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Mass sardine die-off: new threat to African Penguins?

Researchers say it’s too early to draw firm conclusions

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News | 19 August 2026

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Thousands of students told to leave Cape Town residences

This follows days of protests at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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News | 18 August 2026

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More than 2.5-million succulents seized from poachers

But this is probably less than a quarter of the illegal trade, CapeNature says

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News | 18 August 2026

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This government office “crushes your soul”

Lawyers complain of backlogs, delays, inefficiency and corruption

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News | 17 August 2026

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Vrygrond residents demand answers after death at police station

A woman recovering from a C-section was handcuffed and taken to Muizenberg SAPS

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News | 14 August 2026

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Protests force CPUT to withdraw student payment plan

The university had proposed that students pay up to R7,000 to start the year

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News | 13 August 2026

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Government paralysis costs film industry thousands of jobs and millions in revenue

Film industry coalition reaches agreement with trade and industry department to start clearing funding application backlog

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News | 13 August 2026

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Flood victims lose court bid for emergency housing

Magistrate dismisses application by Point Road families

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News | 12 August 2026

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Lost or locked in cupboards: inside the R686-million Eastern Cape matric tablet programme

We contacted 12 schools and not one of them is still running the programme

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News | 12 August 2026