According to news.sky.com, a teenager has been mauled by a captive lion after she tried to kiss the animal through the bars at a South African wildlife park. Lauren Fagen, of Montreal, suffered severe flesh wounds when the male lion dragged her feet and legs into the enclosure at Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. The 18-year-old volunteer worker is recovering in hospital and says she is lucky to be alive. Read article
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According to metro.co.uk, a five-tonne male elephant smashes its way through the window of a car full of German tourists moments after fighting with another member of the herd. The angry animal gores its way through a side window as the panicked passengers shout: ‘Go, go, go.’ The attack – in Kruger National Park, South […]
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According to ghanaweb.com, a Ghanaian student was found unconscious in the boot of a car at Bloemfontein in South Africa yesterday. It is suspected he had been kept in there for three days. He was found with marks indicating he had been brutally assaulted. The Police team which rescued him said his hands and feet […]
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The BBC reports that members of the Somali community in South Africa have marched to parliament in Cape Town to protest against recent attacks on foreigners. Three Somalis have been killed this month and the Somali government has requested the South African authorities to do more to protect their nationals. About 200 people took part […]
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Timeslive.co.za reports that at least 151 people have been admitted to Durban hospitals in the past three months suffering from diarrhoea, resulting in the deaths of two children. The deputy head of eThekwini metro’s communicable disease service, Dr Ayo Olowolagba, said in a statement that most of those treated were children, half of whom came […]
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Iafrica.com reports that a Comrades Marathon runner who plans to take part in the race in a 10kg rhino suit has been robbed, the Saturday Star reported. The British national, who raises funds for projects aimed at curbing rhino poaching was robbed of his bag containing about R3000, an iPhone, an Apple Mac, an iPad […]
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The Times of India reports that a businessman from Dombivli was robbed of valuables worth Rs 4 lakh at knife-point while in South Africa on a trip. The businessman, his wife and two daughters, aged 2 and 9, returned to India on Wednesday. On 12th May, the four rented a car in Johannesburg and were […]
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Iol.co.za reports that long gone are the days when many South Africans had to carry pass books, but on Tuesday about 80 foreigners, including an Australian tourist, were detained for not having their documents on them. About 20 people from Mozambique, Zimbabwe and the Congo stood outside the Cape Town police station waiting for friends […]
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