MyJHB

Stuff from Johannesburg

St Francis Today – 24 June

St Francis Today, Wednesday 24 June 2026 – our daily news and views from the beautiful villages of St Francis Bay and Cape St Francis.

Dune Part 1: Statement from CSF Civics and FOSTER regarding CSF Beach

Dune Part 2: Video – CSF Sand Wars, Groyne Damage: The Good & The Bad

Thoughts From the Nuclear Fringe – from the Thyspunt Alliance

Pothole Update – by Barry Buchman

Visiting Victoria Bay and Other Weird Nooks of the Garden Route – editor

SAPS Launches R600 Million Operation to Counter Anti-Immigrant Unrest 

Extra R21,900 Per Month ‘Tax’ for South Africans Earning Over R1 Million

Naspers Launches Free Anthropic-Powered AI for SA Businesses

Tech Giants Erase Young Australian Surfers’ Social Media a/cs

Garden Route Named Best Road Trip in the World

Kromme River Mouth and The Groynes. Photo: Barry Culligan

Boilerplate and Editor’s Notes.
More Info on St Francis Today – 24 June here:
Twitter:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stfrancistoday

CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za.

Source – MyPR

Free Johannesburg Press Release Submissions from MyPR.co.za

Category: Tag: ,

The Carlton Centre: Famous Visitors

At the peak of its prestige in the 1970s and 80s, the precinct was the ultimate address for high finance and luxury. It included the Carlton Hotel, a 30-story five-star icon that hosted everyone from Mick Jagger and Henry Kissinger to Margaret Thatcher. However, as the political landscape shifted in the 1990s and the “capital flight” to the northern suburbs began, the Carlton Centre became a victim of its own geography. The luxury hotel was “mothballed” in 1998 and remains a haunting, empty shell today, with its grand ballroom and 600 rooms frozen in time—a stark contrast to the bustling, gritty energy of the streets below.