South African youth need to stand together to make our country a better place to liveFor Jamie Potgieter, being an NSRI volunteer is about working with children while saving lives.The 21-year-old Junior Academy Coordinator and Trainee Coxwain is based at ...
No matter our nationality, we are all trying to better ourselves and be part of a better South Africa “This will probably come as a surprise to everyone, but I’m terrified of water,” said National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) NSRI ...
South African youth must use their talents to do positive things for communitiesThe COVID-19 pandemic put Kwenza Majola’s dreams of developing himself and putting his swimming and lifesaving talents to good use, all while contributing towards the vision and mission ...
Durban, one of NSRI’s founding stations has significant history and rescue experienceWhile Jonathan Kellermann, Station Commander for National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Station 5 in Durban says his interest in the ocean and boating is what first got him to ...
Seeing those red wetsuits going out to sea whetted the appetite of a young Junré Marais growing up.Today, the 25-year-old final year Masters student in Plant Pathology at Stellenbosch University, can also be seen in the red rescue kit of ...
NSRI volunteers from Jeffreys Bay Station 37 assisted in a search for missing man on Saturday, while volunteers from Witsand Station 33 assisted a boat in difficulty and in need of a tow.The incidents occurred as follows:JEFFREYS BAY:Michael van den ...
Sometimes a single event can have a defining influence on the direction one’s life can take. Seth De Boer , 21, experienced two in the space of two years which set him on the path to become a rescue volunteer ...
Young Mossel Bay rescue ‘divemaster’ loves training peopleWith Father’s Day come and gone, 18-year-old Shawn Thomson from Mossel Bay is thankful for the influence his dad had on him growing up – even if at the time it seemed like ...
It is important for our youth to be open to change, but most importantly to learn from those who have come before usFinal year BSc (Biology) student at Nelson Mandela University (NMU), Margaretha Burger, has set her sights on completing ...
Young South Africans should be active in their communitiesA desire to help people and a great love for the ocean has seen 20-year-old Amy Forster of Lakeside become a volunteer rescuer with the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI).“One of the ...
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