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Best of Knysna & Plett: Oakhill School
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (601+ words) BUSINESS NEWS - Oakhill School is grateful and honoured to receive various nominations for this year's Best of Knysna & Plett Readers' Choice Awards. As consecutive winners of the Overall Best Private School in 2024 and 2025, this prestigious recognition reflects the community's continued…...
Pumping surf at Victoria Bay for opening day of the Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro
13+ hour, 52+ min ago (468+ words) GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - The 2026 Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro QS 2 000 and Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro Junior opened in superb conditions at Victoria Bay today, Friday 19 June, with long, clean walls reeling down the point from first light....
IEC urges young voters to register ahead of local government elections
16+ hour, 37+ min ago (416+ words) KNYSNA NEWS - National voter registration weekend for the 2026 local government elections has arrived. The voter registration weekend will take place on 20 and 21 June, with voting stations across South Africa open from 8am to 5pm on both Saturday and Sunday. The Independent Electoral…...
Home Affairs offices open nationwide this weekend to support voter registration
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (375+ words) NATIONAL NEWS - The Department of Home Affairs will extend the operating hours at offices across the country this weekend in support of the Electoral Commission of South Africa's (IEC) voter registration weekend. All Home Affairs offices will be open from…...
Plettenberg Bay caregiver's plea trial set for today, Friday 19 June
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (234+ words) PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - The plea trial of a local caregiver is expected to take place in the Plettenberg Bay Magistrate's Court on Friday 19 June. The caregiver is charged with theft and is alleged to have stolen more than R90 000 from her…...
6 money lessons that won't go out of fashion
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (958+ words) BUSINESS NEWS - Ther'se Havenga, Head of Business Transformation at Savings, contemplates tricks that have stood the test of time. "I like to think of myself as fairly modern. I'm digitally savvy, I've made friends with artificial intelligence and I even…...
Knysna couple escape death after horse collision on N2 outside George
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (316+ words) GEORGE NEWS - A Knysna couple escaped with their lives on the N2 outside George last night, Tuesday 16 June, when their vehicle struck two horses near the York Street/Pacaltsdorp turn-off. The accident happened between 19: 30 and 19: 45 while they were travelling home from…...
Hill-Lewis removes Steenhuisen as agriculture minister
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (767+ words) Journalist Ilse Schoonraad and Dot Ings AGRICULTURE NEWS - Many agriculture role players have welcomed the axing of John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture." Democratic Alliance leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove John Steenhuisen from his post…...
Strait of Hormuz to 'fully reopen' after US-Iran deal ends shipping restrictions
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (675+ words) NATIONAL NEWS - The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most strategically important shipping routes, is set to be fully reopened from Friday after a deal between the United States and Iran hopefully brought an end to the recent conflict…...
NSRI saves missing Buffels Bay surfer
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (389+ words) KNYSNA NEWS - A 33-year-old woman from George who was reported missing while surfing at Buffels Bay near Knysna on Saturday 13 June was safely rescued after having drifted far offshore in rough sea conditions. According to NSRI Station 12s commander, Jerome Simonis,…...