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Long walk to J-Bay for Mighty Men

Three men are walking nearly 400km from Gonubie in East London to Jeffreys Bay. Their journey ends at the Mighty Men event in Jeffreys Bay from 21-23 March. Talk of the Town caught up with Mthabisi Khumalo, Arthur Friedrichs, Martin…

Local surfing veteran just misses out on title

Well-known Sunshine Coast surf school owner David Macgregor missed out on another South African longboard surfing title when he came second at the recent national championships in famed Jeffreys Bay recently. Macgregor, owner of Shaka…

Four brave teens jump in to save the life of another teenager on EC coast

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has commended four girls for their efforts in saving a teenage girl who was swept away by rip currents at Checkers beach in Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape. In a statement on Sunday, the NSRI said…

BE CAUTIOUS: The carcass of what is believed to be a southern right whale such as this, has washed ashore at Jeffreys Bay, raising the alarm of a possible increase in shark activityImage: RAGGY CHARTERS/LLOYD EDWARDS

J Bay whale carcass prompts shark warning

A possible spike in shark activity due to a whale carcass having washed ashore in Jeffreys Bay has prompted a warning from the National Sea Rescue Institute. Issuing the warning on Friday, NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said the…

THEIR CROSS TO BEAR: Christian members of the Gonubie community carry a cross from their home all the way to Jeffreys Bay each year to encourage men to attend the Mighty Men Conference and learn how to be better fathers, sons and husbands. Pictured here at the entrance to Willows Caravan Park are the cross-bearers and their support team, from left, Greg Goddard, Jonny Roach, Grant Levar, Heinrich Greer, David Smith, Reverend Anthony Mentis and Leon Horn Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Long journey with a cross to Mighty Men

With the Reverend Anthony Mentis leading the way on his motorcycle, a group of men are carrying a large fibreglass cross all the way from Gonubie to Jeffreys Bay in anticipation of the 2020 Mighty Men conference due to take place over the…

De Bruin shows his floral stuff

Hennie de Bruin has been at the forefront of the Port Alfred floral art scene for many years and it is his enthusiasm and energy that have kept the Floral Art Group in Port Alfred successfully. This Saturday, at the Don Powis Hall at…

The cross I gladly Bear

Carrying and wheeling a life-sized cross all the way from his home in Gonubie to the Angus Buchan Mighty Men conference that will take place at Jeffreys Bay from March 8 to 10, was Reini Coetzee, right. Assisting him with his arduous task…

Three injured in gruesome pitbull attack

Two pitbulls jumped over a fence‚ looking for trouble… When the dust had settled‚ another dog had been mauled to death and its elderly owner injured‚ along with two other people who had come to her rescue. The gruesome attack happened in…