Tuesday 12 September
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Village News:
Rotary Club of St Francis Golden Oldies Gift Bag Project – Help us bring a little bit of joy to some our most needy senior citizens this Christmas.
Pam Golding’s 10 Worst Trees for St Francis Bay – This month, the culprit is the Beefwood tree
Photo Of The Day: Windswept Waves In The Daytime
Puzzle Page News – Brand New jigsaw puzzle, ‘cool people by the pool.’ Summer is, unbelievably, just around the corner.
FOSTER:
FOSTER – The Good and The Bad News – Commencing work on a shipwreck.
Regional:
Minke ‘The Medals’ Janse van Rensburg Bags Silver and Gold Swims – The SUDS 2023 European Championships saw a SA superstar in their midst. Minke made her home town of George beyond proud.
Business:
Cheapest retailer for a full basket of groceries – Woolies vs Pick n Pay vs Checkers vs Shoprite – Always good information to have.
Sport:
Scotland win could have come at a cost as Springboks sweat over Eben Etzebeth injury – Och aye the noo!
Politics:
Meet the Naickers: The family cashing in on government dysfunction – The Naicker family built a multibillion-rand empire renting water tankers to governmen.
Crime:
Impeachment Newsflash – National Assembly votes Mkhwebane out of Public Protector office for incompetence and misconduct.
Action Sport:
Kelly Slater and his recent hip surgery – “The doctor said it looked like a warzone when he got in to have a look”
Technology:
‘I log into a torture chamber each day’ – The strain of moderating social media.
International:
Kim Jong-un arrives in Russia to meet Putin as US threatens sanctions – North Korean leader travelled to Russia on his armoured train for closely watched talks, whi;e sanctions loom.
Energy:
Knock-off solar panel sellers taking South Africans for a ride – Be wary of counterfeit solar panels being fraudulently sold under major brand names.
It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world :
World’s oldest stripper, 66, had women ‘passing out’ and ‘crying’ as he tore clothes off – Bernie Barker was already 60 by the time he started his stripping career.
Why can’t men wear shorts to to work when women wear dresses? – Male office staffer slams workplace sexism
Food:
3 tasty alcohol-free cocktails for when you’re on a tight budget – The price of liquor has sky-rocketed, along with everything else.
Health:
Lost your phone and feel your life’s falling apart? You’ve got nomophobia – Symptoms include trembling, disorientation, tachycardia and changes to your breathing. If only there was someone you could call …
Beach Grit:
Carissa Moore’s sister slams surfing’s Finals Day format – after tour-leader’s heart-breaking loss for the second year in a row!
This and That:
Depressed and lonely – 60-year-old man who has cancer asks to be let into prison to be around other people.
Entertainment:
Rage against the machine – Why AI may not mean the death of film.
