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Aid arrives for flooded Garden Route
Aid from Gift of the Givers has arrived in the Southern Cape. Many areas have been affected by flash floods.…
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Knysna officials say they have nothing to hide after PP report
Municipal officials in Knysna say they have nothing to hide and are willing to cooperate with any investigations into alleged…
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Man arrested collecting box of drugs from courier firm in Western Cape
An alleged drug dealer’s bold pick up of a consignment of dagga worth nearly R200 000 from a courier company’s…
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COVID-19: Garden Route health authorities worried as cases rise by 95% in last week
The Garden Route district in the Western Cape has seen a 95% increase in COVID-19 cases in the last week.…
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Western Cape sees concerning continued uptick in COVID-19 cases – officials
The Western Cape continues to see a sharp increase in the number of new daily infections and hospitalizations largely driven…
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WC could soon be under siege from Delta variant
The coronavirus Delta variant has been detected in the Cape Town Metro, Garden Route, and Overberg District. Provincial health officials…
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Soldiers deployed to Garden Route beaches to enforce lockdown rules
Police Minister Bheki Cele said soldiers would be deployed to the Garden Route on Wednesday afternoon to help the police…
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Bheki Cele: European beachgoers undermining state’s authority
Police Minister Bheki Cele says the foreign nationals from Europe who were arrested for being in contravention of level 3…
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Beaches still lure many visitors in the Garden Route
Authorities are relying on the cooler weather this morning to dampen people’s urge to visit the beach as part of…
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Soldiers to assist in Garden Route Covid-19 hotspot
Forty soldiers – two groups of 20 each – will arrive in the Garden Route on Tuesday 5 January and…
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WC Premier Winde warns worst of COVID-19 second wave yet to come
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde is warning that the worst of the second wave is yet to come. Provincial infection…
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AfriForum loses court bid to reopen beaches
The North Gauteng High Court has dismissed AfriForum’s application to have the closure of beaches overturned. This after President Cyril…
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DA disappointed by ruling upholding Garden Route beach closures
The Democratic Alliance (DA) said it was disappointed by a ruling upholding beach closures along the Garden Route, but it…
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Dlamini-Zuma: Decision to close beaches doesn’t impact on freedom to trade
Government has maintained that its decision to close certain beaches in hotspot areas as a second wave of Covid-19 infections…
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DA hopes for positive outcome in beach ban case
The Democratic Alliance (DA) remains hopeful that judgement on a challenge to the beach ban will be handed down in…
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South Africans find other ways to cool down after Ramaphosa closes the beaches – Photos
Despite the beaches being closed in the Eastern Cape, Garden Route, and in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africans have found their own…
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Ramaphosa shouldn’t worry about us – Drama as more South Africans occupy rivers and dams for parties
“Police should stay away from rivers and dams as Ramaphosa said nothing about those,” said one citizen. It seems rivers…
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DA and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to square off in court over Cape beach closures
The DA and the national government are set to battle it out in court over the latest Covid-19 regulations which…
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DA wants reasons for beach closures
The DA has extended its deadline for the government to give reasons for closing Eastern Cape and Garden Route beaches.…
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Garden Route disaster management calls on SANDF to help with COVID-19 compliance
The COVID-19 pandemic is cutting a swathe through Garden Route law enforcement, prompting the region’s Disaster Management Centre to plead…
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