LOCAL NEWS: (Kouga)
What’s On At The SUPERSPAR – 1 Day Of Specials Today!
First Indoor Concept Market at St Francis Links clubhouse, Saturday, 2nd July – Start your weekend with chill vibe, artisan food & drinks, great company. More than 25 refreshing and practical raffle prizes waiting to be won at the market.
REGIONAL:
Kouga launches app for improved safety – Kouga residents in dangerous situations can now “dial” KLM’s integrated intelligence operation centre, using just the sound of their voice.
Wind power mitigation measures to conserve bird life – Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm is set to commence its second bird conservation trial following a successful pilot study last year.
Kouga to launch its own labyrinth – A labyrinth made out of spekboom can be found on the corner of Noorsekloof and Dogwood roads in Jeffreys Bay.
ENERGY:
Eskom announces all-day stage 6 load-shedding — with bad news for the weekend – Eskom will keep load-shedding at stage 6 throughout Friday, while the weekend will also require continuous load-shedding at stage 4.
THIS & THAT:
How the City of Cape Town managed to avoid Stage 6 load shedding thanks to hydroelectric scheme – Cape Town residents are currently only experiencing Stage 4 blackouts
SA & AFRICA NEWS:
A look at South Africa’s new R500 million shopping mall in Gqerbeha, Summerstrand – First Checkers, Woolworths Food, Dis-Chem and Rip Curl stores to the Summerstrand area, with Pick n Pay, Clicks and NuMetro.
CRIME & CORRUPTION:
Dear Jessie Duarte and Mike Hastie, I will not renew my ANC membership; the party is no longer fit to govern – An open letter from an 86-year-ol member. “I am 86 years old. It is possible that I am the only person surviving who addressed the Congress of the People on 26 June 1955.”
POLITICS:
Madagascar delegation to meet Ramaphosa over confiscated gold bars and Airlink ban – The SA airline is barred from flying to Madagascar for 3 months, because Mada wants 73.5kg of gold and 3 jailed citizens back
ENVIRONMENT:
Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That the Planet Should Burn – The highest court in the USA ruled on Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate climate pollution should be limited and restricted.
INTERNATIONAL:
United States lays charges against South African man over R28 billion Bitcoin scam – MTI was a Bitcoin-based network marketing scam that began in South Africa and drew in members worldwide.
ENTERTAINMENT:
Cameron Diaz is coming out of retirement – Fans will be pleased to know that she has been lured back into showbiz for the upcoming Netflix film Back in Action
SPORT:
Verstappen defends Nelson Piquet after Hamilton racist slur: ‘He’s definitely not a racist’ – World champion Max Verstappen insists Nelson Piquet is not racist and believes it is wrong to expel him from Formula One