Guy Rogers

South Africa

Senior Reporter at The Herald Port Elizabeth

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DA challenges ANC’s rejection of proposal to decrease elective surgery backlogs

1 week ago | theherald.co.za | Guy Rogers |Eugene Coetzee

CRISIS SITUATION: The elective surgery waiting list at Livingstone Hospital stands at 1,300 people, and only 48 can be attended to annually. A medical emergency helicopter lands during a recent drill at the hospital The DA has challenged the ANC’s rejection of its proposal to reduce the list of patients waiting for elective surgery at state hospitals in the Eastern Cape. The DA’s Jane Cowley said the situation at two of the Eastern Cape’s biggest hospitals highlighted the crisis.
East Cape conservation visionary ‘goes home’

1 week ago | theherald.co.za | Guy Rogers |Mike Holmes

Premium The father of Eastern Cape conservation, who guided the first purchases of marginal farmland in the early 1990s that today underpins the province’s multibillion-rand eco-tourism sector, has died. Four-hundred people attended the send-off on Wednesday last week for Bill “Tick” Fowlds, 88, at the sixth-generation family homestead Leeuwenbosch, now a lodge in the Amakhala Game Reserve, after a family funeral service at the Leeuwenbosch Chapel ...
Wildest swim ever up the Kariega River

2 weeks ago | theherald.co.za | Guy Rogers

Premium The Eastern Cape’s vibrant open water swimming sector forged ahead at the weekend with the inaugural 6.5km wild swim experience up the Kariega River through the Sibuya Game Reserve. Billed as “the wildest swim of your life”, the event on Saturday began at riverside pub and restaurant Horns Up, just outside the reserve, and took swimmers upriver through the distinctive Kariega horseshoe to finish at Sibuya’s Forest Camp...
Harrowing claims of historical sexual abuse at Nelson Mandela Bay orphanage

2 weeks ago | theherald.co.za | Guy Rogers

Harrowing claims of historical sexual abuse at Nelson Mandela Bay orphanage Man, 55, alleges he was abused by trainee teacher as a child at Nazareth House Premium By Guy Rogers - 30 April 2025 A man residing in the UK is pursuing a civil lawsuit against the Sisters of Nazareth, alleging that he was sexually abused as a child while living in an orphanage they operated in Gqeberha.
New nature reserve opens up Bushman's River biodiversity corridor

2 weeks ago | theherald.co.za | Guy Rogers

New nature reserve opens up Bushman's River biodiversity corridor Brad and Alice Preserve near Alexandria linked to Tanglewood Conservation Area in rewilding project Premium By Guy Rogers - 29 April 2025 A key new nature reserve has been unveiled and fences have been lowered in a pioneering conservation corridor on the Bushman’s River which has the backing of a powerful US investor.
‘Hell in Paradise’ dad guilty of more than 700 charges

3 weeks ago | theherald.co.za | Guy Rogers

Premium Justice, at last, has shattered the dark secrets that once cloaked a Paradise Beach home — now infamously known as the “house of horrors”. The 56-year-old father, his face gaunt and his long grey hair scraped back, was found guilty of more than 700 counts of rape, sexual assault, human trafficking, possession and production of pornography, and exposing children and people with mental disabilities to the explicit material...
Safety, diversity and family fun mark Splash Festival

3 weeks ago | theherald.co.za | Guy Rogers |Fredlin Adriaan

Safety, diversity and family fun mark Splash Festival Premium By Guy Rogers - 22 April 2025 The 2025 Easter long weekend Splash Festival was a resounding success, attracting 200,000 people with a mix of good music, tasty food and inclusive fun from cooking demonstrations to sandcastle-building competitions. On Monday morning, despite the cool and overcast weather, people were still arriving for the last few hours of the Splash — and by noon the Kings Beach venue was full again...
Oyster Bay residents fuming over sand mining plan

3 weeks ago | theherald.co.za | Guy Rogers

Oyster Bay residents fuming over sand mining plan Premium By Guy Rogers - 22 April 2025 Residents of the Eastern Cape coastal hamlet of Oyster Bay are up in arms about an application to mine a portion of a pristine beach in front of the town. Situated between Cape St Francis and Tsitsikamma, the town is a favourite for seaside holidays and recreational shore fishing...
Drop in tourist bed nights troubles sector

3 weeks ago | theherald.co.za | Guy Rogers |Andisa Bonani |Fredlin Adriaan

Drop in tourist bed nights troubles sector Operators confirm metro report showing post-Covid decline, call for authorities to up ante against crime and decay Premium By Guy Rogers and Andisa Bonani - 22 April 2025 “We have so much to offer but it is getting lost in crime, grime and under-policed regulations.” This is the shared sentiment of accommodation, marketing and heritage tourism operators in Nelson Mandela Bay who believe the metro is sleeping on its potential to be a holiday...
Gqeberha man honoured for saving woman’s life in London

3 weeks ago | theherald.co.za | Guy Rogers

Gqeberha man honoured for saving woman’s life in London Grey old boy receives commendation for ‘exceptional courage’ for intervening in brutal attack Premium By Guy Rogers - 18 April 2025 A Gqeberha man has been awarded for his bravery after he helped save a woman’s life in London. In addition, the Grey High School old boy was honoured for his work with children and in health...