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Vicious dogs can be impounded, court rules

Theewaterskloof Municipality wins appeal to impound three dogs that attacked visitors on private property in Caledon

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Law | 20 August 2025

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Limpopo municipality fails to deal with officials fingered in corruption scandal

Criminal case opened against the Greater Letaba Municipality for “missing” R1.3-million

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News | 20 August 2025

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“We can see the way children are treated by the way they treat their dogs”

Funda Nenja runs a dog training programme that offers veterinary care as well as social work

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News | 20 August 2025

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Cape Town wants national government to save its disability transport service

But the Department of Social Development denies receiving such a request

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Brief | 20 August 2025

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Climate protesters demand reparations from Standard Bank for fossil fuel investments

They also want TotalEnergies to stop further fossil fuel extraction in Africa

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Brief | 19 August 2025

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Kariega residents march for better policing

“Protection fees are demanded from our children by other learners at schools, and they end up dropping out.”

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Brief | 19 August 2025

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Former Lottery board member ordered to pay back R21-million in stolen grant funds

Money meant for good causes was used for personal gain

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Law | 19 August 2025

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Pair charged with multi-million rand fraud in Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Moeketsi Victor Williams and business partner Mabohlokoa Itumeleng Chaka allegedly siphoned off R4.5-million from one of the contracting companies

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News | 19 August 2025

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“Our children are bullied because they smell”: Erratic water supply in Polokwane despite millions spent

Municipality blames vandalism of boreholes

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Brief | 19 August 2025

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Lesotho health minister says his country must be less reliant on SA and “stop being beggars”

This comes after an outcry that Basotho nationals are denied medical care in South Africa

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Brief | 18 August 2025

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Cape Town journalists protest against Israel for killing Palestinian reporters

“There is nothing random about what Israel is doing,” says Palestinian journalist

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Brief | 18 August 2025

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Child miners risk death in Zambia’s copper pits

Police rescued 38 children from Sensele Mine in July

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Feature | 18 August 2025

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Water scheme for Eastern Cape villages stalls after R125-million spent

The Ngqamakwe water scheme in Tsomo was meant to be completed in 2022

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Brief | 18 August 2025

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South African journalists condemn murder of colleagues in Gaza

Israel has killed 184 Palestinian journalists since 7 October 2023. 26 are believed to have been deliberately targeted.

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Brief | 15 August 2025

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Eviction hearing looms for refugees in Bellville camp

The refugees have rejected repatriation to home countries or returning to South African communities

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News | 15 August 2025

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School children help repair granny’s flood-damaged home

Dozens of families affected by floods in January are still without shelter. The KZN human settlements department fails to answer our questions

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