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News South Africa » Eastern Cape: Shark kills woman swimming off South Africa's Eastern Cape

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Published on: Tuesday 20 October 2026

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A 65-year-old woman was killed by a shark at a popular beach off the coast of South Africa's Eastern Cape province on Tuesday, local authorities said. "A fatal shark ...

News South Africa » Eastern Cape: Shark kills woman in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, prompting beach closures

News channel or source: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/shark-kills-swimmer-off-south-africas-eastern-cape
Published on: Tuesday 20 October 2026

“A fatal shark attack occurred at the Orient Beach this morning, resulting in a tragic loss of a swimmer,” a spokesperson for the local municipality told Reuters. The woman was swimming with a group ...

News South Africa » Eastern Cape: Former Naamsa CEO Mikel Mabasa joins AIDC Eastern Cape board

News channel or source: https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/former-naamsa-ceo-mikel-mabasa-joins-aidc-eastern-cape-board-858043a
Published on: Monday 26 October 2026

The Automotive Industry Development Centre Eastern Cape (AIDC-EC) has appointed former Naamsa CEO Mikel Mabasa and former African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) CEO David Coffey to its ...

News South Africa » Eastern Cape: Whose vision of development counts? South Africa’s Amadiba communities made maps of what matters

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/whose-vision-of-development-counts-south-africas-amadiba-communities-made-maps-of-what-matters-290034
Published on: Saturday 24 October 2026

In South Africa, a remote coastal community has used counter-maps to document wetlands and sacred sites, showing what mining and a toll road threaten to destroy.

News South Africa » Eastern Cape: South Africa to experience high temperatures and scattered thunderstorms

News channel or source: https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/south-africa-experience-high-temperatures-and-scattered-thunderstorms
Published on: Sunday 25 October 2026

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned that high temperatures and scattered thunderstorms are expected across parts of the country this week.

News South Africa » Eastern Cape: Rewilding South Africa’s Eastern Cape—The Man Who Helped Shape A Landscape

News channel or source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahkingdom/2025/09/25/rewilding-south-africas-eastern-capethe-man-who-helped-shape-a-landscape/
Published on: Thursday 25 September 2025

Through the window, I can see a group of rhinos grazing in front of my room. I go outside for a closer look. A few yards away, on the other side of a knee-high electric fence, stands Rodney, a large ...

News South Africa » Eastern Cape: Shark kills swimmer off South Africa's Eastern Cape

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/shark-kills-swimmer-off-south-africa-s-eastern-cape/ar-AA2fEUx8
Published on: Tuesday 20 October 2026

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A 65-year-old woman died after a shark attacked her off the coast of South Africa's Eastern Cape province on Tuesday, SABC reported. The woman was swimming with a ...

News South Africa » Eastern Cape: Shark kills woman swimming off South Africa's Eastern Cape, beaches closed

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/shark-kills-woman-swimming-off-south-africas-eastern-cape-beaches-closed/ar-AA2fFDjJ
Published on: Tuesday 20 October 2026

Officers were called to Orient Beach in KuGompo city, formerly East London, at about 7 a.m., where they found the woman's body, Eastern Cape police spokesperson Col. Siphokazi Mawisa told the ...