Bodyboarding event to go ahead despite sharks
THE NSRI in Plettenberg Bay will remain on high alert this week as the Wedge Classic bodyboarding tournament kicks off amid reports of increased shark activity.
THE NSRI in Plettenberg Bay will remain on high alert this week as the Wedge Classic bodyboarding tournament kicks off amid reports of increased shark activity.
THE deadly Rift Valley fever is spreading rapidly in the Eastern Cape and has reached as close to Nelson Mandela Bay as Humansdorp and the Tsitsikamma area.
A pure bred stallion called Nassar, originally from the Roodefontein Arab Stud Farm in Plett, was returned to safety after suffering traumatic experiences at the hands of youngsters in the nearby neighbourhood of Kranshoek.
THE community of smallholders who own properties on the Airport Road near Kranshoek are up in arms over the apparent neglect and abuse suffered by horses in Kranshoek – an ongoing situation that culminated two weeks ago in the senseless death of a beautiful, well-known and well-loved Anglo-Arab mare named Lady.
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AT least 6000 hectares of mainly indigenous fynbos have been destroyed by wildfires sweeping across the Garden Route, and firefighters were still battling last night to contain a number of massive blazes that were raging out of control.
THE SPCA and Plettenberg Bay police are investigating animal cruelty charges against a Kurland Village tavern owner who allegedly emptied his handgun into an Alsatian and then left the severely wounded dog to suffer.