St Francis Today
News from St Francis,
South Africa and around the world
Wednesday 19th December
NSRI’s safety tips for the Summer holidays – Rule number one, for a safe experience at the beach, is to choose a beach that has Lifeguards on duty and to swim between their flags.
St Francis Emergency Numbers
Local (Kouga, PE, Eastern Cape & South Coast) + Blog
SFDVG prominent in St Francis Bay Disaster – After the fires of 2016 that threated Cape St Francis a group, the St Francis Disaster Volunteer Group (SFDVG) was formed to coordinate disaster management
An Appeal from SANCCOB – it is important that they know how to respond when finding a distressed Penguin or Seabird on the beaches and Rocks.
HOW THE SA MEDIA REPORTED IT
HERALD LIVE – St Francis Bay on fire
NEWS24 – 11 houses burnt down as firefighters contain runaway fire in St Francis Bay
IOL – LOOK: Several homes gutted by runaway fire in St Francis Bay
National (South Africa & Africa) News
Government ‘changing history’ welcomed … with some reservations – The DA is worried about cost, while the Institute of Race Relations warns of political agendas, saying the real challenge is well-run schools.
Seven South Africans released from China – They have completed their detention period and will be released and deported back to South Africa.
ANC, communications company head to court over R32m website wrangle – Unwembi Communications is suing the ANC for R32m for the party’s website and for also developing and hosting the membership system,
Sick woman, 81, driven in her car from Egypt to Cape Town by stranger – An Englishman who met a South African woman for 20 minutes in a British restaurant drove her car from Alexandria in Egypt to Cape Town
Doctors join strike as economy crushes ‘festive season’ spirit in Zimbabwe – Foreign currency shortages that triggered erratic supplies of basic commodities, inflation and an increase in the cost of living have made ordinary Zimbabweans an unhappy lot.
Business, Money & Economy
Cape High Court introduces better protections for mortgage customers in distress – Repossessed houses must now be auctioned with a floor price, and sheriffs must personally serve summonses on defaulting customers.
International News
Lawyers for Michael Flynn ask for his sentencing to be postponed to allow him to continue helping the Russia investigation.
SPORT
Man Utd appear to confirm Norwegian as interim manager in website post – There has been no official announcement that the Norwegian is taking over from Jose Mourinho, who was sacked earlier on Tuesday.
New Discovery
Amphibian that buries head in sand named after Donald Trump – US presidents tend to receive their fair share of honours, but Donald Trump may want to ignore his latest one.
