“We’re not just presenting the Port Alfred Easter Festival we are putting Port Alfred on the map as the place to be,” said Royal St Andrews Hotel director Justin Bekker at the festival launch at the hotel’s banquet hall on Thursday. The…
Police have opened an inquest docket after the body of Port Alfred resident Jack Jessen, 78, was recovered along the town’s coastline on Friday February 16. The police do not suspect foul play. Police spokesperson Captain Marius McCarthy…
Full details of a drowning incident at West Beach in Port Alfred on Saturday afternoon 10 September have yet to be confirmed. Multi Security owner Clinton Millard said a call for assistance to West Beach was made shortly before 4pm and…
Police are appealing to beachgoers not to swim in zones where swimming is prohibited, following an alleged drowning incident at Port Alfred’s West Beach on Sunday. Police spokesperson Sergeant Majola Nkohli said police were summoned to…
On a drive along Beach Road late on Sunday morning [November 28], I chanced upon a police van heading towards West Beach. Local police have not earned a good reputation when it comes to addressing the lawless revelry which takes place at…
Residents alerted Talk of the Town about a seal that appeared to be in distress in the dunes on West Beach this morning. The seal was far from water, high on one of dunes near the dune vegetation and was spotted by residents in the Kowie…
Port Alfred is a vibrant place at certain times of the year when holidaymakers reach or area but, with just a week to go before the Easter break our beaches are empty, only fading footprints any indication that anyone was ever here. Due…
Port Alfred’s West Beach was deserted on Thursday afternoon. The Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa prohibits people from partaking of their usual pastimes like walking along the pier or on the beach, or just sitting in their cars to watch…
It must be devastating for a parent to discover their child has a life-threatening disease and even more so should the child require medication or surgery that the parents cannot afford. Although it may be a cliche, children are the…
A minibus was driven partly along Port Alfred’s West Pier and then onto the beach where it got stuck in the early hours of Saturday morning. It is not known why the driver did this. Ndlambe Municipality environmental inspector Willem Nel…
Shards of broken glass lie scattered in the sand over a large portion of Port Alfred’s West Beach between the parking lot and the pier – remnants of the New Year revelry on the beach a month ago. There is a risk to cutting your feet if…
Workers lead the chase helping police and security nab the suspect Fast-acting staff at a beachfront complex helped security and police nab a suspected rapist in the dune bush near West Beach on Monday afternoon. Louis Oosthuizen of Sky…
It was a brilliant time for surfers, bodyboarders, handball players, runners, swimmers and inflatable boats (rubber ducks) pilots who headed to Port Alfred for a feast of sporting activity at South Africa’s biggest water-sport event, the…
After the Western Province vs Eastern Province final in the SA Beach Handball Championships at West Beach on Sunday, coaches and officials played a friendly game while their teams cheered them on. It was part of the week-long Royal St…
In an exciting boys’ beach handball final that ended in a 26-all draw, Western Province and Eastern Province went into extra time for five minutes that saw WP clinch victory 9-7 against their EP opponents on Sunday. It was the SA Beach…
