Tuesday, 3 November 2026
St Francis Bay | Cape St Francis | South Africa
Daily news, views and stories from our coastline and the world.
Thyspunt:
Nuclear Installation Site Licence Application For The Thyspunt Site – interested and affected parties are invited to make written representations on nuclear and radiological safety concerns relating to the public and the environment connected to the application
Village News:
One Last Glass, St Francis Wraps Up a Year of Wine Tastings – As this was the last wine tasting for the year, it was appropriate that it ended on a festive note, with a “bubbles” tasting!
Annual Fire Prohibitions Period 1 November 2026 to 28 February 2027 – Kouga Local Municipality would like to inform residents, landowners and visitors that the controlled burning season officially ended on 31 October 2026.
Professional surfer Caity Simmers flies through the air at Philippines with the greatest of ease – jigsaw puzzle 136 pieces, escape room.
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SA & Africa News:
South African city spent R120 million on traffic lights and then replaced them with stop signs – the City of Ekurhuleni spent roughly R120 million on repairs for traffic lights in a single financial year, until it was forced to replace constantly broken lights with stop signs
Kouga Municipality:
Kouga Local Municipality Statement on Fireworks – Fireworks can turn a celebration into a frightening night for animals and a danger to residents.
Surfer’s Corner:
Durban’s Grant “Twiggy” Baker has received another invitation to The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational – putting the South African alongside some of the biggest names in heavy-water surfing.
Politics:
‘We never called for literal killing’ — Malema appeals for farm killings to stop – EFF leader Julius Malema says the chant ‘Kill the boer, kill the farmer’ was never meant literally and has appealed for farm killings to stop.
Business:
Son of a king received R871,000 a week from MTN for five years – The son of a Nigerian king received a total of R226.46 million in remuneration from telecommunications giant MTN over five years, earning an average of R871,000 per week. Good work if you can get it.
This and That:
These firms you’ve never heard of are feeding fears the AI bubble could burst – A once-obscure corner of the AI ecosystem finds itself in the spotlight – and investors don’t all like what they see.
