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Woman injured as stone throwers strike again on Cape Town’s N2
Times LIVE
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City of Cape Town FF Plus councillor Emre Uygun is calling for stronger action after another violent incident on the N2’s notorious “Hell Run” near Cape Town International Airport. A woman was seriously injured when a concrete block was hurled at...
State President’s Africa tour to deepen Việt Nam's ties with Egypt, Angola: Deputy FM
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — The upcoming state visits by President Lương Cường to Egypt and Angola at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço will mark an important milestone, opening a new...
R113 million PowerBall jackpot up for grabs – Will you be South Africa’s next millionaire?
IOL
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A whopping estimated R113 million PowerBall jackpot is up for grabs on Friday. According to National Lottery Ithuba, the jackpot has rolled over 19 times. Since June 1, 2025, Ithuba said it has paid out over half a billion in total winnings to...
White South Africans Have Migrated To Zimbabwe Saying It’s Safer, Way Better
Zim Eye
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August 1, 2025
White South Africans Have Migrated To Zimbabwe Saying It’s Safer, Way Better VIRAL PODCAST CLIP IGNITES DEBATE OVER ZIMBABWE’S BUSINESS REALITY VS PERCEPTION By Dorrothy Moyo | July 29, 2025. Zimbabwe’s Global Image vs On-the-Ground Reality (whose...
BYD reportedly launching sub-R400 000 electric car in South Africa
TechCentral
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August 1, 2025
BYD’s Atto 1 BYD – the Shenzhen-headquartered vehicle manufacturer sometimes referred to as “China’s Tesla” – will launch its lowest-model to date, the Atto 1, in South Africa next month, at an expected price point of below R400 000. That’s...
Mitete MP mocks PF MPs for not seeing Lungu’s body despite visiting South Africa
Zambian Observer
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August 1, 2025
Mitete MP mocks PF MPs for not seeing Lungu’s body despite visiting SA MITETE Member of Parliament, Misheck Mutelo yesterday mocked PF law makers for not seeing former president Edgar Lungu’s body, despite having traveled to South Africa for the...
Legal showdown: Cape Town ratepayers back SAPOA in fight against unlawful municipal charges
IOL
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The Cape Town Collective Ratepayers’ Association (CTCRA) has welcomed a court case brought by the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) against the City of Cape Town over how it calculates certain charges on municipal bills. SAPOA has...
Cyclist Dennis Hammar dies after violent robbery in Cape Town
IOL
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The cycling community is in shock following the death of 76-year-old cyclist, Dennis Hammar, who succumbed to his injuries in hospital after he was attacked and robbed along N1 near FW de Klerk Boulevard. Hammar was well known among riders, having...
Prosper Nation: How LIV Golf and other global events can become South Africa’s next growth engine
IOL
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When LIV Golf announced last week that it will bring its global tour to South Africa in 2026,the headlines naturally focused on star power, prestige, and prize money. But beneath the spectacle lies a far more important story: what events like LIV...
‘It’s for White People’: Trump’s South African Refugee Program Confirms What We Already Knew
NewsOne
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July 31, 2025
Source: Aninka Bongers-Sutherland / Getty I told y’all. Back in May, I warned that Donald Trump’s executive order launching a so-called “refugee” program specifically designed to fast-track white South Africans into the United States wasn’t about...
Cape Town’s Independent Hotels Redefine Urban Luxury and Drive CBD Revival
Newspaper
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July 31, 2025
One of the overlooked stories of the economic success of the Cape Town CBD hospitality scene is the popularity of independent hotels. This popularity mirrors trends seen in global cities like Lisbon, Barcelona and Melbourne, all known for...
South Africa and Zimbabwe unite for a Guinness World Record attempt with 1,000 marimba players
IOL
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July 31, 2025
In a remarkable celebration of unity and rhythm, more than 1,000 marimba players from South Africa and Zimbabwe will converge at the GrandWest Grand Arena on Saturday, 2 August 2025, aiming to secure a Guinness World Records™ title for the Largest...
Travel ban on Issa Tchiroma sparks fierce storm in Cameroon
The South African
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August 1, 2025
On 31 July 2025, Cameroonian presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary was barred from flying to Senegal at Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport. Tchiroma, who leads the Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon (FSNC) party, was...
South African celebrities Gert‑Johan Coetzee and Nadia Nakai escape to France's Château de Montflour
IOL
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When South Africa is engulfed with cold temperatures, there is nothing like a Summer getaway and that’s one thing South Africa’s creatives and celebrities love to do. Recently, designer extraordinaire Gert‑Johan Coetzee, award-winning rapper Nadia...
Cape Town Society For The Blind Is Changing Lives
The Maravi Post
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July 31, 2025
Living without sight isn’t easy. Some are born blind; others lose their vision suddenly. Either way, navigating a world built for the sighted takes grit, adaptability, and courage. That’s where the Cape Town Society for the Blind (CTSB) steps in....
Creekside students serving students in South Africa
Polk County Enterprise - Texas
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From Enterprise Staff From Enterprise Staff Students in South Africa are feeling the love from students, faculty and staff at Livingston ISD’s Creekside Elementary School and it all began with Creekside’s school nurse, Pamela DuBose. “I mentioned...
Enormous prospects to scale up trade ties with Bangladesh: S Africa
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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South African High Commissioner to Bangladesh Prof Anil Sooklal on Thursday said the relationship between Bangladesh and South Africa is not at its potential that it should be, especially on the trade front, stressing that there is “so much of...
How a South African community turned land restitution into a game reserve
BizNews
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Today the reserve is owned by the community’s Emvokweni Community Trust, which is managed by a group of democratically elected trustees. Conservation and tourism inside the reserve are managed jointly by the community trust and Wildlands, an...
Battle for Etoudi: Travel ban on Issa Tchiroma sparks fierce storm
Cameroon Intelligence Report
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August 1, 2025
On 31 July 2025, Cameroonian presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary was barred from flying to Senegal at Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport. Tchiroma, who leads the Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon (FSNC) party, was...
British Airways Adds 7,500th Avios-Only Seat With Cape Town Route
Simple Flying
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July 31, 2025
British Airways has announced new Avios-only flights between London Heathrow and Cape Town, meaning every seat on these flights, across all cabin classes, can be booked using Avios points. This is not the first time the airline has offered...