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The Quick Interview | BMA boss on the challenges facing those guarding SA's ports of entry
Sowetan
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August 4, 2025
SA’s Border Management Authority (BMA) held a press briefing yesterday to release its first quarterly performance report for the 2024/25 financial year, which highlights some of their achievements and challenges that come with managing the...
August fuel price: here’s what you’re likely to pay for petrol and diesel from Wednesday
IOL
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Those with petrol-powered vehicles can look forward to some relief at the pumps from Wednesday, August 6, but diesel is looking set to increase by a significant margin. Month-end data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) is pointing to petrol price...
Proposed US sanctions against South African officials ‘serious risk’ for organisations and individuals
Engineering News
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The prospect of US sanctions against South African officials will pose serious concerns for individuals and organisations within the country if passed into law, according to Edward James, a sanctions law expert at Pinsent Masons. The US-South...
Goals and Highlights: Monterrey (5)1-1(3) New York RB in Leagues Cup
VAVEL
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August 4, 2025
Penalties | End of the match Goal, goal, goal, goal for Monterrey! He breathed a sigh of relief! Luis Reyes had missed the winning goal, but after a VAR review, it was decided to retake the penalty. After the replay, Reyes scored and the match...
Aussie mum Katie stranded alone in South African wilderness – but she wants to stay there as long as possible
9News
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July 29, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Being stranded alone in the South African wilderness sounds like a nightmare to most but not to Aussie mum Katie Rydge. The 46-year-old is doing it willingly on Season 12 of the hit US survival series Alone, now streaming on Stan. If...
More new faces in All Blacks squad
ODT TV
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August 4, 2025
Simon Parker is the big inclusion in the All Blacks' Rugby Championship squad, with the 120kg loose forward set to make his test debut. Parker has been rewarded for an excellent Super Rugby Pacific season, with an untimely injury possibly delaying...
Western Cape Education condemns burglary, vandalism in schools by ‘selfish criminals’
The Citizen (South Africa)
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August 4, 2025
The department said the number climbed from 45 last year to 57 this year. The Western Cape education department says the estimated cost of repairing vandalism at schools in the province is expected to exceed R1 million. The department said it is...
South African woman arrested in Bali for alleged drug smuggling
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 27, 2025
Indonesia has some of the world's toughest drug laws, including the death penalty for traffickers. Two people from Brazil and South Africa have been charged in Indonesia for allegedly trying to smuggle four kilograms (8.8 pounds) of drugs into...
Cape Town’s Skyline Evolves with Bold Mixed-Use Developments
Newspaper
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July 27, 2025
Cape Town’s inner city is undergoing a remarkable transformation as a new wave of mixed-use developments reshapes its skyline. Leading the charge is Mama Shelter Cape Town, a R1.5 billion lifestyle project currently under construction on the site...
‘He is desperate’: Injured England star willing to ‘put his body on the line’ for series win
Fox Sports
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Injured England all-rounder Chris Woakes will be available to bat on day five of the series finale against India at The Oval if required, teammate Joe Root has confirmed. Woakes was ruled out of the remainder of the fifth Test in London after...
How the rich renovate: Design guru reveals most jaw-dropping requests
realestate.com.au
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August 4, 2025
When money can literally buy you anything; what do those with big interior design budgets really wish for in a home? New York-born and Sydney-based award-winning interior designer Thomas Hamel specialises in redesigning the homes of wealthy...
How to pack for a five week vacation, in different climates and settings
Village Life
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July 31, 2025
Packing light is not about taking less. It is about taking the right things Packing light is one thing. Packing smart for five full weeks, across wildly different climates and settings, is something else entirely. This summer, I am heading off on...
England eye incredible history as thrilling final Test against India sees series hang on knife edge
talkSPORT
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August 3, 2025
England have been forced to wait for a potentially historic victory over India in what's been a thrilling final Test so far. Bad light and subsequent rain called play in day four of the fifth Test to a premature halt, with England 35 runs from...
Ongoing sewage spills flagged as threat to Nelson Mandela Bay tourism
Herald (South Africa)
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July 31, 2025
Ward 2 councillor Sean Tappan said a section of the 600mm underground burst pipe has been identified in the harbour. “This is why the sewage spill occurred in the parking lot of Kings Beach. “If there’s a power failure in the Roedolf pump station,...
The hardest question — what is to be done about Israel and Gaza?
Daily Maverick
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August 3, 2025
Israel/Gaza and Iran have dominated global headlines for many months now, notwithstanding Russia/Ukraine and the very loud Trump show. Every time this columnist thinks he has something to say on the subject, the ground shifts, emotions get in the...
Goals and Highlights: Seattle Sounders 2-1 Santos Laguna in Leagues Cup
VAVEL
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August 4, 2025
A very lively match. Despite their efforts until the end, Santos couldn't equalize the score and sent the game to penalties. What mistakes they made! Image: VAVEL Goal, goal, goal, goal for Santos! Fran Villalba sends the ball into the box, and...
Traveling solo creates friendships, memories
Tucson Local Media - Arizona
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There’s no sitting still on a seven-country, eight-day bus tour of Europe. The travel organization Expat Explore introduced guests to breathtaking spots like the Eiffel Tower and Venice, Boppard, Germany, and Dijon, France. This particular tour,...
US Embassy Official Told Trump’s South African Refugee Program Is For White People Only, New Report Says
NewsOne
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July 28, 2025
Source: Christopher Furlong / Getty We didn’t need any more evidence that President Donald Trump’s side quest to save white Afrikaners in South Africa from a fictional “white genocide” was nothing more than a pet project to extend MAGA-fied white...
Look: Once upon a Cape Town – scenes from a city that was
Cape Town ETC
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July 28, 2025
Cape Town is the kind of place where everything can change in the blink of an eye – a new development here, a fresh refurbishment there, a trendy café replacing a corner shop that once sold koesisters and Chappies. And yet, somehow, it always...
US State Department website advisories for travelers to Antarctica
MercoPress
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July 31, 2025
Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 22:34 UTC The advice, revised on 28 July 2025, warns of the dangers of the continent’s harsh and unpredictable weather, which can change at short notice and scupper travel plans. The U.S. State Department has renewed two...