Strand beach
Strand beach
Strand beach
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Community campaign brings safe swim zones to Strand Beach
The installation marks the successful culmination of a nearly 10-year community-driven initiative to establish dedicated safe swimming and surf zones.
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Is it Slade? Family caught between hope and heartbreak after beach body discovery
The discovery of a badly decomposed body on the shoreline at Blue Waters beach in Strandfontein on Monday morning (5 October) has reignited a painful mix of hope and anguish…
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Family pleads to help them ‘bring Slade van der Walt home’
A family’s desperate appeal for help has unified communities across the Western Cape as an emergency crowdfunding campaign was launched to expand search and rescue efforts for 22-year-old Slade van…
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Thousands of ladybirds wash up on Strand Beach in rare coastal phenomenon
Beachgoers along Strand Beach were treated to a rare natural spectacle over the past weekend as thousands of ladybirds washed up along the high-tide mark, with a remarkable number surviving…
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High winds pause Inflatable Super Series at halfway mark
High winds sweeping across the False Bay coastline forced organisers of the PBRSA International Inflatable Super Series 2026 to call an unexpected lay day on Tuesday 29 September, bringing the…
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Commercial pilot saves drowning swimmer off Strand Beach
A local commercial airline pilot has been commended for his life-saving actions after jumping into treacherous rip currents on his surf-ski to rescue a 26-year-old man caught in the surf…
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2026 International Inflatable Super Series heads to Strand and Gordon’s Bay
The Strand and Gordon’s Bay coastline is gearing up for world-class water sports action as Powerboat Racing SA (PBRSA) hosts the 2026 International Inflatable Super Series from 25 September to…
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Family asks community’s help in finding man swept out to sea
The family of Belhar man Slade van der Walt, swept out to sea while rescuing a swimmer at Strand Beach, has appealed for help in the search for him.
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UPDATE: Body recovered at Strand Beach as search continues for second missing man
The search off Strand Beach turned tragic on Thursday morning (3 September) after rescue teams recovered the body of an adult man from the surf zone, believed to be one…
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Desperate search continues for two men swept away at Strand Beach
Police divers and sea rescue teams are continuing search operations for two men who vanished in the surf zone at Strand Beach on Wednesday 2 September, after attempting to save…
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