Wednesday 22 June
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LOCAL NEWS: (Kouga)
Kouga Municipality Customer Satisfaction Survey – Kouga Municipality invites all residents to complete their Customer Satisfaction Survey
Notes From The Editor – Where are we going?
Property News You Can Use, presented by Harcourts – New Rental and Property Rules
Weather Report – rain, rain, glorious rain, but probably not enough. In fact, not even close.
Photo Of The Day – Lady and Dog on Nude Beach.
REGIONAL:
Bay water crisis: race to plug thousands of water leaks – The NMB municipality is racing against time to plug the more than 3000 identified water leaks that are putting pressure on the rapidly declining dam levels.
Surfers Corner:
Plakkie Classic JNR Surf Tournament – All The Images – All the photos from the weekend’s surfing event at Victoria Bay. Any photo requests to @gumbootism on Insta
SA & AFRICA NEWS:
Countdown to Catastrophe – Nelson Mandela Bay contractors begin water ‘leaks carnival’ of more than 3,000 repairs in five days.
TRAVEL:
Discovery partners with SAA after Comair’s exit – with lounges, fast boarding, cheap flights – Discovery announced its newest partnership with South African Airways. Discovery clients will now have access to premium airport lounges refurbished in partnership with SAA
THIS & THAT:
Not being able to balance on one leg linked to earlier death, study claims – The inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in mid-to-later life foreshadowed an earlier death than for those who could. Wow
CRIME & CORRUPTION:
Suspended top cop to appear in court on R1m fraud and corruption charges – its a crooked blue line
EARTH, OCEANS, SPACE & THE UNIVERSE:
‘A tsunami of human waste’ – Half of SA’s sewage treatment works are failing, says report – we actually are in deep shit.
ENVIRONMENT:
Over 2 Billion Plastic Bottles Recovered for Recycling in South Africa! – 2.1 billion plastic bottles were diverted from landfills last year thanks to the various recycling efforts
ENERGY:
Activists and researchers dismayed by IEA endorsement of tapping Africa’s natural gas – The International Energy Agency released a report that explores pathways for Africa’s energy system to evolve
POLITICS:
In a spit-fire speech to Unisa, Lindiwe Sisulu repeats her January attack on judiciary and SA Constitution – The tourism minister appears to have again refuted the President’s statement that she had apologised for a previous attack on the judiciary
SPORT:
Coach Jacques Nienaber unveils the 2023 Bok battle plan – The Springbok squad for the series against Wales will be the foundation for the World Cup defence in 2023
INTERNATIONAL:
Hong Kong’s Jumbo floating restaurant sinks at sea – An iconic Hong Kong floating restaurant has sunk, just days after it was towed out to sea en route to an unspecified destination.
THE BUZZ:
Bill Cosby: Comedian found liable for sex assault of teen at Playboy Mansion – Jury awards $500,000 (£407,000) in damages to a woman who was 16 when the incident happened.
TECHNOLOGY & TELEVISION:
I am not a robot: iOS verification update marks end of ‘captchas’ – Tests where you are asked to spot traffic lights or type out wobbly letters may be a thing of the past
BUSINESS & MONEY MATTERS:
Senior government officials in favour of dropping South Africa’s Covid restrictions – South Africa’s health minister Joe Phaahla has recommended dropping the country’s remaining coronavirus-related restrictions.
