Former South African rugby player Derick Hougaard is currently recovering from a health crisis that left him in a coma for almost two weeks. Hougaard’s girlfriend, Nadine, a wellknown Afrikaans singer, has expressed optimism about his recovery. Although he has regained consciousness and can breathe without the assistance of a ventilator, his condition remains fragile and is being closely monitored by doctors.
Siya Kolisi, the esteemed skipper of the Springboks rugby team, suffered a knee injury in late April that required surgery and an ongoing intense rehabilitation process. With the Rugby World Cup coming up in September and October in France, Kolisi is pushing himself to return to the field in top form.
The City of Cape Town’s Coastal Management team has been working on a significant project to rehabilitate the Fish Hoek beach dunes. The project’s primary objective is to reprofile the dunes and create a profile more characteristic of foredunes, with a broader base and flatter profile that will trap windblown sand. This will safeguard public and private infrastructure near the beach, reducing sand accumulation on buildings, roads, and railway tracks.
The City of Cape Town’s dune rehabilitation project is transforming the picturesque Table View beachfront. Spearheaded by Alderman Eddie Andrews, the City’s Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, this initiative aims to rehabilitate, revitalize, and maintain one of the city’s prime tourist attractions along the Atlantic coastline.
