Kormorant Community News

21/12/2024

The body of 2 year old toddler was recovered early on Friday morning in a subsidiary river east of the Hartbeespoort Dam, close to the N4 highway. The boy was reported missing on Thursday afternoon. The scene of the drowning incident near Hartbeespoort. According to Arthur Crewe, NSRI

19/12/2024

The festive season is here and animal welfare organisations, law enforcement bodies and animal lovers once again appeal to all community members not to use fireworks during the holiday season. The use of fireworks is strictly prohibited unless you are in possession of a special permit to do

13/12/2024

The NSRI has issued a stern warning to boaters to be extremely careful when venturing onto Hartbeespoort Dam this festive season. Boaters are warned that rescue might not be possible in hyacint. Over 50% of the dam is covered in hyacinth and rescue might not be possible. This follows

10/12/2024

Hottest day ever recorded in Hartbeespoort!

A scorching heatwave grips Hartbeespoort (and the rest of South Africa), smashing temperature records and fuelling concerns that 2024 could be the hottest year in Hartbeespoort on record. Here are the latest updates. Hartbeespoort is in the grip of an intense heatwave, with temperature records broke...

09/12/2024

Hartbeespoort, Brits and surrounding areas are all currently without electricity due to a major Eskom power outage. "According to Eskom, they have lost three major power supply lines coming in from Broederstroom to Hartbeespoort, Brits and surrounding areas. Eskom said it was facing serious power ou...

29/11/2024

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20/10/2024

At least five houses are currently burning in Kosmos and residents at the northwestern side of the village are asked to evacuate.     This is a breaking story - Kormorant will update.  

19/10/2024

https://kormorant.co.za/brits-teacher-accused-of-murdering-his-wife/

A teacher from Brits who is accused of killing his wife appeared in Brits Magistrates’ Court on Friday on murder charges. Johan Smith, a teacher at a primary school near Brits is accused of murdering his wife Theonette Smith on Sunday, 13 October. According to police spokesperson Constable Ben Moa...

29/09/2024

A party boat with about 100 passengers, some of whom had been injured, had to be rescued from the Hartbeespoort Dam during a storm on Saturday night. The Hartbeespoort NSRI, in collaboration with AfriForum Hartbeespoort, responded after an emergency call was received at 18:50 about the Harties Party

19/09/2024

Kerri Wolter. Kerri Wolter, the founder of VulPro, a vulture conservation organisation in Hartbeespoort, has been nominated for the 2025 Indianapolis Prize, also referred to as the “Nobel Prize” for animal conservation. Kerri has become a global leader in vulture conservation since she opened th...