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Land dispossession still impacts access to basic services: SAHRC

Commissioner Philile Ntuli says land dispossession occurs in various ways including displacement.

  • Land dispossession affects citizens' access to basic services.
  • Commissioner Philile Ntuli outlines three main concerns.
  • Dispossession can occur through displacement, insecure tenure, and environmental degradation.

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Cape Coral authorities seize 60 illegal slots disguised as bingo

Florida gambling regulators and Cape Coral police have confiscated 60 illegal slot machines from a local business authorities say was… Continue reading Cape Coral authorities seize 60 illegal slots disguised as bingo The post Cape Coral authorities seize 60 illegal slots disguised as bingo appeared first on ReadWrite .

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Babu Owino, Orengo storm DCI to present Oliver Jaoko, demand arrest of Homa Bay violence organisers

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino and Siaya Governor James Orengo, on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, stormed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters to present Oliver Jaoko, alias Olivetti…

  • Babu Owino and James Orengo present Oliver Jaoko to DCI
  • Accuses police of protecting real perpetrators, demands arrest of Wanga and Kaluma
  • Violence in Homa Bay on August 16, 2026

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German court convicts Ukrainian man over Russian sabotage plot

A German court on Tuesday handed a jail sentence of one year and three months to a Ukrainian man for spying for Russia and helping prepare possible acts of sabotage. The court in Stuttgart acquitted two other Ukrainian men aged 22 and 25 who were on trial for the same plot, which involved posting test packages containing GPS trackers in…

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PPSC Announces Government Jobs Across Punjab

The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) has announced 498 government vacancies under Advertisement No. 08/2026. The recruitment drive covers jobs … Read More The post PPSC Announces Government Jobs Across Punjab appeared first on ProPakistani .

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Who are the Likud ministers, MKs unlikely to make it into 26th Knesset? - explainer

Several current Likud ministers and MKs are expected to lose their seats in the 26th Knesset following October's election, largely because the party's size is expected to shrink from 36 to 20-25 MKs.

  • Economy Minister Nir Barkat ranked 24th, vulnerable to candidate swaps
  • Innovation Minister Gila Gamliel at 25th, third-highest-ranking woman
  • Three ministers (Dichter, Silman, Golan) below 35th, unlikely re-election

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Belgium wildfire: Rains help High Fens containment efforts

Firefighters continue to battle one of the worst wildfires in Belgian history near the German border. Rains and cooler temperatures are helping them bring it to heel after it ravaged an area half the…

  • Belgian wildfire spreads to 3,000 hectares near High Fens reserve
  • Rain and cooler temperatures provide relief on Tuesday
  • Residents of Monschau evacuated due to smoke and winds
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