DA to inspect sewerage spill flowing into Swartkops river in Uitenhage Tomorrow, Friday 28 February 2020, DA NMB Spokesperson for Infrastructure and Engineering, Councillor Masixole Zinto, and Winterhoek Constituency Leader, MPL Marshall von Buchenroder, joined by Uitenhage DA Public Representatives, will conduct an oversight inspection in Uitenhage, where there is raw sewerage flowing into the Swartkops River. This specific spill has reportedly been flowing for more than a year, with raw … [Read more...] about Who wants to see Sewage running into the Swartkops River?
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Swartkops River’s Golden Gate Bridge
I confess - this article originally started as a concept for April Fools Day - as a follow up to this recent article on MyPE: Could THIS be the real reason why the Swartkops River is so polluted? - but the more I looked at that choked Swartkops River Mouth the more I thought that the key to unlocking waterfront living AND ensuring that healing cleaning salt water can range far up the Swartkops River is to unchoke the Swartkops River mouth. Aerial shots show that the road along the coast from … [Read more...] about Swartkops River’s Golden Gate Bridge
Two men jump off Swartkops River railway bridge – one body recovered
At 14h30 on Sunday 12 October, NSRI Port Elizabeth volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from EC Government Health EMS reporting that they were on the scene at Swartkops River railway bridge, approximately a mile upstream from Swartkops River Mouth, where two men were reportedly missing in the river according to eye-witnesses. It appears that a local man aged in his early 20's had reportedly jumped off the bridge into the river but never surfaced. We … [Read more...] about Two men jump off Swartkops River railway bridge – one body recovered
Child disappears in Swartkops River
On Wednesday, 01 January, at 14h33, NSRI Port Elizabeth and Police, including a Police Dive Unit, responded to the Swartkops River where it was reported that a child had disappeared under water after being caught in the river currents. NSRI Port Elizabeth launched a sea rescue craft 2 km downstream from the incident, which had occurred 5km upstream, of the Swartkops River Mouth and Police divers were escorted to the scene aboard the sea rescue craft where a search commenced for a 12 year old … [Read more...] about Child disappears in Swartkops River
5 Rescued as boats capsize in Swartkops River mouth
At 07h02 today the NSRI Port Elizabeth volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of red distress flares sighted in the vicinity of the Swartkops River Mouth, North of Port Elizabeth, with unconfirmed eye-witness reports of a boat capsized. NSRI Port Elizabeth volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched the sea rescue craft Rescue 6 Alpha and Guardmed private ambulance services responded. On arrival on-scene NSRI found that 2 boats had reportedly hit unidentified … [Read more...] about 5 Rescued as boats capsize in Swartkops River mouth
No Rain, Yet Stormwater Canal Runs With Water?
On Tuesday 15 February I accompanied Conrad and Rainer from Ocean Messengers up and down the Swartkops River. We were very kindly escorted by Gustav from Marine and Coastal Management. Meeting up at Redhouse we burbled along down towards Swartkops. At the bend downstream from Redhouse I began to smell a particularly sulphurous and, sadly, familiar smell which only increased in intensity as we approached the Motherwell Stormwater Canal. Now this area of Port Elizabeth last had rain more … [Read more...] about No Rain, Yet Stormwater Canal Runs With Water?
