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My View
Is the Plett Harbour back on track?
Cobras in a dominant mood in Oudtshoorn. Monique Smit and Martin Vorster lead their respective tournaments.
Trump tweets as Obama desperately tries to pin all his woes on the Russians.
I wonder if the ANC is setting itself up for another humiliation at the Orlando Stadium?
Abbott and Rossouw set the cat among the pigoens – KP2?
Latest Local News
Knysna & Partners Newsletter 6 January 2017
Welcome to 2017 and thank you for observing the Knysna Municipalities call for Water restrictions.
A resolution was adopted by the Knysna Municipal Council during 2004 prohibiting the discharge of fireworks anywhere within Greater Knysna.
Please don’t set off distress flares for fun – it’s illegal and punishable by law: NSRI
Then according to Marc Rodgers, NSRI Plettenberg Bay station commander, at 22h49, Wednesday, the NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew investigated …
Proposed harbour plans for Plett are back
The controversial R4 billion Plettenberg Bay small boat harbour development has reared its head once again after the initial scoping report was …
Lombard Kotze Attorneys Newsletter
Latest Local Sports News
The bizhub Highveld Lions’ top- and middle-order was reduced to ruins by the BuildNat Cape Cobras’ attack in their Sunfoil Series match at the Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn on Thursday.
Eagle sends Smit soaring at Huddle Park
Lali Stander – JOHANNESBURG, 5 January 2017 – It was a case of South African delight and British cheer in equal measure as local favourite Monique Smit took control of the SuperSport Ladies Challenge, while Kim Williams and England’s Kiran Matharu moved within striking distance in Thursday’s second round at Huddle Park.
Jarvis in pursuit at Nomads SA Boys U-15
MODIMOLLE, 5 January 2017 – Casey Jarvis from State Mines threw everything except the kitchen sink at Martin Vorster, but the tenacious Southern Cape junior held on to his overnight lead on day two of the Nomads South African Boys U-15 Championship on Thursday.
Athletes end 2016 with a bang at TriSport’s Groeneweide Trail Run & Garden Route Duo Challenge
The Garden Route is renowned for its natural beauty and the NMMU campus at Saasveld, which played host to these events, is no exception.
Pinnacle Point Club Champions 2017
The 2017 Pinnacle Point Club Championships concluded earlier this afternoon after 36-hole played over 2 days in challenging conditions.
International News
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Security is the EU issue for 2017 January 5, 2017
Terror attacks, pressure from the right wing and Russian assertiveness are focusing the attention of the union.
Trump’s tweets just won’t stop January 5, 2017
“You know what? The fact of the matter is that when he tweets, he gets results,” Spicer said.
Obama gets intel report on poll hacking – official January 5, 2017
US intelligence officials have delivered the classified report on Russian and other foreign meddling in American elections to the White House.
US Congress begins Russia hacking probe January 5, 2017
President-elect Donald Trump has casts doubt on intelligence agencies’ findings that Moscow orchestrated the hacks.
National News
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Low-key run-up to ANC’s birthday rally
The party dropped support in Gauteng in the 2014 national election and again in the municipal election last year, after losing Tshwane and Johannesburg to a DA-led partnership with the EFF and other opposition parties.
All eyes on ANC ahead of January 8 statement
President Jacob Zuma will deliver the statement at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Sunday. Picture: EWN. President Jacob Zuma · African National Congress · January 8 statement · January 8 statement address.
Angie takes drastic action January 5, 2017
The basic education department will beef up its results by pushing through learners and testing the ability of aspirant principals
Firefighters battle 106 blazes… in just one day January 5, 2017
In just one day, firefighters battled 106 fires which were blazing around Cape Town, the City says.
Business News
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ACSA to slash fees as from April January 5, 2017
Cheaper air travel could be on the cards after ACSA confirmed it will be decreasing aircraft landing fees, aircraft parking fees and passenger service charges by 35 % from April.
Bitcoin crashes as much as 23% in one day January 5, 2017
Bitcoin prices plunged as much as 23% from Wednesday’s all-time high, according to Bloomberg data, as some traders took gains and investors celebrated a rally in the yuan. Bitcoin fell to as low as US$888,99 on Thursday
The winds of change January 6, 2017
While the election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States was not expected by investors, it does not seem to have been unwelcome: both t…
Sports News
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Brazilians win big at CAF awards
Pitso Mosimane was named African Coach of the Year at the CAF awards ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday night.
Kolpak shocker forces CSA rethink
Cape Town – The Cricket South Africa (CSA) heavyweights spent the last two days trying to digest the shocking news that two of their major assets – Kyle Abbott and Rilee Rossouw – are on their way to Hampshire on Kolpak deals that will effectively end …
Sundowns coach Mosimane wins African Coach of the Year award
Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Pitso Mosimane has been named the African Coach of the Year for 2016 at the Glo-Caf Awards in Abuja, Nigeria.
Dakar Rally claims star duo on only day four
San Salvador de Jujuy – Defending motorcycle champion Toby Price was forced out of the Dakar Rally on Thursday after breaking his left leg, joining two-time auto winner Nasser Al Attiyah on the sidelines on just the fourth day of racing.
This is a red flag moment – Faf to Cricket SA
Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis says the the departures of Kyle Abbott and Rilee Rossouw should be a “red flag moment” for Cricket South Africa.
Press Releases
Embracing greener behaviour for the wellbeing of the planet is a hallmark of Tsogo Sun’s and is written into the group’s over-riding environmental management policy.
What’s happening at the National Rooibos Day gathering?
The first National Rooibos Day will be celebrated on Monday, 16 January 2017 in Clanwilliam, the Rooibos capital of the world.
GlenWood Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2016 – Summer in a glass
Hot on the heels of its recent success at the launch of the 2017 Platter Wine Guide, GlenWood Vineyards in Franschhoek has released another guaranteed winner.
Regular Columns & Opinion Pieces
The One Man Andrew Gross Macmillan Review: Brian Joss While most people are dying to get out of Auschwitz, the concentration camp in Poland, one man is trying to get in to rescue Professor Alfred Mendl, a scientist who has worked out a key formula that will help the Allies to build the atomic bomb
Etienne de Villiers, Lead Programmer at Fuzzy Logic – Earlier this year, tech juggernaut Microsoft began shipping the developer’s version of its HoloLens AR headset.
Mahindra’s KUV100 is fun to drive despite its quirks and odd design
Despite its quirks – and it has a few – I enjoyed driving Mahindra’s new KUV100, clearly marked the K8 at the back. Which was a surprise considering that few manufacturers today highlight the model. Probably as a cost-saving device.
Until next time…
Bruce
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