- City of Cape Town closes Fish Hoek beach due to sewer overflow.
- Nigerian singer Burna Boy arrives six hours late for concert.
- Sundowns show they’re a cut above the rest.
Sewage spills force temporary closure of some Cape Town beaches – News24
The City of Cape Town declared on Monday that the main swimming area at Fish Hoek Beach, between the lifeguard station and Jager’s Walk, had been restricted to the public until further notice, News24 reports.
The temporary closure is due to a sewer overflow triggered by a cleared-out clogged sewer pipe. Plastics and other substances were extracted from the sewer line. “The public is reminded to not dump illegally, and rather dispose of their waste using available solid waste services or take recyclables to the City’s drop-off facilities,” said the City of Cape Town. Read more here
Burna Boy turns up six hours late to show and insults crowd – Scrolla
The Nigerian singer Burna Boy arrived over six hours late for a concert in Lagos and proceeded to tell the crowd that they should be thankful he was there. His fans are not pleased with his punctuality. According to Scrolla, the Love Damini concert was set to take place on Sunday at 9:00 p.m. Fans who were present at the event claim that the performer did not take the stage until 3:30 a.m. Read more here
‘If there is a coach I frequently talk to, it’s Middendorp’: Sundowns boss Mokwena – TimesLIVE
Rulani Mokwena, the head coach of Mamelodi Sundowns, credits his team’s increased comfort with their “diamond” system, where triangular formations formed in possession ensure there is always a free player, as one of the reasons for their dominance, TimesLIVE reports. The article further states that it may be too soon to call it a trend, but trophy machine Downs — the five-time consecutive DStv Premiership champions — have nearly reached a new level of mastery in the early stages of Mokwena’s rise to head coach. Read more here
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