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19th July
St Francis & Kouga
Richard Cowling – An ‘Oscar In Science‘ -Professor Richard Cowling is a globally renowned vegetation ecologist and conservation scientist.
Weather warning issued for Algoa Country – Port Elizabeth weather office spokesperson, Garth Sampson says the metro can expect cold and wet conditions this coming weekend.
Boost for KwaNomzamo soup kitchen – Kouga Municipality has boosted the efforts of a KwaNomzamo soup kitchen to help alleviate the plight of the poor.
SPCA BOOK SALE 20th JULY – IF RAINING NEW BOOK SALE DATE 27th JULY AT 9.00 AM OUTSIDE TAILS & THYME
Corona JBay Open & WinterFest
Here is hoping the swell and the wind will play ball today – Looking good for a full day of surfing
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape & South Coast
Trees for Africa this Mandela Day in Nelson Mandela Bay – Across the country a total of 46,001 trees, including 4,730 bamboo and tree-equivalent spekboom plants, have been planted since the start of this initiative in 2008.
National & African News
Classmates watch as ‘bullied’ boy commits suicide at train tracks – Dozens of horrified pupils saw a 14-year-old classmate die after lying down on the tracks in front of a rush-hour train.
WATCH: ‘Vang die varke’ – SANDF receives hero’s welcome in Manenberg – even days after the announcement that the SA National Defence Force would be deployed to Cape Town’s gang-ravaged areas, soldiers on Thursday received a hero’s welcome
More than 100 neglected, sick dogs and a pig found at animal ‘sanctuary’ – A bleeding basset hound. A labrador unable to stand. A boerboel with deformed legs.
Politics
Ramaphosa calls for resilience as those accused of corruption fight back – “It is essential that we are united as a people in our determination to fight corruption
Let’s meet in the streets, defiant Malema tells SACP — ‘Solly Mapaila [SACP leader] has got no capacity to organise anything. He is a coward and we will never be shaken by him,’ Malema said.
#StateCapture
State Capture: The fight-back against the fight-back begins – The band’s back together. They fought State Capture and they’ve reunited against those trying to reverse their wins.
Pretorius’ grilling of Zuma at commission perfectly legal – expert – The line of questioning was ‘perfectly within the law’ and in fact, Zuma could get into trouble if he walks out or refuses to answer questions.
Business, Money & Economy
SARB cuts repo by 25 basis points while repeating pleas for structural reform – The consensus among economists was for a 25 basis points (bp) reduction, and that’s what the SARB delivered.
Six trends investors should watch – Changes in the world that could have major impacts on returns.
International News
Trump says US warship has destroyed Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz – US president calls on other countries to condemn Iran-Move comes amid heightened tensions between countries
THE OPEN
JB Holmes hits the front at the Open amid agony for home hero Rory McIlroy • Holmes leads from Lowry with a string of big names well placed • Rory McIlroy reeling from nightmare round of 79
Sport
SA women’s netball side beaten by England, face Oz in semis – he South African women’s netball side has recorded their first defeat of this year’s World Cup in Liverpool, going down to hosts England in their final group match.
Red List:
Extinction threat to overlooked species – A deep-sea snail, many of Europe’s fungi and half the freshwater fish in Japan are just some obscure additions to a list of threatened species.
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