A prominent Cape Town tour guide was stabbed and robbed in an early morning attack near one of Port Elizabeth’s prime beachfront attractions at the weekend.
Tour operator and guide Kassie de Waal, 53, who owns Kassie Overland Africa Detours and specialises in South African tours for Dutch tourists, was stabbed in the stomach by two men at about 6am on Kings Beach near the McArthur Pool and Leisure Centre on Sunday.
De Waal was in Port Elizabeth with a group of Dutch tourists who were travelling between Namibia and Cape Town. An estimated R75000 was stolen during the robbery, according to a police officer who was on the scene.
One of the thieves threw sand in De Waal’s face before stabbing him twice.
De Waal was rushed to St George’s Hospital and was in the intensive care unit yesterday.
De Waal’s wife, Jeandré, said from Cape Town last night that her husband had undergone two operations and was in a stable condition.
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