Archive for Sep, 2016

Playful Dog gets Snake ‘Toy’

Playful Dog gets Snake ‘Toy’

30th Sep 2016 at 2:12 pm 0 comments

Great snakes! Snowie the 13-year-old Husky from Langebaan had an unusual playmate recently when a Cobra slithered over for a game. According to Snowy’s owner Cherize Scheepers the Cobra was “wasn’t aggressive at all. But after a while he got really angry…” Cherize tells Melkbos.net how the game between theRead More

Burning House: Woman “stable”

Burning House: Woman “stable”

30th Sep 2016 at 12:10 pm 0 comments

A woman who was saved from a burning house in Kingfisher Close in Melkbosstrand last night is “in a stable condition.” According to the spokesperson for Community Medics Eric de Korte the woman was inside the house with her two huskies when the fire started. “Community Medics along with ER24Read More

NSRI Melkbosstrand 4×4 Day

NSRI Melkbosstrand 4×4 Day

30th Sep 2016 at 11:40 am 0 comments

On 8 October Koeberg Nature Reserve opens its gates for the annual NSRI fundraiser. What to expect? What not! For the sporty • 4×4 enthusiasts, this is your once-a-year opportunity to drive up and down Koeberg’s sand dunes. For those of you who have not done so yet, this isRead More

Window of Opportunity

Window of Opportunity

30th Sep 2016 at 9:59 am 0 comments

Table View police have once again urged people to keep their windows closed and to install and activate an alarm system that is linked to a security company. The warning comes after an early morning robbery in Parklands in which burglars gained access to a house through an open bathroomRead More

A significant percentage of fraud is perpetrated via the internet.

Teens’ Heritage Day Horror

29th Sep 2016 at 3:28 pm 0 comments

A group of four teenagers will always remember 24 September 2016 as the day they were attacked on the beach. Three men, all of them wearing hoodies, approached the teenagers after sunset at Eden on the Bay and a traumatic series of events followed. Ordered to a secluded part ofRead More

A significant percentage of fraud is perpetrated via the internet.

Heritage Day Murder: Suspect Hands himself Over

29th Sep 2016 at 1:53 pm 0 comments

A Heritage Day party in Parklands turned so ugly that it ended in the death of 27-year-old Hillary Okosun … and now the murder suspect (31-years-old) has handed himself over to the police. According to the spokesperson for Table View police Captain Adriana Chandler the party took place on theRead More

Fergie's Pub & Restaurant. Photo: Google

Conwoman Strikes again

29th Sep 2016 at 12:27 pm 1 comment

A smooth operator that cons shop-owners out of money has struck again. The woman, who is described as “very large” and approximately 31 years old, recently conned Fergie’s Pub & Restaurant in Table View out of R3900. The owner of Fergie’s Pub, Marian Ferguson, was not at the pub onRead More

Pastor Ernest Snyders. Photo: Facebook

Crusade: Miracle Child’s Mom takes Part

28th Sep 2016 at 7:04 am 0 comments

MALMESBURY – A five day (29 Sept-4 Oct) religious revival for farm workers starts in Malmesbury district tomorrow. The person responsible for initiating the “Signs, Wonders and Miracles” crusade is Alta Smith, the mother of Tiana-Leigh Smith who was born with the incurable ABCA3 lung disease. Smith will be preachingRead More

Soaring Medical Costs enough to make one Sick

Soaring Medical Costs enough to make one Sick

27th Sep 2016 at 5:21 pm 0 comments

Life is going to become even harder for the ordinary South African next year. Businesstech.co.za reports that medical scheme giant Discovery Health has announced that its premiums will increase between 7.8% and 14.9%. The increases are as follow: Executive and Comprehensive plans are set to increase by 11.9% The CoastalRead More

R4.5 Million Abalone Bust

R4.5 Million Abalone Bust

27th Sep 2016 at 4:24 pm 0 comments

What a load of abalone! A Chinese and Zimbabwean national were arrested this morning after police searched a house in Gordon’s Bay and found abalone and equipment valued at over R4.5 million inside the house. The house was allegedly used as an illegal abalone processing facility. Over 26015 units ofRead More

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