{"id":268608,"date":"2025-11-05T09:28:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T07:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/?p=268608"},"modified":"2025-11-05T09:28:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T07:28:28","slug":"kouga-municipality-addresses-current-condition-of-seekoei-estuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/kouga-municipality-addresses-current-condition-of-seekoei-estuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Kouga Municipality addresses current condition of Seekoei Estuary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>JEFFREYS BAY<\/strong> &#8211; On 4 November, Kouga Local Municipality released a statement to clarify misinformation circulating on several social media platforms regarding the recent discolouration and odour observed in the Seekoei Estuary in Jeffreys Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the statement, the phenomenon is not sewage, but rather a seasonal algae bloom caused by natural environmental 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