, coastal hikers and other beachgoers that strong rip currents, which caused havoc over the festive season, are set to continue this summer.
National Sea Rescue Institute members were busy along the Kouga coastline at the weekend with teams having to deal with the dramatic rescue of 24 crew on a fishing trawler and an angler who was bitten by a shark which he caught.