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DROWNING

Drowning tragedy at Kenton beach

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BEACH

NSRI spring tide beach warning

NSRI urges caution as equinox spring tide coincides with school holidays and Heritage Day weekend The National Sea Rescue…

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BODY

Body of missing man found

The South African Police Service has opened an Inquest following the discovery of the body of a 20 year old man on a sandbank in…

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27 August 2026 e-Edition

  • Hayden Hanstein

Fisherman missing after night expedition

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Two arrested in Makhanda drug busts

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20 August 2026 e-Edition

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RIP CURL GROMSEARCH

Port Alfred surfer for international final

Port Alfred surfer Carl Wiersma and fellow South African Leah Lepront will compete at the 2026 Rip Curl GromSearch International Final covered by…

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E EDITION

13 August 2026 e-Edition

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GINO FABBRI

Gino Fabbri 2.0 hits the Heritage trail to share the love

Eastern Cape performer Gino Fabbri will be at Rosehill Superspar in Port Alfred Thursday September 10, 2026 from 9am to 12 noon. The Kowie…

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ALEXANDRIA SAPS

Multidisciplinary team recovers body from remote beach

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Alexandria, alongside multi-disciplinary teams, conducted an intensive operation to recover a body that…

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E EDITION

06 August 2026 e-Edition

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E EDITION

30 July 2026 e-Edition

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CYCLIST

Cyclist seriously injured in R72 accident

Closed-circuit camera (CCTV) footage recorded at the time of the accident in which a truck hit a cyclist on the R72 in Port Alfred last Friday has…

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ABALONE

Three arrested in multimillion-rand abalone bust

Three men were arrested on Wednesday August 19 in a joint operation that uncovered suspected illegal abalone related activities at a lodge in the…

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E EDITION

23 July 2026 e-Edition

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FAMILY TRAVELLING

From the end of the world to Kenton-On-Sea

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HEALTHCARE

Skincare secrets shared over glass of wine

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BATHURST SHOWGROUNDS

Classic, vintage beauties roll into town

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ANYTHING THAT FLOATS

…and just about anything did…

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Sweet times at local bee farm

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CHEFS

Chopping boards take centre stage at potjie competition

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BOKNES

Boknes proves a crafty corner of the Sunshine Coast

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ANYTHING THAT FLOATS

Float your boat, show your (free-) style or just chill at the Kowie River Festival

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BATHURST AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM

All set for the Bathurst Country Affair

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ANGLERS

NSRI warns of extra-high Spring tides

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ANYTHING THAT FLOATS

Everything but the kitchen sink…

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The entrance to the magnificent 7-acre viewsite property overlooking the Kowie River mouth and East Beach. Picture: FAITH QINGA

History with a view at Richmond House Museum

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BOAT CRUISE

Cameras and canapes on the Kowie

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BOKNES

Skitterende optree vir Boknes Kersmark

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Popular picnic spot reopens

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PIT STOP: Participants in the Tour de LA (that’s Lower Albany!) at the Pig and Whistle – just some of the extraordinary people doing extraordinary things in Bathurst last Saturday night. Organiser of the three-day annual cycling event past giraffes, pineapples and mielies, Justin Stirk (holding up the beer mug) explained that they traditionally book out the venue for the Saturday night. Presumably the start to Sunday morning’s leg of the Tour de LA is optional…
BATHURST

Saturday night in Bathurst

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SHINING: Sunshine Coast Tourism has been named the best performing local tourism organisation in the Sarah Baartman District. At the awards ceremony on Tuesday (from left): Jo Wilmot – Sunshine Coast Tourism Kenton, Pumeza Tanga – Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Godukile Mbolekwa – Ndlambe Municipality, Sandy Birch – Tourism Manager Sunshine Coast Tourism. Picture: SUPPLIED
KENTON

Sunshine Coast Tourism wins District top honours

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The BUCO G2C mountain bike race from Makhanda to Port Alfred takes place on 6 November 2022. File photo (2020)
G2C2022

Get set for the G2C

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BIKE RACE

Zero to G2C Hero: your 6-week training guide

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ART

Rhodes alumni feature in online auction of EC art

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