Western Cape police have warned Hermanus residents to refrain from taking the law into their own hands after threats were made to about 600 foreigners who were “threatened” and made to “feel unsafe” in their homes on Thursday. The threats follow the discovery of the body of an unknown 20-year-old[…]
One of three men swept off rocks in Hermanus was declared dead after being brought ashore on Tuesday. National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) duty coxswain Jean le Roux said the duty crew and police were mobilised after 5pm after eyewitness reports of the men being swept by waves into the[…]
LOCAL A businessman, who confessed to grooming and raping a 12-year-old girl, has been granted R10 000 bail by the Hermanus Magistrate’s Court, in the Overberg. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson, Eric Ntabazalila, says the grooming had started when the girl was 11 on a social media platform. The 40-year-old[…]
Rescue divers have recovered the bodies of two sisters aged 60 and 61, after what is believed to have been caused by drowning at the Hermanus harbour in Overberg, in the Western Cape. National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says eyewitnesses alerted the Agencies about two bodies floating in[…]
The two firefighters who were injured on Sunday have been treated for an ankle injury and smoke inhalation. Overstrand Fire Chief, Lester Smith, says strong winds could cause more flare-ups in the fires in the Western Cape region on Monday. He says the main area of concern is Hermanus where[…]
Relative calm has been restored in Hermanus with fresh negotiations expected after clashes between authorities and the community earlier on Friday. We are about to clear the last road. The community has agreed to go back to the negotiation table on Monday,” police spokesperson Brigadier Donovan Heilbron said on Friday.[…]
A meeting between Hermanus protesters and Police Minister Bheki Cele broke up abruptly on Friday after Cele gave the community 72 hours to return a police firearm. The pistol was taken from an officer who was hospitalised after a beating at the hands of protesters on Thursday‚ and Cele said[…]
A 32-year-old man was arrested after he was found in possession of a South African Police Service shotgun and ammunition in Zwelihle, Hermanus, on Thursday evening. Western Cape police spokesperson André Traut said the situation in Hermanus had reached a “volatile point” on Thursday evening after an officer was attacked[…]
Eleven people, who face public violence charges related to protests that followed an attempted land claim in Hermanus last month, are to appear in the local Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday to apply for bail. On Tuesday, Menzi Fokazi, Sive Bophani, Qhawe Bawdeza, Fezile Mzimeli, Mncedisi Ntantala, Deyiti Ntshono, Mthuthuzeli Thembani,[…]
Around 20 firefighters were busy containing a vegetation fire in Hermanus on Tuesday morning, an official said. Ground crews were tackling hotspots in the Hemel and Aarde Valley, said Overstrand chief fire officer Lester Smith. The fire started in Fernkloof on Sunday. “On Sunday afternoon, one house was in danger,[…]
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