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The Western Cape High Court has dismissed the Legal Practice Council’s bid to appeal a ruling that a UK-qualified lawyer’s degrees meet the requirements for admission as an advocate in South Africa. The LPC now plans to petition the Supreme Court of Appeal. Read on tinyurl.com/2sxm9auv #LegalPracticeCouncil #HighCourt #AdvocateAdmission

The University of South Africa (Unisa) has suffered another legal setback in its dispute with an LLB graduate over its refusal to issue an amended degree certificate reflecting his legally changed surname, after the High Court dismissed the university’s application for leave to appeal. Read on tinyurl.com/yayf4pf4 #Unisa #HighCourt #SurnameChange

WATCH: UThukela Municipal Manager Langelihle Jili, 46, and Bongumenzi Dlamini, 26, appeared in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court on a corruption charge after allegedly accepting a R100,000 bribe and offering Hawks officers R600,000 for Jili's release. Their bail hearing has been adjourned to Thursday. iol.co.za/ 📷: Thulaganyo Sethibe/ IOL

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The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has postponed the sentencing of 23-year-old man accused of killing Sandton teacher Kirsten Kluyts. Read on tinyurl.com/2jvvusac #KirstenKluyts #BafanaMahungela #JusticeForKirsten

Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday became the third big German carmaker to cut its outlook for the year on tough conditions in China, underlining the scale of the crisis facing the industry. Read on tinyurl.com/ysua22mk #MercedesBenz #ChinaCars #GermanAutoIndustry

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, the company said on Monday, roughly a quarter of its workforce, as the tech giant seeks to cut costs while pouring money into artificial intelligence. Read on tinyurl.com/5e66twmp #Microsoft #AI #TechLayoffs

A US pastor, Israel Ford, and his first wife Lydia publicly revealed his second wife, Shikayla, to a stunned congregation, announcing they have been in a polygamous marriage for over three years and calling it God’s will. Read on tinyurl.com/3kt282sh #Polygamy #ChurchNews #PastorIsraelFord

Visitors to the Kruger National Park face a change to their travel plans next month, with one of the main entrances to Skukuza Rest Camp set to close for more than four weeks. Read on tinyurl.com/8w6pkzwp #KrugerNationalPark #Skukuza #TravelSouthAfrica

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has promised to intervene in the feud between EFF leader Julius Malema and North West mining tycoon Solomon “MySol” Madibela, pledging to contact Malema to understand the dispute and seek an amicable resolution. Read on tinyurl.com/bdx3j8dz #SouthAfricaPolitics #JuliusMalema #FikileMbalula

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere rose to new record highs in 2025, locking in climate impacts that will persist for centuries to come, the United Nations said Tuesday. Read on tinyurl.com/3a2jnyp5 #ClimateChange #GreenhouseGases #GlobalWarming

The Credit Association of South Africa (CASA) has warned South Africans against using credit or money meant for household essentials to fund gambling. Read on tinyurl.com/m8b9zcc5 #GamblingWarning #SouthAfricaFinance #DebtAwareness

A fundraising campaign to help hijacking shooting survivor Sidney Hill and his children recover from a traumatic incident has raised more than R392,000, with hundreds of donors contributing towards their legal and counselling expenses. Read on tinyurl.com/2zkz5j23 #SidneyHill #PinetownHijacking #BackaBuddyCampaign

Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has declared “all systems go” for the November 4 local government elections, saying government is ready for the polls despite a tight ballot-printing deadline and water shortages that could affect voting stations. Read on tinyurl.com/mtdw34ss #LocalElections2026 #VelenkosiniHlabisa #IECReady

A 26-year-old Mozambican national, Antonio Charles Mugabe, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to smuggling a 60mm mortar bomb into South Africa through the Lebombo Port of Entry. Read on tinyurl.com/3wfmutve #MortarBombSmuggling #LebomboBorder #HawksArrest

Johannesburg Water has warned residents not to believe fake messages being shared on social media platforms, particularly WhatsApp, about the city’s water quality. Read on tinyurl.com/8pejm3fk #JoburgWater #FakeWhatsApp #WaterQualityAlert

DA Metsimaholo Caucus Leader and Ward 14 candidate Michael Thulani Mbana was shot dead outside his home in Taylor Park, Zamdela, on Monday evening after being lured out by two unknown men. Read on tinyurl.com/yckycnpf #DACouncillor #MichaelMbana #ZamdelaMurder

On the second day of testimony in Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s July 2021 unrest trial, advocate Dali Mpofu accused investigating officer Detective Bheki Nazo of being totally untruthful during heated cross-examination at the Durban High Court. Read on tinyurl.com/3m4aedf2 #ZumaSambudla #JulyUnrest #DaliMpofu

VIDEO | Six people have been killed in a serious crash involving two trucks and a light delivery vehicle on the N3 Toll Route at Van Reenen's Pass in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday afternoon. Read on tinyurl.com/v9dm4jrf #N3Crash #VanReenensPass #SixDead