Beaches in Bitou Municipality have been closed following a fatal shark attack at Central Beach on Sunday morning.

Rip currents can be dangerous and difficult to spot – here’s how to avoid them and what to do if you get caught up in one. Watch video.

The NSRI has cautioned the public about rip currents and provided tips to stay safe if you or a loved one is trapped in one.

A 19-year-old female believed to be a student at Rhodes University drowned at West Beach in Port Alfred this weekend, according to the NSRI.

The NSRI is offering free swimming lessons to people of all ages to prevent the risk of drowning during the festival season.

The NSRI said there was increased shark activity in the Plettenberg Bay area. The Humpback whale carcass is expected to beach.

An appeal was made to the public, bathers, paddlers and boaters to be cautious due to the increased shark presence in Plettenberg Bay

Police divers recovered a body believed to be that of a man who went missing two weeks ago while swimming with friends.

A man disappeared in Hartbeespoort Dam on Thursday night when his canoe filled with water and capsized after getting caught in fishing nets.

The man who was killed by a shark earlier this week at Plettenberg Bay has been identified as Bruce Wolov, a beloved father.

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said a man was killed after he was attacked by a shark in Plettenberg Bay on Tuesday.

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said a man was killed after he was attacked by a shark in Plettenberg Bay on Tuesday.

A ski-boat allegedly suffered engine failure before drifting out of the entrance to the Durban Port and capsizing. The eight survivors were saved from the water by a private vessel.

The NSRI said the Simon’s Town body was a roadworks employee who allegedly disappeared from his post on Tuesday morning.

NSRI rescue swimmers are yet to find a man who was swept into the sea off rocks by waves at the Esplanade in Hermanus.

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has issued a shark alert for the Plettenberg Bay coastline due to shark activity.

‘At this point I was feeling anxious & nervous, and I missed my dad’: Liezel van der Westhuizen swam from Robben Island to Blouberg.

Rip currents can be dangerous and difficult to spot – here’s how to avoid them and what to do if you get caught up in one. Watch video.

Rip currents can be dangerous and difficult to spot – here’s how to avoid them and what to do if you get caught up in one. Watch video.

A 10-year-old girl drowned at Trafalgar swimming pool in Woodstock, Cape Town. Another girl, 12, was taken to hospital.

The NSRI pulled an elderly German couple from the surf at Robberg Nature Reserve on Friday. They were in grave danger of being caught in rip currents.

The 18-year-old and three other friends (who were rescued) experienced difficulty while in the surf at Sunset Beach on Sunday.

The NSRI said an unidentified man was still missing after he had been washed off rocks by waves in Port Edward.

The National Sea Rescue Institute said the man drowned in the natural tidal pool alongside Sea Point Promenade on New Year’s Day

Rip currents can be dangerous and difficult to spot – here’s how to avoid them and what to do if you get caught up in one. Watch video.