Tuesday 2 August
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| High | 6:34PM | 1.81m |
LOCAL NEWS: (Kouga)
Photo Of The Day – pooch keeping warm over this cold snap.
Wildside TV Screen Advertising Specials! – We are offering an AUGUST BLITZ in St Francis!
St Francis Today Puzzle Page – Always something fun and interesting. Try jump the dinosaur.
The Three Forces At Work When Investing – The Human Side Of Money, presented by Client Care Lifestyle Financial Planning
Local Weather Forecast – Not going above 20 degree until sometime next week. A few days of easterly drift. Rest of the week looks chilly.
REGIONAL:
‘Lawlessness and chaos’ – MEC’s damning account of local government collapse in Nelson Mandela Bay – On Monday, angry contractors who had not been paid by the municipality – including contractors who provide refuse collection services – blocked roads in Gqeberha.
Armed robbery at game lodge in Addo – Addo police are investigating a case of business robbery after a couple was robbed at their game lodge.
Kouga’s former mayor remembered as passionate leader – Booi Koerat, who passed away on July 20, at the age of 73, will be remembered as a respectful and passionate leader,
Employment Opportunity:
St Francis Medical is looking for a Medical Receptionist 
SA & AFRICA NEWS:
Arrest of seven South African tourists in Nepal heroin bust sparks international probe – Investigations are currently ongoing to determine the origin of the drugs in South Africa and to determine how many more people are involved.
ENERGY:
South Africa’s plan to add extra grid power quickly and end load-shedding – a further 100–200MW of power could be added to the grid within a month through negotiations with the SAPP.
TECHNOLOGY & TELEVISION:
Elon Musk countersues Twitter over $44bn deal amid fresh legal action by shareholder – Musk’s 164-page filing is under wraps for now, as Twitter shareholder launches separate action to force entrepreneur to close the deal
SPORT:
Fernando Alonso to join Aston Martin in 2023 – The 41-year-old Spaniard, who has raced for Alpine since 2021, will replace Sebastian Vettel following the German’s retirement at the end of the season.
THIS & THAT:
Conjoined twins who shared fused brains successfully separated in Brazil – Surgeons spent months trialling techniques using virtual reality before beginning the real procedures on the three-year-old Brazilian boys.
POLITICS:
Vrede Dairy Scandal – Mkhwebane did more in one year than Madonsela in four, claims Mpofu – “In less than a year,” crowed Mpofu, “the report was out. The final report was out.”
CRIME & CORRUPTION:
Jacob Zuma corruption trial predictably postponed again with ConCourt appeal decision pending – The former president’s arms deal case has been adjourned until 17 October 2022 with trial forecast for 2023.
ENTERTAINMENT:
New ‘Andor’ Trailer Previews Darkest Star Wars Series Yet – There’s no Jedis around—it’s people having to take control.
BUSINESS:
We have allowed depravity and dishonesty to fester, now the threat of self-destruction is a few tipping points away – The inherent contradictions between the needs of the poorest of the poor, restless students, middle-class contenders, established professional classes and a political elite.
ENVIRONMENT:
‘Pick up Anton Mzimba’s fallen spear and continue the fight against poaching’, Creecy pleads – Timbavati ranger Anton Mzimba was shot dead and his wife was critically injured in an attack at their Mpumalanga home last week.
TRAVEL:
SA travellers face a long wait for visas – with US appointments only open in 2023 – Visa processing delays are frustrating South Africans who are looking to travel abroad, with interviews with US consulate only available from February 2023.
EARTH & THE UNIVERSE:
Suspected debris from SpaceX capsule crashes into farmland in Australia –Two farmers in New South Wales discovered what seemed to be space equipment scattered across their sheep paddocks.
INTERNATIONAL:
Putin issues nuclear war warning – and other such updates, as Russia aims to expand the conflict.
