Mossel Bay Advertiser
Mossel Bay tightens its taps
Assuming the water consumption remains constant and there is no rainfall, Mossel Bay is currently left with about 380 days of water. This is based on the average daily consumption - 25.87 million litres - measured during November 2025, said the...
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Mosselbaai BRAND
Die veldbrand wat op Maandag 5 Januarie in Mosselbaai begin het, het tonele van wydgesaaide verwoesting in verskeie woondele tot gevolg gehad. Die brand het sy ontstaan langs die N2 naby Kwanonqaba gehad en Dinsdag na Aalwyndal, Island View en...
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Só deel jy roomys!
Wanneer laas het jy ’n roomys in iemand se gesig gedruk? Of een in jóú gesig gehad? Ons daag jou uit om hierdie vakansie die kind in jou hart minstens een keer los te laat en só iets te probeer! ’n Roomys of ander kinderlike vreugde gaan nie alle...
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Mossel Bay twins welcome babies on their birthday
For their 32nd birthday on Tuesday 9 December, identical twin sisters Karla van der Linde and Theandi Esterhuizen received extra special gifts: both delivered a baby girl at the Life Bay View Private Hospital in Mossel Bay on the same day. Read the...
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Dino’s duik by Santos op
Dinosourusse? Op Santos?! Sowaar! Matriekbaai is nou allesbehalwe prehistories, maar selfs dinosourusse, of sal ’n mens sê ‘Santosourusse’, is vanjaar by dié partytjieweek wat vir die vierde keer in Mosselbaai gehou is, geïnkorporeer. Hierdie...
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After-effects of wildfire devastating
A search-and-rescue operation for the wildlife caught in the devastating wildfires in the Dana Bay greenbelts on 25 November saw 10 animals rescued, but about 90 found dead. The operation, facilitated by the Dana Bay Conservancy, Wildlife Crime...
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100th birthday celebrations
With her life deeply entrenched in Mossel Bay and parts of its history, Susan Kathleen Johnson celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday 15 November. A birthday celebration was held at her home in Santos Haven the day before with family members,...
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Sy is Heiderand se seëlkoningin
’n Inwoner van Heiderand, Marie Schäfer (91), besit waarskynlik die grootste posseëlversameling in die hele Mosselbaai-gebied. Toe Mossel Bay Advertiser haar by haar woning besoek, was dit gou duidelik waarom: sy het letterlik duisende derduisende -...
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Kaskar spoils shared
The funds raised by the four greater Mossel Bay CPFS during the Marsh Street Kaskar Race on 30 August have all gone towards sports balls, which were handed over to six schools in the area. Along with some members of the Kwanonqaba Police Station and...
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Spirit of Kwa is alive and proud
“The idea was simple: let’s unite, clean up and show the world that Kwanonqaba is full of life, pride and good people.” These were the words of Walter Blaq, a Kwanonqaba resident, community activist, podcaster and the driving force behind the Visit...
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Fire halts 10-year milestone
The 35 employees of La Peron Visskerm, which suffered a structural fire on Sunday 12 October, will be supported. This was confirmed by the restaurant’s owners, Dietlof Henn and Dean van der Walt. Henn and Van der Walt told Mossel Bay Advertiser their...
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Hoe staan Mosselbaai se watersake?
Met net drie maande in die jaar oor is die Mosselbaai-gebied tans 248,4 mm onder sy gemiddelde langtermynreënvalsyfer van 435 mm per jaar. Só staan sake tot en met 7 Oktober. Wayne Venter, ’n voorspeller vir die Suid-afrikaanse Weerdiens (SAWD), het...
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Mother’s ‘star of tomorrow’ killed
These were the words of Zizipho Gwangxube, the grieving mother of the oneyear-old Likhwezilomso, who died after he was hit by a minibus taxi while playing with some children in a cul-de-sac in Sukula Street, Kwanonqaba, last Friday afternoon, 26...
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Nasa astronaut lands in Mossel Bay
Aerospace engineer and Nasa astronaut Susan Kilrain (63) touched down in Mossel Bay on Wednesday 17 September as a guest speaker for the Living Maths 2025 Space Tour. Hailing from the United States, Kilrain is one of only three women, and at the age...
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Groot-brak se roosterkoekkoningin
Ella Losper (67) se hande maak al vir net so duskant ’n halfeeu lank roosterkoek. “Ek is ’n Karoonaar, en my ma [Katryna Prins] het my van 18 jaar af geleer roosterkoek braai. Toe mamma dood is, toe vat ek my baby suster [Martha Wyles]; nou ek het...
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Woonstelmoord skok familie
Die familie van die vrou wat in haar Ocean View-woonstel in die middedorp van Mosselbaai vermoor is, sê hulle is geweldig geskok oor die voorval. Polisiebeamptes moes op Maandag 1 September die deur van die woonstel in Crookstraat, waar die slagoffer,...
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Tweede tragedie tref ASLAPARK-GESIN TWEEDE SEUN OOK VERMOOR
’n Sewentienjarige seun wat Sondag noodlottig met ’n mes gesteek is, se ouers beleef ’n tweede moordtragedie - drie jaar na die vorige een. Hagan Brits se ouer broer, Rowano (18), het sy ouers, Hazel Dean Brits en Reginold Everts, vroeg op Sondag 24...
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Nuwe pad beplan
Die Hartenbos Seefront kan binne die volgende jaar of twee ontwikkeling ondergaan. Konstruksie aan ’n nuwe pad parallel met Dalmanutharylaan (wat Paardekraal- en Port Natallaan aan die Atkv-kant van die Seefront verbind) sal ook na verwagting in 2026...
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Van sub A tot sub aftrede
The Mossel Bay man who was attacked and bitten by a Cape fur seal during the late afternoon of Friday 8 August while fishing at Dana Bay's First Beach says he never saw the seal coming. Roger Constance (58) was fishing with a friend when the seal...
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Dog survives gunshot in raid
A two-year-old pit bull from Mossel Bay recently received a new ‘leash’ on life and a brand-new name after a close shave with death - no less than a bullet to the chest. Originally named Meisie, the pit bull was given her new name, Bullet, by her...
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Elephant being monitored
Following the tragic death of Gondwana Private Game Reserve’s CEO and coowner, FC Conradie, on Tuesday 22 July, the reserve’s management has stated that the elephant involved is currently being monitored. Conradie (39), who has been described by those...
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Two found dead next to Louis Fourie
Two men in their 20s were shot and killed in an open field next to Louis Fourie Road in Asla Park, KwaNonqaba on Wednesday night, 16 July. The victims, identified as Aphelele Qhagana (22) and Ayanda Dlongwe (25), sustained multiple gunshot wounds to...
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Mossel Bay mourns Keano Brown (23)
The murder of a 23-year-old Mossel Bay local, Keano Brown, has devastated the community, with messages expressing grief and condolences to his family and friends flooding social media this week. Brown was stabbed in Cob Street, Ext 13, on Sunday...
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Op 91 steeds kaatjie van die gholfbaan
Op 91-jarige ouderdom verwag die wêreld nie meer fisies baie van jou nie, wat nog te sê van drie (soms vier) maal ’n week gholf speel! Annette Meyer word op 12 September 92, en het al sedert die 1970’s ’n passie vir dié spel. Meyer is al meer as 50...
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PA se Prins kraai koning in wyk 9
Die PA het hierdie week met sy oorwinning in wyk 9 sy eerste wyk in Mosselbaai gewen. Volgens die onafhanklike verkiesingskommissie (OVK) het 51,52% van die stemme aan die PA se Luhein Prins (Shorty) gegaan. Wyk 9 was voor dié verkiesing onder...
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Rugbyspeler doodgesteek
Barbarians-rugbyspeler Leroy Koopman (32) is enkele ure voor sy drie kinders op Sondag, 15 Junie, saam met hom Vadersdag kon vier, voor sy grootmaakouma en -oupa se huis op Mosselbaai vermoor. Wat presies tot die voorval in Adriaanslaan aanleiding...
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2 641 plants, plus animal skins seized
A total of 2 641 plants, 516 of which belong to 16 different endangered species, were discovered when the police led a raid of a shipping container in KwaNonqaba, Mossel Bay. This is according to police spokesperson, Sergeant Chris Spies. Leon...
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Danabaai-park - ja of nee?
Danabaai kry dalk in die toekoms ’n gemeenskapspark neffens die OK Grocer in Floraweg. Die erf waarop dit sal wees (sou alles in plek val) se waarde is R9 720 000 en die geskatte ontwikkelingskoste van die park is R5 400 000. Dié aankondiging is met...
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Mikeva fire: What next?
The employees of Mossel Bay’s Mikeva Hyper, which was gutted in a fire on Tuesday, will be supported, it was confirmed in a meeting of management and staff yesterday, Thursday 29 May. Da Gamaskop Police are investigating a case of arson. Brian...
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Father mourns daughter (3)
What began as an afternoon of play ended in heartbreak last week Wednesday, when a three-year-old girl, Okwenam Jakuja, was killed in a hit-and-run accident near her home in Mossel Bay. Okwenam had been playing with a ball alongside her older sister,...
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Parrot takes himself on a play date
A local parrot made his way down to The Point in Mossel Bay, taking himself on an overnight play date at the jungle gym. The 13-week-old African grey parrot had sneakily escaped his temporary home at a pet shop on Saturday morning, 10 May, leaving the...
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Two children die in fire
The 7de Laan community in KwaNonqaba is reeling from the devastating fire that claimed the lives of two young siblings on Monday night and the family has asked for privacy and the space to grieve. The bodies of a nine-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl...
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GouRits-tRaGedie steeds ’n raaisel
Die omstandighede van ’n bootramp wat tussen Saterdag en Sondag, 26 en 27 April, op die see naby Gouritsmond gebeur het - en minstens een lewe geëis het - bly steeds ’n raaisel. Rikus Bester (47) en Robert John Hemphill (58), beide ervare vissermanne,...
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The story of my garden
“I am a farmer by DNA.” Standing among the bountiful rows of vegetables in Farai Munyangadzi's backyard, one would have to agree with this statement he made. Munyangadzi was called an “inspiring agricultural innovator” by Mossel Bay Municipality's...
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BuFFAlo RAlly ‘herd’ hits town
The smell of petrol and a sea of motorcycles filled The Point in Mossel Bay last Saturday, 12 April, with Buffalo Rally bikers waving to the crowds watching from the roadside. The rally took place from Thursday, 10 April to Sunday. Many bikers were...
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Spotlight on development plan
Information sessions on the proposed Louis Fourie Corridor Project drew intense scrutiny and a number of probing questions from the public this week. This development in Mossel Bay is planned for south of Louis Fourie Road, in the area between Flora...
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Yes, you can!
An advanced scuba diver, who has been partially paralysed in her legs since 2010, has realised her dream of diving again. Assisted by a team of instructors and divers, Sanet Taljaard donned scuba gear and took to the water again at the harbour in...
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Metaalverklikker red die dag
As daar nou iets is wat jy nie die dag ná jou troue wil verloor nie, is dit sekerlik jou trouring. Vir sowat twee ure op Saterdag, 22 Maart, het Tiaan Bosch gedink dít is dalk sy lot. Tiaan en sy vrou, Christasha, 'n paartjie van Bapsfontein in...
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TOUTREKKERS trek saam vir SA’s
Suid-Afrika se junior toutrekkers sê mekaar dié naweek op Mosselbaai se Van Riebeeck Stadion die stryd aan. 'n Indrukwekkende 385 spanne van regoor die land het vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Junior Toutrek Kampioenskappe ingeskryf - 'n nuwe rekord vir...
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Hofvertragings wek kommer
Sommige gemeenskapveiligheidsorganisasies het onlangs hul kommer uitgespreek oor tolkdienste by die Mosselbaailanddroshof. Lede van die Hersham-buurtwag, Outeniqualand-plaaswag asook die Hersham eienaars- en inwonersvereniging sê hulle is bekommerd...
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Police caseloads ‘impossible’
With the 13 detectives at the KwaNonqaba Police Station estimated to have up to 300 dockets each, the work situation has been deemed "impossible". The information on the hundreds of cases came to light after members of the community in the KwaNonaqaba...
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Police statistics: rise in assault cases
There was an increase in cases of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) from October to December last year, compared with the same period the year before, at all police stations in the greater Mossel Bay area. The number of new cases...
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High Court rejects bid to open
The newly-built filling station at Hart & Bosch Village is not allowed to operate until a decision regarding the setting aside of a notice about non compliance is made. A notice, stating that the fuelling station was not compliant with environmental...
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Previous attacks in the area
l 5 February 2025 - A man was walking along Louis Fourie Road, near the Boland Park turnoff, at about 08:00, when he was robbed of his cellphone by two men, one armed with an a[e. 30 December 2024 - l A 54-year-old man was robbed of a cellphone by...
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‘Blommie’ in vlak graf begrawe
Felicia Micheals (15) se moordenaar/s het honderde meter met haar liggaam deur digte bosse gestap en by 'n steil sandbank met los klippe afgegaan, voor haar liggaam in 'n vlak graf in 'n afgesonderde gebied buite Brandwag agtergelaat is. Micheals, ook...
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Beach bliss
It was as if multiple blessings and grace were poured out on two families as they enjoyed a beautiful wedding and 21st birthday party in perfect conditions at Santos Beach on 25 January. Bride Robin-Lee Janse and groom JC Adendorf were joined in holy...
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25 messteke: slagoffers vertel
Twee Mosselbaaiers wat Saterdag in die parkeerterrein van OpiSpoor Restaurant en Pub op Groot Brak met ‘n mes aangeval is, het verskeie ernstige wonde opgedoen. ‘n Kliënt, Hugo Botha is na toemaaktyd altesaam 12 keer met ‘n mes gesteek. Die bestuurder...
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It’s raining Grade 1s
The rain didn't dampen the bright smiles of Grade 1s and Rs on their first day of school on Wednesday, 15 January. The excited children made friends and got stuck into colouring in and other exercises their teachers had prepared for them. See more...
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CRIME ZONE
After holidaymakers were robbed of their cellphones and one of them was stabbed on Dias Beach, Mossel Bay, on 27 December, members of the public called for “high crime zone” warning signs to be put up in that area. Members of the public posted their...
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Kersvader gereed vir Somerkersfees
Hier op Mosselbaai geniet ons 'n heerlike Somerkersfees; en sekere inwoners se versierings weerspieël presies dit! Reebok-inwoner, Jenny Bunyan, se huis in Blouwildebeesstraat is een só huis. Kersvader het miskien besef hy gaan nie in sy wintersjas...
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Police find car in 24 hours
An 18-year-old Free State resident, visiting Mossel Bay with two friends for the Matriekbaai, has said she was relieved and "very happy" to have her stolen vehicle recovered and returned, and the alleged thief arrested within 24 hours of the theft...
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Matriekbaai: Die soet én suuR
Die matrieks, die matrieks... Inwoners en betrokkenes is klaarblyklik in twee kampe oor dié jonges, wat die afgelope paar dae te sien en te hoor is. Mossel Bay Advertiser het Woensdagaand saam met Philip Mattheus, voorsitter van die Da Gamaskop...
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Ons matrieks is klaar!
As jy toevallig die oorverdowende gejuig van stemme dié week gehoor het, is daar 'n goeie kans dat dit 'n matriekleerder of twee was, wat hul skoolloopbane vaarwel roep. Die laaste vraestelle is amptelik Woensdag afgehandel, maar die meerderheid van...
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Fatal stabbiNgs two in court
Two people, one a schoolboy (18), appeared in court this week following the fatal stabbing of two young men in separate incidents in Dube Street in Asla Park, Mossel Bay, on Sunday, 17 November. University of Johannesburg student, Sisipho Kanuka (20),...
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Is hieR!
Die Ironman 70.3-kompetisie wat Sondag na Mosselbaai kom, gee nie net vir die dórp 'n ekonomiese inspuiting nie, maar ook vir liefdadigheid. Twee spanne wat vir liefdadigheid deelneem, is die Iconic Ysters en Eden Protocol. Die Iconic Ysters bestaan...
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Pille in skyfies ondersoek
Daar was 'n groot oproer op GrootBrakrivier vandeesweek ná pille glo in pakkies skyfies gevind is, wat na bewering by spazawinkels aangekoop is. Die verskaffer Truda Foods is een van die handelsmerke wat daarmee verbind word, maar het dit onomwonde...
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Park tortoises had ‘respiratory tract disease’
While questions remain unanswered regarding the Harry Giddey Park animals and the number of tortoises euthanised, Mossel Bay Advertiser has been reliably informed that the contagious disease that affected the park's tortoises was mycoplasma, also known...
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Park tortoises euthanised
A large number of tortoises from Harry Giddey Park have had to be euthanised by the Garden Route SPCA (GRSPCA) Mossel Bay branch. This follows a handover of the tortoises by the Mossel Bay Municipality, which is the authority over the park, to the...
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Kwa Police Station still in dire state
KwaNonqaba Police Station management and staff are still waiting for a new station, despite their dire work conditions, which they have endured for several years. The station serves the most densely populated community and the largest geographical...
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Seal victim has 31 bite wounds
Following three seal attacks at two Mossel Bay beaches on one day, one of the victims told Mossel Bay Advertiser how he was badly bitten multiple times and, if not for his weight and size, might not have survived. Steven Macdonald (56) was bitten on...
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Rabies in seal, unborn pup
In what has been termed "a groundbreaking and unprecedented discovery" by local vets and the Stranded Marine Animal Rescue Team (S.M.A.R.T.), a seal found at The Point, and its unborn pup both tested positive for rabies. Hartenbos Animal Hospital's...
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We’ve got spirit!
Staff from police stations in the region, including those from Mossel Bay, celebrated Heritage Month at the garden Route district police headquarters in george. the personnel from the 21 police stations and units in the district wore traditional attire...
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Reebok dog owners face charges
A man made a brief appearance in the Mossel Bay Municipal Court on Thursday, 12 September, following multiple complaints from Reebok residents about his dogs and allegations that they were not walked on leashes in public and had attacked several...
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14 murders in Kwa in six months
KwaNonqaba Police recorded the most murders in the Mossel Bay area from January to June this year. There were 14 murders. This is according to national crime statistics released by the police. There were eight murders from January to March and six...
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