Monday, 24 August 2026.
St Francis Bay | Cape St Francis | South Africa
Daily news, views and stories from our coastline and the world.
Village News:
SUPERSPAR Village Square Beyond the Game – From the Braai to Bigger Dreams. SUPERSPAR Village Square Beyond the Game gets off to a sell-out start as the St Francis community rallies behind young local athletes.
The R760 000 Question – The Human Side Of Money presented by Client Care. University and further education decisions.
Donations Appeal For Hilda’s Soup Kitchen Sea Vista – by Richard Arderne. Please listen to Hilda tell you in two minutes about her soup kitchen, feeding 60 hungry children three days a week for the last 22 years.
Brightly coloured summer beach drinkie-poos with fruit pieces – Jigsaw puzzle, 300 pieces, escape room.
Kouga Municipality:
New Kouga Area Engineer sets sights on reliable mechanical infrastructure– Kouga Local Municipality has welcomed Lunga Mahote as its new Area Engineer:
SA & Africa News:
People earning over R600,000 a year are in trouble in SA – It’s debt-city for them…
Tech:
Watch: Moment humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m record – A robot has outperformed humans by running faster than Usain Bolt’s 100m sprint world record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in China.
Politics:
ANC names 42 possible mayoral candidates for only eight metros – After months of delays, the ANC has failed to name its mayoral candidates for the country’s eight metropolitan municipalities in the 4 November local government elections
Environment:
Five years of silence – who is assessing the assessors of SA’s environmental future?
Regional:
Two being questioned over murder of EC boxing champion – EC police said two “persons of interest” were detained for questioning in connection with the murder of well-known boxer Zolani Tete in Mdantsane.
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Surfer’s Corner:
Photos of a frail Kelly Slater, 54, using Zimmer frame to walk shock surf fans – “This isn’t just a comeback story — it’s a look at how far joint replacement technology has come.
Crime:
One of the most dangerous professions in South Africa – A profession in politics is one of the most dangerous jobs in SA, with a growing trend of politically motivated killings in the country.
Energy:
Electric car tax headaches in South Africa – most of the rules governing travel allowances, company vehicles, and employee benefits were drafted at a time when the idea of a battery-powered vehicle would have seemed remote.
