Monday 26 May 2025
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Village News:
Kicking Off With Kindness – News From The Rotary Club Of St Francis
Clouds from Chapman’s Peak In Cape Town – photo of the day
Farmer’s Daughter with flower – Jigsaw puzzle, 120 pieces, escape room challenge
Blue Cheese on Wheels: A Surf Dad Story – Notes from the editor.
Kouga Local Municipality:
JumpStart Programme empowers unemployed youth in Kouga – Kouga continues to see positive strides in youth development, thanks to the ongoing efforts of the JumpStart Programme.
Regional:
Protest at circus turns ugly King’s Beach, Gqeberha as activist is hospitalised after assault – A Gqeberha animal activist underwent surgery after allegedly being assaulted by staff of the McLaren Circus during a protest near the circus on Saturday night.
SA & Africa News:
The R280 million monument still closed to the public – Thirteen years since the start of construction, Gauteng’s Women’s Living Heritage Monument remains closed, unfinished, and unused, still draining millions annually.
Village Sport:
St Francis Links Golf News: Santa Says – Pam Golding Ladies Open – What a weekend! The Pam Golding Ladies Open could be one of SA’s biggest amateur club ladies events! 160 ladies all competing over 36 holes on two courses.
International:
Trump says Putin ‘has gone absolutely crazy’ after major Russian attack on Ukraine – Moscow launched its largest aerial attack of its three-year war on Ukraine overnight.
Energy:
Total blackout warning for South Africa – cyberattacks are rising in South Africa, and the energy sector is no exception
Politics:
Ramaphosa gets braaied and fed to Trump’s Maga at the US-SA Boerewors Summit – There is a genre of comedy, probably as old as laughter itself, that asks the audience to baste in the sauce of the protagonist’s humiliation. You can see where this is going.
Surfing Today:
“Baby-faced” 90’s surf star breaks neck, pelvis, back, hip and arm in freak backyard accident – Todd Holland, who is fifty-seven, is facing a long recovery after falling from a ladder while doin’ a little pruning in his backyard.
Sport:
Norris wins in Monaco to slash Piastri’s F1 lead – Lando Norris celebrated a dream Monaco Grand Prix win from pole position on Sunday and slashed McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri’s Formula One lead to three points.
Entertainment:
‘Roger Waters: The Wall’ is an epic watch of powerful music – ‘Roger Waters: The Wall’ sees the rock star explore his emotional nostalgia.
