One person was killed and four others were rushed to hospital after a car accident on the N2 between Amalinda and Nahoon Dam on Friday morning after the driver of a silver Suzuki Ertiga lost control and the car rolled about 50m down a steep embankment on Friday morning. Emergency personnel had to use pneumatic equipment to free the injured from the overturned vehicle.
Entries have been streaming in at a steady rate for the 2023 Surfers Challenge taking place on Saturday, and in the process a picture of the likely head-to-head racing is taking shape. The Daily Dispatch had a discussion with 2012 men’s winner Awonke Bungu, who indicated he would be racing the traditional Surfers from Kwelera to Nahoon for the first time since he had won.
Local surfers who have been in the water long enough know what it's like when four assorted Johnsons paddle out (Tristan, Jethro, Orin, Tyrell) if not with their sister Jasmine making it five or brother-in-law Warren making six. The Johnson clan's talent pool is formidable and your wave count might take a dive.
In January 2022 the Nahoon Estuary Forum successfully obtained a court order against Buffalo City Metro (BCM), giving the municipality 180 days to address the continuous sewage spills into the Nahoon River from the Nompumelelo township in Beacon Bay.