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At just 17-years-old, Timothy Pawson, a Jbay Academy High School Grade 11 student, has already made waves in the powerlifting scene, demonstrating remarkable talent and determination in his journey from novice lifter to regional and national champion

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Oyster Bay – Station 36, recently had the privilege of welcoming 80 volunteers to their base where they participated in Maritime Emergency Care (MEC) training.

DIE kans dat net één uit ’n honderd duisend mense ’n perfekte stamselskenker vir hom kon wees, het skraal gelyk vir ’n bekende sitrusboer van Patensie. Dis al manier hoe Lourens Ferreira (75) se bloedkanker (leukemie) hok geslaan kon word.

Stulting Primary School continued with their annual community project of reaching out to elderly residents on May 3. Building on last year’s success, they again assembled care packages for the Ons Tuiste Old Age Home in Humansdorp.

The Sarah Baartman District Chess Union will host the Fountains Mall Open, a Fédération Internationale des Échecs-rated (FIDE) tournament, in Jeffreys Bay on May 17 and 18, with 150 participants expected.

One week after the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) was confirmed at a farm outside Humansdorp, the Kouga Municipality has been working hard to ensure the highly contagious disease does not spread to surrounding farms.

Local gym, Edge Fitness, will host various entertainments for a fun-filled day on May 4, from 09:00 to 13:00, at Die Werf, Fountains Mall, to raise funds for JBay Animal Rescue Sanctuary.

ON the beaches of Jeffreys Bay an incredible initiative is making waves, literally. The Jeffreys Bay Surf Alliance (JBSA) surf therapy programme started out as a pandemic feeding scheme in 2021, and has evolved into a therapeutic after-school program

“Ek was die afgelope week Kaap toe, jy weet. Die weer was so mooi, mens kan nie glo daar was onlangs vewoestende storms nie, jy weet.”

AFTER hosting a successful inaugural Coastal Elite Boran Auction on April 27 at Vygieskraal Farm in Jeffreys Bay, the event is expected to be hosted annually. The auction resulted in a turnover of R3.5 million for 11 Eastern Cape cattle…