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- South Africans say goodbye as ProNutro is discontinued
South Africans will no longer find ProNutro on store shelves after PepsiCo confirmed that the 64-year-old cereal brand has been discontinued, Cape {town} Etc reports. The decision follows months of complaints over a reformulated version of the much-loved breakfast cereal, with consumers raising concerns about its taste, texture and ability… Read more » - Watch: missing golden retriever rescued on South African road trip
What was supposed to be the final stretch of a six-week road trip around South Africa took an unexpected turn when content creator Josh Rubin stopped to help a golden retriever found in distress on the highway, Cape {town} Etc reports. The dog, later identified as 11-year-old Mia, was in poor… Read more » - Video: Wynberg robot stolen before suspects are arrested
A traffic light was reportedly stolen in Wynberg before suspects were arrested shortly afterwards, in an unusual incident reported in Cape Town’s southern suburbs, Cape {town} Etc reports. The incident was shared on social media on Tuesday, 22 September, with safety and news commentator Yusuf Abramjee reporting that the traffic… Read more » - Former Kempton Park man beaten to death over alleged link to murders
The journey home for Vusimuzi Radebe ended in tragedy after he was allegedly stopped, questioned about his connection to Kempton Park and beaten to death by a group of community members in Emalahleni, Cape {town} Etc reports. Radebe was reportedly walking from his grandmother’s home in Kwaguqa towards Lynville on Saturday,… Read more » - SARB hikes repo rate to 7.25% amid global shocks
South Africa’s repo rate is heading higher after the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) increased the policy rate by 25 basis points, effective from 25 September, Cape {town} Etc reports. The policy rate will rise to 7.25%, up from 7% at the previous MPC meeting. The… Read more » - Hout Bay marine haul valued at R500 000 seized
A 38-year-old man has been arrested in Hout Bay after police uncovered a large quantity of prohibited marine resources during an early-morning search, with the haul estimated by police to have a street value of R500 000, Cape {town} Etc reports. The operation took place at about 04:30 on Monday,… Read more » - Horses in poor condition stopped from competing at Pretoria event
Four horses described as being in poor body condition were brought to compete at an equine event in Pretoria East, where NSPCA inspectors intervened over concerns about their welfare, Cape {town} Etc reports. The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) said its inspectors attended the event on 12 September alongside the Tshwane… Read more » - Test more people to reduce new TB deaths, study finds
Words: Marcus Low / GroundUp Many people who report TB symptoms at South Africa’s public sector clinics do not receive TB tests. Testing more of these people is one of the most effective things we can do to reduce rates of TB disease and death, according to a major new… Read more » - Mpox cases in South Africa rise to 22 as Western Cape records 18 infections
South Africa’s confirmed Mpox cases have climbed to 22, with the Western Cape accounting for the overwhelming majority of infections recorded so far, Cape {town} Etc reports. The Department of Health confirmed the updated figure on Tuesday after laboratory results confirmed Mpox in a 47-year-old Cape Town man who had reportedly… Read more » - Durban mass shooting leaves 11 dead after house attack
A Durban mass shooting has left 11 people dead and three injured after three men allegedly opened fire on a group inside a house in KwaMakhutha on Tuesday night, 22 September, Cape {town} Etc reports . According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), 13 men and one woman were… Read more »
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