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Festive Season

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Visitors flock to Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast Tourism says higher visitor volumes and stronger revenues in the 2025–2026 summer season confirm that the local visitor economy continues to grow. Chair Wouter Hensens presented the results of the Port Alfred Business and…

Kasouga Art & Craft Market offers bounty of great goods

The Kasouga Art & Craft Market threw up a veritable mix of bric-a-brac items for sale as holidaymakers flocked to the James Ford Hall to check out what’s on offer. From jams, honey to jewellery, shortbread, biscuits, beaded items, straw…

A WEEK AGO: A massive excavation at the junction of Main and Van der Riet Streets on Friday November 29. Businesses in the area feared losing their festive season trade because it was difficult to accerss their premises. Picture (Friday December 19): SUE MACLENNAN

From “Hell no!” to “Hey what?!”

Rapid progress on PA’s Van der Riet Street project impresses It has taken Ndlambe Municipality’s contractor, Amlo Trading, just over a week to take Main Street in the Port Alfred CBD from what looked like sheer disaster to near-complete…

Lifesaving SA said lifeguards had reported that beachgoers had been aggressive towards them over the past weekend.Image: JACKIE Clausen

Obey the lifeguards, urges Lifesaving SA as members prepare for onslaught of beachgoers

Disobedient beachgoers are the biggest challenge for lifeguards at the country’s beaches over the festive season. Ahead of the busiest beach days kicking off from December 16, Lifesaving SA president Dhaya Sewduth told TimesLIVE on…

FUTURES STARS IN THE MAKING: Cricket fanatic Siphe Mzaydume, kneeling in the centre, is inviting boys and girls aged 9 to 18 who are interested in cricket to join his coaching clinic this festive season, which will take place on December 18, 25 and January 1

Junior cricketers invited to join coaching clinic

Local cricket veteran Siphe Mzaydume, who has rich international experience having played club cricket in the UK, is inviting boys and girls aged 9 to 18 years to join his coaching clinic for the festive season which will take place on…

A total of 34.1% of crashes during the festive season happened during the curfew hours, between midnight and 6am, transport minister Fikile Mbalula said on Friday.Image: via RTMC

Western Cape, KZN saw biggest decreases in road deaths over festive season: Mbalula

The Western Cape recorded the biggest decline in road accident fatalities over the festive season, closely followed by KwaZulu-Natal. Releasing the 2020 festive period stats on Friday in Johannesburg, transport minister Fikile Mbalula…

South African shopping habits might change on Black Friday because of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. File photo.Image: 123RF/ GUI YONGNIAN

Black Friday 2020: Shoppers want half-price sales, basics & gifts for family

Family-orientated purchases such as electronics, data, food and airtime deals for the festive season are among the items shoppers are eyeing ahead of the 2020 Black Friday sales. Compared to 11 other countries, SA will be home to the…

The Beitbridge border post is expecting a significant increase in traffic over the festive season.Image: Simphiwe Nkwali

More staff and longer hours for SA border posts over festive season

SA’s border posts at Lebombo and Oshoek will operate for 24 hours a day over key periods of the festive season to facilitate travel to and from Mozambique and eSwatini. The department of home affairs said on Wednesday that it had…

PUBLIC NOTICE: Public participation meeting

PROPOSALS REGARDING FESTIVE SEASON 2018/2019 OPERATIONS Notice is hereby given to any Interested and Affected Parties who would like to give input into the operations during the 2018/2019 Festive Season. You are hereby invited to attend a…