The Knysna Arts Society, in partnership with the Kunst in the Kas Foundation, is hosting the inaugural Art Catwalk show at Simola Hotel Country Club & Spa on February 12.

Sustainability analyst Ryan Kaye highlights the detrimental impact of anthropogenic fires compared to natural fire cycles that support ecosystem health, while local government officials consider declaring a provincial crisis due to the ongoing drought and wildfire threats.

Knysna municipal manager Lulamile Mapholoba has been placed on precautionary suspension due to a security tender investigation, pending a disciplinary hearing.

The South African Police Service in the Western Cape is investigating fake donation messages circulating in Mossel Bay that misuse the SAPS logo and an officer's name.

Bevan van Druten, accused of murdering former Plettenberg Bay detective Anneke van Heerden, has abandoned his bail application and will be admitted to Valkenberg Hospital for psychiatric evaluation.

Mervyn Bock is accused of murdering his girlfriend, Velia Angelique Strydom, in Knysna. CCTV evidence and a witness account suggest he disposed of her body on December 6 after showing aggression at a club.

The Oakhill Chukka Festival cancellation has caused concern among residents a and business owners as many fear that the service delivery issues and Knysna water crisis will lead to the cancellation of other festivals, resulting in the loss of business.

The NPA is yet to decide on prosecuting Bitou deputy mayor Nokuzola Kolwapi for allegedly discharging a firearm at her son's homecoming, a claim she denies, stating it was a toy gun

​A court battle between a Murray High School teacher and his victim, whom he was found guilty of sexually violating last year in October, has come to rest after magistrate Siyabonga Mazibuko sentenced Thabile Manentsa to 15 years of direct imprisonment.

A video from a high-mast light commissioning event in Bitou's Ward 5 sparked controversy when Deputy Mayor Nokuzolwa Kolwapi and Speaker Mavis Busakwe interrupted Councillor Samkele Mangxaba, as he addressed residents, to stop him from discussing an unrelated firearm discharge incident involving Kolwapi.