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A shark swims close to World championship tour surfer Matt Wilkinson World at Sharpes Beach, New South Wales, Australia, on October 7, 2020.Image: REUTERS

Drone footage shows shark sizing up surfer in Australia

A dramatic close encounter between Australian world championship surfer Matt Wilkinson and a shark off the east coast of the country was captured by a drone, showing the shark circle him, close in and then dart away from his feet.…

Apex predators like the great white sharks are disappearing from SA’s oceans along with smaller species of sharks Image: 123RF/sellphoto1

Shark survival under review by panel

The survival of SA’s sharks lies in the hands of an expert panel conducting a review on the management and conservation of the species, starting this month, said white shark expert and operator Chris Fallows. “This truly is ground zero…

A shark was netted with a big shoal of sardines on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast yesterday. Image: via Facebook

WATCH | Shark gatecrashes sardine party on south coast – freed after getting caught in net

Seine netters at Ramsgate on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast got more than they bargained for when a shark was netted along with a big shoal of sardines on Sunday. A dramatic video posted on Facebook showed the shark struggling in the net‚…

SHARK ATTACK: Surfers at East Beach were quick to get out of the water on Wednesday morning when a juvenile great white shark took a bite on Dusty Phelan’ leg. Worse, the shark apparently returned and bit Phelan again. Emergency services were on the scene shortly after and carried out first aid before taking the victim to hospital Picture: ROB KNOWLES

East Beach closed for swimming until further notice

East Beach was in shutdown on Wednesday morning when a shark, believed to be a juvenile great white, bit a surfer and then returned for a second bite. Dusty Phelan was the unfortunate victim in the incident that saw East Beach closed by…

File photo of a great white shark. Image: HENNIE OTTO/SHARKWATCH SA

GREAT WHITE SHARK SPOTTED LOCALLY

URGENT NOTICE: Ndlambe Municipality was informed that a great white shark was spotted behind the breakers off West beach. The Directorate of community protection services has instructed lifeguards at Port Alfred East beach and Kelly’s…

‘All I can remember was seeing this huge eyeball,’ recounts Bryon Machado after a 3m shark attacked his canoe, leaving teeth marks.Image: Supplied

‘It hit from the side’ – man recounts brush with great white shark

In a Jaws-like moment, a Durban man had a brush with what is believed to be a great white shark, which attacked his canoe while he was fishing off Tinley Manor beach at the weekend. “It was incredibly scary … more so now after the fact…

Bathers warned of increased shark activity after whale beaches at Sedgefield

Local authorities and the National Sea Rescue Institute have warned bathers to be cautious along the stretch of coastline between Plettenberg Bay and Mossel Bay in the southern Cape because of the possibility of increased shark activity.…