KNYSNA NEWS - “The 2017 Knysna (and surrounds) fires, dated 7 June, marked the most severe natural disaster on the African continent in recent memory,” says Cobus Meiring of the Southern Cape Landowners Initiative (SCLI).

For months on end, Knysna and surrounds were smouldering, with dazed and traumatised citizens of all walks of life picking up the pieces, as institutions from all over the country poured in with resources to assist the destitute.

Former president Jacob Zuma arrived to assess the situation, while Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille and MEC Alan Winde, all attended to setting up structures, aimed at bringing management skills and disaster relief.

Read more in Thursday's Knysna-Plett Herald as well as online.

This week's edition of the Knysna-Plett Herald is full of stories and memories of the huge fire that blazed through our area on 7 June 2017 and forever changed our lives.

Be sure to get your copy - on sale tomorrow!

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