Paul Makupula, 31, is a senior lifeguard with the Kouga Local Municipality and joined Station 37 (Jeffreys Bay) two years ago. He lives in JBay with his wife, who works as an admin officer at the municipality. Paul tells us ...
You’d be forgiven for being a little nonplussed to learn that the NSRI has five inland stations. It is, after all, an institution based on sea rescue. But where there is a large body of water, there is a need ...
The NSRI has launched eight lifeguarding units over the past three years. Lifeguard Operations Manager Stewart Seini explains how the units came about, what they do, and their role within the NSRI.How the first Sea Rescue Lifeguard unit startedIn 2017 ...
The NSRI is manned by more than 1 300 volunteers at 43 stations around the country, including five inland bases. The bases are all in a unique province: Vaal Dam (Deneysville, Free State), Hartbeespoort Dam (North West), Witbank Dam (Mpumulanga) ...
If Helen of Troy was the face that launched a thousand ships, then Patti Price is the woman who launched a rescue service. Here is the fascinating story. The NSRI celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017. It was a year ...
NSRI salutes our volunteers who are also essential-services personnel. One of these volunteers is Darren Zimmerman. He is the service manager for Cape Medical Response (CMR) and has been the station commander of Station 10 (Simon’s Town) since 2004, and ...
From 27 March to 26 August this year, the NSRI conducted 269 operations around the country. These included assisting 202 people in distress, performing 46 medical evacuations, 44 vessel tows and 27 transfers, and rescuing 20 animals in distress. A ...
Kelly-Ann Irving, NSRI volunteer and deputy station commander at Station 26 (Kommetjie), has trained with the South African Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) to rescue whales using specialised techniques and equipment. We chat to her fascinating work... ...
NSRI salutes our volunteers on the frontline of the fight against Covid-19. Saria van As, Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator at George Hospital, and shore controller at Station 23 (Wilderness), tells her story.Before the pandemic, my role at the hospital ...
Almost 1 300 NSRI volunteers provide essential services at 41 inland and coastal rescue bases across South Africa. Here’s how your donation could help them save lives.In order to do their work safely in even the toughest conditions, NSRI crew ...
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