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Great white sharks are mostly kept at bay by shark exclusion nets such as this one at Fish Hoek. Photos: Prisma Bildagentur/Getty Images, Rodger Bosch/AFP & Leila Dougan
PLETTENBERG BAY

Plettenberg Bay aftermath: Are sharks the real threat?

A third of sharks and rays in South Africa’s waters are threatened with extinction — mainly due to human activity, such as fishing

  • Eunice Masson
6 min read
Clea and Theresa with their father, Clyde Mallinson. The family spent many happy beach holidays at Crawford’s Cabins in Chintsa East in the 1980s. Photo: Brenda Mallinson
ANNE KNOTT

A holiday for the soul: Home is where the beach is

Revisiting a childhood holiday spot — Chintsa in the Eastern Cape — helped to kickstart recovery from burnout and depression

  • Theresa Mallinson
14 min read
Call of the sea: Marine biologist Dr Sara Andreotti says sharks must be managed as a sustainable resource for our blue economy. Photo: Stefan Els/Matie Media
ALGOA BAY

Why great white sharks are disappearing from South Africa’s coastline

Government panel blames killer whales for the depleted population of great white sharks, but experts say overfishing is the big culprit that is not being addressed

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read
The opportunities and concerns presented by Total’s gas discovery require serious consideration if South Africa is to benefit sustainably from unlocking its economic potential at sea, writes the author. (Mike Hutchings/Reuters)
PLETTENBERG BAY

Looking the Brulpadda in the mouth

It will be years before the fuel produced there can be used — and it will come at a massive environmental cost

  • Staff Reporter
5 min read
In the garden of nature’s delights
GARDEN ROUTE

In the garden of nature’s delights

This tranquil corner of the Garden Route boasts stunning wildlife, an untamed coastline and ­scarcely a soul in sight during the off-peak season.

  • Jane Rosenthal
5 min read
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE

DA and Didata in irregular tender deal

The DA in Plettenberg Bay has allegedly given a company run by a resident in the area a R4.3-million short-term IT contract without a tender.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
ITALTILE

Aviation authority investigating Plett plane crash

The Civil Aviation Authority has sent investigators to look into the cause of an aircraft accident near Plettenberg Bay on Tuesday.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
HELEN ZILLE

Sexwale: ‘Let the rich help fight poverty’

Tokyo Sexwale this weekend promised impoverished residents of Plettenberg Bay that he would establish a dialogue between the rich and the poor.

  • Mandy Rossouw
3 min read
Where the ‘rich’ go to play
PLETTENBERG BAY

Where the ‘rich’ go to play

As an aspirant kugel Lerato Mogoatlhe gets to live out her fantasy holiday in Plettenberg Bay.

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
CAPE TOWN

SA floods kill two, cause millions in damage

Severe floods along South Africa’s southern coast killed two people and caused millions of rand in damage near one of the country’s top tourist attractions, officials said on…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
PLETTENBERG BAY

Man in court over boy’s death in Plettenberg Bay

A man briefly appeared in the Plettenberg Bay Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday in connection with the murder of a six-year-old Johannesburg boy in the coastal resort town. Inspector…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
PLETTENBERG BAY

Man confesses to killing boy in Plettenberg Bay

A 55-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of a six-year-old boy in Plettenberg Bay has confessed to the crime, police said on Monday. Inspector Elgin Antonie said…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read