CPA Amendments 2026: What Property Practitioners Need to Know About Cold Calling

CPA Amendments 2026: What Property Practitioners Need to Know About Cold Calling

The CPA amendments introduced in 2026 significantly change how property practitioners approach cold calling and direct marketing in South Africa, introducing stricter compliance obligations and consumer protections. For property practitioners who rely on cold-calling and any other methods of direct marketing, including SMS campaigns, canvassing of neighbourhoods, or making use of outsourced lead generation services,…

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Africa: Heat and Cold Alter How Animals Fight Disease. As the Climate Changes, This Knowledge May Be Vital

Africa: Heat and Cold Alter How Animals Fight Disease. As the Climate Changes, This Knowledge May Be Vital

Each animal species has an optimal temperature at which it can metabolise food and its immune system can best fight off pathogens. As our recent research shows, temperature directly affects the immune systems of vertebrates – regardless of how they moderate their own body temperatures. At first, slightly hotter temperatures actually give many animal immune…

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Cold cells, meagre meals: Palestinian American boy suffers in Israeli jail | Israel-Iran conflict News

Cold cells, meagre meals: Palestinian American boy suffers in Israeli jail | Israel-Iran conflict News

Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) has obtained testimony from Palestinian American teenager Mohammed Ibrahim, whose case has become a symbol for the mistreatment of minors in Israeli jails. In an interview with a DCIP lawyer, published on Tuesday, 16-year-old Mohammed described the harsh conditions he has faced since his detention began in February,…

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