The ocean was expected to draw back dramatically on Sunday night amid wild and unpredictable weather which swept over the Eastern Cape on the weekend. A huge swell of 8.3m containing massive amounts of wave energy is expected to peak on Thursday. A cut-off low-pressure cell south of Cape Town was the cause of the rain and wind, but the warning of a “negative” sea surge was a new addition to the disaster warnings.
One of four accused in the case of missing six-year-old Joshlin Smith was released from custody on Wednesday after the state dropped charges against her of kidnapping and human trafficking.
Naval officer Keamogetswe Khunofu, charged with culpable homicide for the death of Michelle de Clerck, appeared in the Vredenburg magistrate’s court on Tuesday, 20 months after the case against him was removed from the roll.