Plettenberg Bay Plettenberg Bay News
VIDEO: A big Thank you from Plett Volunteers in New HorisonDate: 20/10/2020
The Plett Volunteers group has been working tirelessly over the past 7 months, providing food-relief and long-term sustainability
Planting seeds of knowledgeDate: 19/10/2020
The Raphaeli Waldorf School in Plettenberg Bay went all out this year in celebrating National Garden Day. On Sunday 11 October...
Kampher still missing from Wittedrift after Two MonthsDate: 19/10/2020
It has been two months since Deon Kampher went missing in Wittedrift, Plettenberg Bay, and his family is still hanging...
WATCH: Humpback whale breaches right on cue!Date: 19/10/2020
What an incredible sighting today of a humpback whale breaching in the bay in Plett, and captured on video… thanks to Deanne...
Garden Route is littered with Nurdles, NVT needs your help to keep our beaches cleanDate: 19/10/2020
Nature’s Valley Trust (NVT,) in partnership with Plett Tourism, is urging members of the public to collect nurdles washed away...
Bitou Municipality have been vindicatedDate: 16/10/2020
The MEC for the Western Cape Human Settlements Department, Mr Tertuis Simmers, came down and engaged the Community of Qolweni...
Temporary truce after Five days of rioting in PlettDate: 16/10/2020
What has been described as a five-day “hostage situation” in Plettenberg Bay, wherein a stretch of the N2 through the town was...
Plettenberg Bay and #SafeTravels accreditationDate: 16/10/2020
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) in conjunction with the South African tourism industry, has created a self-certified...
Evening with film director Koos Roets a great success in PlettDate: 16/10/2020
It was a cosy Thursday night on the 1st of October, down at Emily Moon, with Around 50 Plett locals gathered for a night of...
Open letter regarding the misuse of Piesang Valley community centre premisesDate: 15/10/2020
Plett resident MIKE DE KLERK copied CX-PRESS on this email to Bitou Municipality, saying that the matter had first been raised...
African PenguinDate: 15/10/2020
Nature's Valley Trust intern, Meaghan O'Neil gives an overview of the African Penguin in honour of the African Penguin...
Bus passenger busted at Tsitsikamma TollgateDate: 15/10/2020
Concerted efforts to eradicate drug trafficking at major entry points into the Western Cape again yielded positive results when...
Minister claims Bitou continues to mislead public on housing-project factsDate: 15/10/2020
after five days of the Plettenberg Bay N2 being closed for traffic due to rioting by disgruntled residents - Western Cape Human...
Last chance to bid for cameo part in locally-shot 'Ikhapara Hop'Date: 15/10/2020
CINDY Wilson-Trollip of Plett Tourism thanks the lively crowd who joined her team at Emily Moon to meet Pawpaw vir my Darling...
VIDEO: The Groot River mouth after a natural breachDate: 15/10/2020
Enjoy this clip taken of the Groot River mouth on Saturday 12 October 2020 by Nature's Valley Trust...
Khoisan dance fuses with hip-hop in new short filmDate: 15/10/2020
The South African film industry has come calling, and a new short film about traditional Khoisan dance, fusing with modern day...
South Africa: Situation Tense in Plettenberg BayDate: 15/10/2020
Protests over a delayed RDP housing project in Plettenberg Bay have blocked the N2 repeatedly these past few weeks...
Covid-19 bitou sees first death in Four weeksDate: 15/10/2020
The number of Covid-19 related deaths in the Plettenberg Bay (Bitou) district has increased for the first time since...
Human Settlements MEC to engage with Qolweni residents over housing issuesDate: 15/10/2020
Following five days of rioting in Plettenberg Bay by Qolweni residents about their unhappiness with a community housing project...
Qolweni riot suspects to appear in courtDate: 14/10/2020
The four suspects arrested in connection with the recent Qolweni riots are scheduled to appear in the Plettenberg Bay...
Plett peaceful at lastDate: 14/10/2020
After five days of rioting, which saw a stretch of the N2 in Plettenberg Bay closed, the action has been suspended and the...
Mr SA finalist Kyle Hans supports National Mental Health Awareness & Breast Cancer Awareness MonthDate: 13/10/2020
The National Mental Health Awareness and Breast Cancer Awareness Month were celebrated at T' Niqua Stable Inn on Sunday...
Plett sea rescuers hone skillsDate: 09/10/2020
Plettenberg Bay National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) volunteers had a busy few days dealing with emergencies and training...
Bitou boasts best bubblyDate: 08/10/2020
A Plettenberg Bay winery's latest award has cemented the region – a relatively new kid on the block in terms of wine-producing...
It’s time to rediscover Plett with this ultimate Garden Route Bucket List!Date: 08/10/2020
Luckily, South Africa is blessed with epic, world-class tourist destinations, the kind that attracts a steady flow of foreign...
World sight day celebrated with 7 sponsored cataract OPSDate: 07/10/2020
In celebration of World Sight Day on 8 October, the Knysna Lions Club, by virtue of its SightFirst programme, has secured...
The Liz McGrath Collection awarded three top spots in Conde Nast Traveler’s 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards!Date: 07/10/2020
The world’s leading travel publication Condé Nast Traveler, today announced the results of its annual Readers’ Choice Awards...
Stormy seas wash up more nurdlesDate: 06/10/2020
Plettenberg Bay residents have been urged to collect as many “nurdles” as possible after stormy seas brought this plastic...
Video: Clearing Storm in PlettDate: 06/10/2020
The haunting music from Goldfish is the key that holds this whole piece together. They had just played a New Years Eve concert...
Elephant seal chases great white shark in PlettDate: 06/10/2020
The Elephant seal gets its name from its unmistakable swollen, proboscis-like snout of the male, which is used to produce very...
