Thursday 14 September
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Low 01:52am (0.76m)
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High 07:53am (1.35m)
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Low 01:56pm (0.85m)
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High 08:23 pm (1.35m)
Village News:
St Francis Links Golf News: Santa Says – The Obrays are shining (on and off the course)
Photo Of The Day – The Screeching Of A Seagull
Puzzle Page Is Buzzing – New Jigsaw Puzzle (Secret Beach Scene) fresh crossword, hard Sudoku, and other options to while away the time.
St Francis Bay Weather Forecast – Cloudy and cold, no meatballs
Environment:
Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find – First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilisation emerged
Business:
SABC slaps paying TV Licence holders in the face – SABC is attempting to bribe its customers to pay their TV licences with the possibility of winning a holiday worth R300,000.
SA News:
A chickenless festive season looms as prices soar – Brace for a chickenless festive season this year as multiple industry issues result in perfect storm of supply shortages, rapid price hikes.
Social:
TikTok Launches In-Stream Shops to All U.S. Retailers in Latest eCommerce Push – TikTok’ is once again ramping up its push on in-stream shopping.
Corruption:
Court rules Dr Hoosen Haffejee died through torture at the hands of apartheid security – and recommends surviving officers be charged
Water:
How two Western Cape towns ran dry – Coke bottles, missing director, ageing canals, broken pipes – Residents in the water-troubled Matzikama Municipality on the Western Cape coast are trying to recover from a week in which the taps ran dry.
Our World:
Cape’s missing great white shark mystery solved – with implications for cross-border conservation.
Property:
New rules for complexes, estates and gated communities in South Africa – The Residential Communities Council (RCC) is looking to amend its code of conduct regarding how personal information is handled in South Africa
Sport:
Rugby World Cup 2023 – Fixtures, pools, local kick-off times and latest news
Politics:
Repeat offender — Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma’s puzzling streak of defiance
Action Sport:
World’s most feared surf gang The Wolfpak destroyed by OxyContin – “They had a pharmacist living in the house giving them huge prescriptions!”
Tech:
iPhone 15 launch: Apple adopts USB-C and boasts better cameras – Company dumps Lightning port, and has titanium sides and new 5x zoom for top models, plus new Apple Watch Series 9
INTERNATIONAL:
‘Sea is constantly dumping bodies’: fears Libya flood death toll may hit 20,000 – Full scale of devastation in north African nation still not clear as aid agencies struggle to reach cut-off areas
Tourism:
Club Med in South Africa – A Beacon of Hope for Tourism and Employment
Entertainment:
Geri Halliwell-Horner -‘Through the Spice Girls people saw that they could be themselves’
This and That:
Turmeric: from porridge to pickle, how to get the golden spice in your diet – Celebrated in ayurvedic medicine for millennia, turmeric’s health benefits are now being confirmed by scientific research
