Thursday 23 June
| Low | 5:43AM | 0.75m |
| High | 11:49AM | 1.33m |
| Low | 5:50PM | 0.74m |
LOCAL NEWS: (Kouga)
Self-Proclaimed Chief Threatens To Kill Political Leadership – The political leaders threatened are Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks, Kouga Deputy Executive Mayor, Hattingh Bornman, and Chief Whip, Councillor Daniel Benson.
Photo Of The Day – Two Giraffe Passing Necks
REGIONAL:
KOUGA TO INSTALL REVERSE OSMOSIS PLANTS – REVERSE osmosis technology will be used to improve the quality of water from existing boreholes – giving the amount of available potable water a welcome boost.
DROUGHT PROJECTS TO SECURE ADDITIONAL WATER – “All residents are urged to reduce their water use with immediate effect.”
St Francis Property Owners Association:
SFPO Association Membership Drive – Please consider supporting the SFPO.
ACTION SPORTS:
Pro surfing heads to Rio – Jordy Smith and JBay surfer Matt McGilivray are both competing. The enxt event after Rio will be the Corona Open JBay.
TECHNOLOGY & TELEVISION:
Plastic eating robo-fish – Scientists unveil bionic robo-fish to remove microplastics from seas
SA & AFRICA NEWS:
Bye-bye masks: Health minister repeals three major Covid-19 regulations – Masks are now a thing of the past. South Africans breathed a collective sigh of relief following an announcement that masks are no longer mandatory.
CRIME & CORRUPTION:
Duduzane, Hlaudi, Fraser and Ace head the all-star possible prosecution list – The final instalments of the Zondo report add multiple big names to the list the National Prosecuting Authority is advised to work through for potential prosecution for State Capture crimes.
POLITICS:
Chief Justice recommends: Let the people of SA directly choose their President – scrap the system which sees the party that wins elections select the country’s President, and let voters choose the President directly.
EARTH & THE UNIVERSE:
West Coast Breakthrough: Environment Activists and Mining Company Reach Agreement – Mineral Sands Resources has prevented legal action, at least for now, over its West Coast operations
THIS & THAT:
‘Pandas Aren’t Real’ Is the Latest Conspiracy Theory Taking Off on TikTok – Pandas are famously adorable — but are they real?
TRAVEL:
Three South African International Airports Voted as Top 3 in Africa – Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport in Gqeberha is not one of them.
ENVIRONMENT:
Karoo towns struggle while Eastern Cape dams are dry – Eastern Cape towns under the Dr Beyers Naude municipality are battling for water as well after levels in their dams have fallen too low.
INTERNATIONAL:
Ukrainian journalist Maks Levin ‘executed in cold blood,’ report says – Russian soldiers executed journalist Maks Levin in a forest near Kyiv on March 13.
Finns are ready to fight any Russian attack, says armed forces chief – Gen Timo Kivinen says Nato applicant is prepared and motivated to defend against neighbour and would be ‘tough bite’ to chew.
ENTERTAINMENT:
Gorillaz and Thundercat Team for a Gritty, Grooving, and Goofy New Track ‘Cracker Island – Track marks the animated outfit’s first official offering of 2022.
SPORT:
World Cup officials target ‘price-gouging’ as 1.2m tickets sold – Doha – The Qatar World Cup’s chief organiser announced “record-breaking” demand on Wednesday with 1.2 million tickets sold, as local touts get involved
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Police warn of ‘WhatsApp hijacking scam’ –Police have issued a warning to be wary about a new scam involving the hijacking of people’s WhatsApp accounts.
Energy and Load-shedding:
We’re on level 2 today – at exactly 5:00 am my Eskomsepush App told me that we are on Stage 2 for the day
