Bevan van Druten, a well-known artist from the Garden Route, appeared in Plettenberg Bay magistrate’s court accused of murdering his recent partner, Nicky van Heerden.

Bitou deputy mayor Nokuzola Kolwapi’s explosive festive-season scandal — allegedly firing a gun at her son’s umgidi homecoming ceremony — dominated the municipality’s first council sitting of 2026.

Three firefighters have sustained injuries, with one being hospitalised for smoke inhalation after the fire that broke out in Mossel Bay this week.

A family holiday meant for connection and bonding ended in tragedy over the festive season when a car accident claimed the lives of two children.

A simple prayer session and Bible study in Bossiesgif, Plettenberg Bay, grew into a community garden, where older women and men now gather to socialise and plant crops together.

Bitou deputy mayor Nokuzola Kolwapi has come out in defence of a video circulating on social media showing her firing a gun in the air during her son’s ulwaluko ceremony.

Two athletes lost their lives on Sunday while competing in the Ironman 70.3 Mossel Bay triathlon.