Author Archives: Mike Hampton

About Mike Hampton

Fierce lover of Knysna, the prettiest town in South Africa. Activist, avid writer and founder of Love Knysna and Knysna Website Design. Community worker through Love Knysna Projects, a voluntary association aiming to put educational smiles on children and bring the community of Knysna closer together.

The Democratic Alliance Mafia

Posted on by July 19, 2017
Democratic Alliance Mafia

Is the Democratic Alliance (DA) a criminal organisation? The Democratic Alliance Mafia? Their scary actions in Knysna suggests that they’re crooks, headed by Cape Town bosses who, in turn, may be controlled by big business and foreign countries whose intentions have long remained hidden. I’m an activist who supports no political party because none have supported our town. In fact, all are culpable or in partnership with maladministration and crimes of the DA that i’ve made well known locally and, to some extent, in the Western Cape. The DA and Knysna Municipality are guilty of nepotism, illegal appointments, cronyism, graft, … ‘Click here to read full article…’

Moving Again, After the Fire

Posted on by July 13, 2017
Knysna Fire Aftermath - moving again

Moving again. I’ve been fortunate after the Great Knysna Fire, helped so many times. They may be different roofs but there has always been a roof. One can never underestimate that value – it takes a different breed of person to survive our streets in Winter. Oyster Fest bookings means i have to leave a very comfortable bed, in a self-catering flat, for 3 days. I was kindly offered a dead man’s flat but was told yesterday that they couldn’t get the smell out (i won’t go into detail of what happened there). So i’m back to the garage i … ‘Click here to read full article…’

Fire Engines Like Fireflies

Posted on by July 13, 2017
Knysna West Head fire - Dec 2009a

Who remembers when the West Head of Knysna was on fire in December 2009? Awful photos with my cheap cellphone, taken from the hill above Knysna Tourism, but i kept them to remind me of the ironic beauty of destruction. The situation demanded a better view so we drove into town. The distant fire danced, better than any decoration, above the christmas tree at the Knysna Waterfront. But we wanted to be closer… On Thesen Islands, next to SANParks, waves of heat rolled at us, across the Knysna Estuary that had turned the warmest orange. On the West Head, fire … ‘Click here to read full article…’