FACEBOOK constantly update their platform for many reasons including security fixes, app enhancements, brands marketing and introducing features to reduce fake news as well as a fact check system, warning groups which posts includes wrong information as posted by a user. The next FACEBOOK GROUPS enhancement will be a major overhaul and with this in […]
Kouga Beach Clean-up 19 Sep 2020
The Ocean supplies much of the air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink. That means no matter where you live, your life depends on the ocean. Our ability to manage impacts on the ocean will make a critical difference in sustaining the resources and ecosystems that we need to thrive. […]
HIGH COURT LEAVES SHEEP IN DEEP WATER – NSPCA REFUSES TO ABANDON SHIP
The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) is both disappointed and horrified to confirm that the outcome in the High Court to interdict the impending live export by sea to the Middle East, was not in favour of the 56 000 sheep. The case, however, is far from over. On 25 August 2020, Judge Dukada handed down […]
STATE ACHIEVEMENTS IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION
There is palpable anger in the land about corruption. The anger is largely focused on what the ANC is doing and failing to do about the scourge. If we separate party and state, it is useful to look at the scoreboard of what the state has achieved so far in fighting corruption. This political research […]
KOUGA MUNICIPALITY GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Kouga Municipality published their Governance Highlights for the period January to July 2020. View the document here.
Some political parties suggest that 2021 elections be moved to 2024
The Independent Electoral Commission says it’s still on schedule with preparations for the 2021 local government elections. Some political formations have suggested that the elections be moved to 2024, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But no changes have been announced.
THE RESTAURANT COLLECTIVE HANDS MEMORANDUM TO KOUGA MUNICIPALITY
The Restaurant Collective, which represents many restaurants within the Jeffreys Bay area, was created at the beginning of the National Lockdown in order to coordinate the implementation of Government legislation and to stand together with initiatives to ensure their doors remain open. On Wednesday 22 July 2020 a memorandum was handed over to the Kouga […]
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Sacred Khoi ritual at St Francis this weekend
A sacred Khoi ritual will bring the culture of South Africa’s first nation to life at St Francis Bay this weekend. A public gathering of the Khoi-San !Nau will take place at Granny’s Pool from Friday, 28 February, to Sunday, 1 March. According to the provincial chairperson of the Links Royal House in the Eastern […]
JBAY WIND FARM MTB CLASSIC AND TRAIL RUN KEEPS GROWING
(JEFFREYS BAY) Get your taste of the best mountain biking and trail running J-Bay has to offer! Enter now for the JBay Wind Farm MTB Classic and Trail Run, taking place at Twin Valley Estate on Saturday 13 June 2020. The event once again promises to be a great day out for the whole family, […]
