Top 10 hidden gem beaches that deserve a visit in December iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With its busiest tourism season just a month away, water-scarce Port Alfred’s plight just got a little more desperate this week after the Ndlambe municipality failed in its high court bid to force a contractor to resume water production at its vital desalination plant Quality Filtration Systems in September stopped all work on the “emergency” reverse osmosis system which has been billed as an important part of the solution to crippling water shortages in the popular seaside hamlet.
I am still reflecting on a quote from urban artist and social commentator Banksy “if you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.” My leave has been accumulating at work and company policy suggests use it or forfeit. So I am taking a break. No surprise, I have headed off for a remote patch of coastline.
Quick thinking saves man from drowning iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An eagle-eyed rugby spectator, a pink buoy and a forward-thinking trainee rescue swimmer banded together at the weekend to help save a man’s life after he was swept off the West Pier in Port Alfred.