Thursday 30 June
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LOCAL NEWS: (Kouga)
Park Off Music Festival Coming To JBay – Are you ready to rock? etc etc
Photo Of The Day – Passing The Point by Gregg Darling
Churchill Dam to run dry by Sunday – Kouga Municipality – The municipality has requested that water usage be cut back immediately to avoid taps running dry.
REGIONAL:
Tributes pouring in for Plett shark victim – Tributes are pouring in for a well-known businessman from Plettenberg Bay who lost his life in a shark attack on Tuesday. Bruce Wolov got into difficulty at Sanctuary Beach when eye-witnesses raised the alarm.
Diarrhoeal diseases starting to pick up in NMB – a direct result of poor water quality.
Energy and Load-shedding:
Moving SA to stage 6 load-shedding is unacceptable, says black business – The Black Business Council’s CEO Kganki Matabane has again called for the axing of Eskom’s executives after the implementation of stage 6 load-shedding.
St Francis Property Owners Association:
SFPO Association Membership Drive – Please consider supporting the SFPO.
ENVIRONMENT:
Aquamation — a potentially greener alternative to traditional cremation and burial – A water-based cremation is not only better for the environment with 1/10th of the carbon footprint of flame-based cremation, but helps with the ever-growing issue of land scarcity.
SA & AFRICA NEWS:
BREAKING | Generator fumes ‘highly unlikely’ as cause of death at Enyobeni Tavern – A senior official in the Eastern Cape department of health’s forensic pathology services said: “It is highly unlikely that the cause of death was through fumes from a generator.?
SA RETAIL EXPERIENCE:
Pick n Pay, Makro and other stores prepare for unexpected shift in shopping in South Africa – Obviously we’re out of step with the rest of the world, but that’s nit such a bad thing at all
CRIME & CORRUPTION:
Zondo let the State Capture bankers off the hook – The Zondo Commission report provides some of the details of the network of banks who profited from this — but fails to provide any remedy of how to prevent a repetition of these crimes
POLITICS:
A government of national unity awaits us in 2024, and the next president is unlikely to be from the ANC – The 2024 elections will most likely see yet another negotiated settlement, except it will be a settlement without the ANC.
THIS & THAT:
Your smartwatch is probably wrong about your calorie burn – Overcounting? Undercounting? Studies have consistently found calorie burn measurements to be wildly inaccurate.
TRAVEL:
Aviation throttles up after Covid lockdowns — but at what cost to the climate? – Following the “greatest shock in aviation history”, regular air travellers are breathing a sigh of relief as they flock back to the skies for business or leisure
ACTION SPORTS:
St Francis surfers In Action at the Ballito Pro – The Dace bros (Rory and Joel), Jesse Moulang, Jack Erlank, David Mousssouris, Rylan Jarvis and others competing in Ballito
INTERNATIONAL:
The last days of Lysychansk – The people of Lysychansk are facing a barrage of Russian strikes, the like of which they’ve not seen before.
ENTERTAINMENT:
50 Greatest Superhero Movies of All Time – No spoilers here, but you will be very surprised if you’re into Superhero movies.]
R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sex Crimes – Multi-platinum R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking, exploiting his stardom and wealth to lure women and underage girls for sex.
EC WATER CRISIS:
‘No problem is insurmountable’ — Dr Imtiaz Sooliman on Nelson Mandela Bay’s Day Zero – With his ‘can-do’ attitude and energy, Gift of the Givers’ Dr Imtiaz Sooliman has brought hope to Nelson Mandela Bay — a city torn apart by political bickering
SPORT:
Bavuma blow for Proteas as skipper ruled out of England tour– After his strong form in the Test and ODI arena last summer, Temba Bavuma leaves a big gap but – but it does present an opportunity for the likes of Khaya Zondo.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook and Instagram removing posts with mentions of abortion pills – Memes and status updates explaining how people can obtain abortion pills in the mail have exploded globally across social platforms in recent days.
