Traffic heading toward the CBD on Southwell Road was held up this morning by an overturned truck on the final bend before the Main Street turnoff. The accident occurred a few minutes after 11am this morning and witnesses said the truck…
A collision between two cars on Southwell Road this morning saw one of them, a Fiat Palio, spin across the road, ramp the sidewalk and crash through a prefab concrete garden wall. No one appeared to be hurt, although the occupants were…
It is a common sight, large articulated trucks breaking down on the hills in and out of town. Last week a truck jackknifed on Albany Road by the Port Alfred High School. On Monday afternoon is was a truck heading out of town on Southwell…
It is an ongoing issue, the steps from the Kowie Flats to Southwell Road are littered with plastic, paper, wasted food and other types of household rubbish and, every week, it gets worse. The steps are used by many people every day as a…
After 32 years as a Veterinarian in private practice, and the past 12 years as the principal of the Kowie Veterinary Clinic, Dr LeRey Fourie retired on January 4 this year, and has personally assured that the practice will continue to…
Security camera footage of the moments leading up to an accident at the intersection of Southwell Road and Becker Street in Port Alfred on December 1 has been circulated on WhatsApp. Talk of the Town previously reported on the accident…
There was a serious collision between a Mercedes-Benz and a Toyota Raider double-cab at the intersection of Southwell Road and Becker Street at about 5.40pm this evening. At least one occupant of the Toyota appeared hurt and bleeding, and…
The above photograph was taken on Tuesday afternoon at the corner of Main Street and Southwell Road and shows remnants of the sewage spill from last week. Although the pavement was cleaned some debris still remains and the smell emanating…
It is no secret that the sewerage system in Port Alfred, as well as in other parts of Ndlambe, is a permanent state of disrepair, and sewage leaks are commonplace. However, when raw sewage runs across the pavement at one of the town’s…
For the last three years Sanral (South African National Roads Authority Limited) has been working on upgrading the R72, a project that has extended past its original deadline and has caused frustration for residents on the portion of the…
Here is a short video of alien plant species on the steps leading from Stocks Avenue to the R72 (Southwell Road). These steps are used by many people who travel in or out of town but is also used by people as a dumping ground. Is it the…
There must be a sustainable soluion too the problem of houseghold refuse being strewn all over the steps leading from Stocks Avenue to Southwell Road which are, once again, in a terrible mess. This is not good from a health perspective…
There was a two-car accident on Southwell Road (R72) outside Caltex Garage in Port Alfred last night at about 8.30pm. Apparently the bakkie was attempting to turn into the garage when the white Citi Golf travelling in the oncoming lane…
Again, the steps that connect Stocks Avenue and Southwell Road are covered with refuse. Surely this is not what we want our visitors (thousands of whom will come to town for the Bathurst Show and, later, the Amanzi Challenge) to see?…
A motorist hit a truck which had apparently broken down and was parked in the west-bound lane of Southwell Road (R72) between the Krantz braai area and Duck Pond on Friday evening at about 5.30pm. The driver of the Toyota Hilux said he…
