By Yolande Stander and Hendrick Mphande The devastating fires that wreaked havoc in Knysna and Plettenberg Bay in June, destroying hundreds of properties and claiming several lives, were man-made. This is according to the findings of the…
CAPE Town-based company Retail Capital is stepping up to aid small business owners in Knysna. The fire has left many businesses damaged and struggling. After a dispatch team from Retail Capital visited the area, the following statistics…
A Knynsa resident spent Monday afternoon digging up parts of the Noetzie nature reserve. Wendy Dewberry‚ an environmentalist‚ has not lost her mind – she is trying to prevent new fires from spreading along the Garden Route. Dewberry…
In a tale of survival against the odds a 16-year-old cat with burnt paws was reunited with her owners on a smallholding that was surrounded by flames during the devastating fires in Knysna. Gemma‚ the tenacious cat who found her way home…
AS THE Knysna fires raged on leaving destruction in its wake, the East London community were busy mobilising, hard at work collecting, sorting and sending relief items to those affected by the fires. Throughout the city, schools,…
Pupils given outlet for night or terror in bold murals series If a picture can say a thousand words, then murals painted by pupils at Knysna High School tell a dramatic story of the terror, trauma and caring they experienced on the night…
Woodridge College will start rebuilding immediately, after the devastating fires that destroyed about half of the school buildings at the weekend. “We need to get back on track,” preparatory school headmaster Trevor von Berg said…
DEVASTATING KNYSNA FIRES The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) dispatched our Disaster Teams early this morning from Alberton in Gauteng to assist animals affected by the devastating fires in the Knysna area in the Western Cape. Many…
