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Beaches re-opened

Beaches in the Port Alfred area have been re-opened by the Ndlambe Municipal authorities. Ndlambe Municipal authorities and NSRI continue to urge bathers swimming in the sea and surfers and paddlers to always be cautious and in light of the shark incident at East Beach yesterday, Wednesday, 10th July, a safety advisory remains in place. Bathers, surfers and paddlers around the coastline are always urged to be safety conscious, exercise caution and remain alert when swimming, surfing and paddling in the ocean. This follows a Wednesday, 10th July Shark incident at East Beach, Port …

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Best of the Best in the Eastern Cape

The Royal St Andrews Hotel was announced as the winner of the 2018 Lilizela Best of the Best Hotels in the Eastern Cape, at a glittering awards ceremony held in East London on Thursday, 20 September 2018. The Lilizela Tourism Awards are mainly consumer based. 80% of scoring is based on direct consumer reviews and consumer feedback on various platforms, including votes on the Lilizela Tourism Awards website and TripAdvisor scores received directly from guests upon departure. The Royal St Andrews Hotel owners, Martin and Linda Bekker and management are most proud of this achievement, which …

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Four of Eastern Cape’s top tourism destination within 30 km of…

“Port Alfred is truly the heart of the Sunshine Coast,” says Sunshine Coast board member Wessel Benson in reaction to the presentation of seven prestigious Eastern Cape Lilizela Awards to tourism properties on the Sunshine Coast. The Royal St. Andrews Hotel, of which Benson is the general manager, came first in the four-star hotel category in the Eastern Cape. “This was a hotly-contested category, with eleven properties in the province being nominated. Having the top hotel in Port Alfred itself will help boost tourism to the Sunshine Coast,” he says. Research conducted by the Royal …

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Man missing in surf

Stephen Slade, NSRI Port Alfred deputy station commander, said: At 15h51, Saturday, 26th August, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated following reports of 3 men being swept out to sea at West Beach, Port Alfred. Our NSRI rescue vehicle carrying NSRI rescue swimmers responded to the scene and our sea rescue craft Rescue Eleven Alpha was launched. The SA Police Services, Ndlambe Municipality, EC Government Health EMS, Ndlambe Traffic Services, Ndlambe Fire and Rescue Services and Guardmed private ambulance services responded. On arrival on the scene it was found that 2 young …

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Two Die, Two Survive after commercial fishing boat capsizes

Keryn van der Walt, NSRI Port Alfred duty coxswain, said: At 06h32, Saturday, 19th August, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated following reports of a boat capsized in the Kowie River Mouth (harbour entrance). The sea rescue craft Rescue 11 Alpha was launched and NSRI rescue swimmers were dispatched to the beach. Ndlambe Municipality officials, EC Government Health EMS, the SA Police Services, Ndlambe Fire and Rescue Services and Holistic ambulance services also responded. On arrival on the scene the 26 foot Butt-Cat Hawaii, a commercial fishing boat, was found capsized and …

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Robbers wrong move as off duty SAPS member robbed

5 suspects between the ages of 20 and 30 were arrested after they allegedly robbed an off duty police officer. Items of clothing that he was wearing as well as his cellular phone and wallet were taken from him at knifepoint. He was not injured. During his report to the local SAPS on Sunday morning members of the Port Alfred K9 unit were alerted. They swiftly responded and found all 5 suspects at a home in Nemato. All items were recovered as well as some of the cash that was taken. The suspects will appear in the Port Alfred Magistrates’ Court today. The Cluster Commander of Port Alfred, …

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Lucky rescue of man after falling into river

Stephen Slade, NSRI Port Alfred deputy station commander, said: At 11h52, Tuesday, 13th June, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew dispatched rescue swimmers to the Bushmans River Bridge following reports of a drowning in progress after a man had reportedly fallen into the water from the bridge. EC Government Health EMS, Gardmed ambulance services, Ndlambe Fire and Rescue Services and the SA Police Services responded. On arrival on the scene resuscitation efforts by paramedics on an unidentified adult male were successful and the man was transported to hospital in a critical …

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Port Alfred Security Guard Arrested

A 30-year-old security guard was arrested whilst on duty at a local mall. The suspect faces a charge of business break in. It is alleged that between Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 April, the suspect allegedly broke a window and entered a shop at the Mall to steal 5 blankets and 2 bags to the value of R9000. During the investigation, both bags and 4 blankets were recovered. The suspect will appear in the Port Alfred Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. A 31-year-old male was arrested this morning following charges of malicious damage to property, crimen injuria and common assault being opened …

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Sentences for two rapists welcomed

Port Alfred Cluster Commander Brigadier Morgan Govender welcomed the April sentences of two accused. "Well done investigators! Your detailed and thorough investigation has certainly ensured in securing these sentences. Your dedication has also assisted in restoring community confidence." Damabe Gcobisa(32) was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in the Grahamstown Regional Court. On the 26 February 2016, the accused broke into a home where the victim was and took her at knife point to his home where he raped her. Shortly after the incident was reported, the suspect was …

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Southern Kings Spread the Game in Port Alfred

While on camp in Port Alfred, the Southern Kings took some time out to hold a coaching clinic for school children from the Ndlambe Municipality on Thursday afternoon. Following a positive pre-season camp, the side ended their final training session in Port Alfred by imparting their skills to groups of school children who had eagerly watched the Southern Kings go through their paces for the duration of their last training session before the team moved on to East London. Close to a hundred boys and girls gathered at Station Hill Stadium where they enjoyed an afternoon of fun and training …

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Drivers fed-up with municipality’s broken promises

Buziwe Nocuze from Groundup writes: Taxi drivers and owners say they have been complaining for months about smelly sewerage water spilling out onto the ground at the Port Alfred taxi rank. Taxi owner Zukisa Faliteni said the owners had alerted Ndlambe municipality three months ago but nothing had been done. A driver said a pipe seemed to be broken. "Municipal workers came here several times to fix it but as soon as they leave the smelly water starts again," said the taxi driver. Drivers said the toilets in the taxi rank were not working. "We use the Pick n Pay toilets which are …

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Port Alfred hotel one of Top 5 in SA

Only 15 months after reopening the well-known Royal St. Andrews Hotel in Port Alfred has been ranked fourth among the tripadvisor 2017 Travellers Choice top 25 hotels in South Africa. It is listed ahead of the likes of Cape Town's Queen Victoria Hotel, The Table Bay Hotel and One&Only Hotel, as well as the Saxon in Gauteng, and Fancourt in the Western Cape. Comments by guests on tripadvisor include "Lovely family and conference hotel," and "Great week-end away". "To share the top five ranking with the likes of the Oyster Box in Umhlanga Rocks, the Kapama River Lodge in Limpopo and …

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The Reason why the van Wyk Family holidayed in Port Alfred

Stephen Slade, NSRI Port Alfred deputy station commander, said: At 17h00, Friday, 23rd December, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of a drowning in progress at the Bushmans River Mouth, between Alexandria and Port Alfred, 25km from our Port Alfred sea rescue station. We dispatched our NSRI rescue swimmers in a private vehicle, our sea rescue vehicle towing our sea rescue craft and the EC Government Health EMS, Guardmed ambulance services and the Environmental Beach office responded. On arrival on the scene all persons were out of the water and a …

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See a Gruffalo in Port Alfred

The South African version of Tall Stories' West End hit, The Gruffalo, will play at the Port Alfred High School Hall from 11 to 23 December 2016. For a special holiday treat, join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in the magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The production's catchy songs, lively storytelling, energy and interactive enthusiasm charmed audiences in their sold-out season at the Cape Town Fringe, where The Gruffalo was the biggest grossing production, selling out 6 of its 11 performances. The same …

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Port Alfred welcomes Papillon

At 15h26 on Friday the 17th of September, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated following a request from the the 38 foot catamaran Papillon for an escort into the safety of the Kowie River. Port Alfred station commander Juan Pretorius said,” They are sailing from Port St Francis to Maputo and were worried that they would be caught by the storm which was forecast to come through the area late on Friday.” The crew of two, one from Jeffrey’s Bay and one from Paradise Beach, asked for an escort into the Kowie river where they could safely wait for the bad weather to pass. The Sea Rescue …

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Hefty Sentences for Port Alfred Rapists

Detectives from the Port Alfred Family Violene and Sexual Offences Unit secured hefty sentences in the Port Alfred Regional Court for rape offenders. Manana Olwethu Nocucu aged 24 of Bathurst was found guilty of Assault with intent to do grevious bodily harm, Kidnapping, two counts of Rape, Housebreaking with intent to comit an offence unknown to the State and possession of a dangerous weapon. He was sentenced to a year each for assault and kidnapping and two years for housebreaking and 6 months for possession of a dangerous weapon. For the charges of rape he was sentenced to 15 years and …

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Up the creek without a paddle

At 14h36, Sunday, 31st July, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following reports of a paddler in difficult upstream of the Kowie River in the vicinity of the Mansfield Game Reserve. 4 females, aged in their 20's and believed to be students at the local 43 Air School, had paddled upstream on rented canoes. When they reached their destination one paddler had already dropped off her paddle on the shore (as she was about to get off her canoe) when she and her canoe were swept upstream by wind and without her paddle she was not able to …

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Fatal crash between bakkie and taxi

A culpable homicide case is under investigation following a two-car accident which claimed the life of a 67-year-old man in the early hours of Friday morning. Police were called to the scene, about 10km outside Port Alfred towards Kenton-On-Sea, at about 5am. On arrival they found the two damaged vehicles, a white Ford Bantam and a Nissan minibus taxi, on the side of the road. The driver of the Ford Bantam was certified dead at the scene and rescuers had to use the Jaws of Life to remove his body from the vehicle. He has been identified as Des Kraft, 67, from Alexandria. The …

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