Here are top three stories you may have missed this past weekend.

1. Kingsmead College upcycles toys for ECD centres

Practising its service core value as a school, Kingsmead College hosted a toy-making workshop.

All of the toys are made from upcycled material. Once the toys are made, a toy box is created, one for each toy, and the toy boxes are then donated to low-resourced Early childhood development (ECD) centres.

2. Police investigating Pretoria doctor’s death

An inquest has been opened after a doctor who had multiple injuries died on the street outside his apartment building.

According to Old East Safety Forum spokesperson Jarad Frimmel, responders acted on information received via a call from bystanders who reported a disturbance at an apartment building in Brooklyn on July 25.

3. Hippo attacks woman in Kruger National Park

A woman is in hospital after being mauled by a hippo bull in one of the largest game reserves in Africa.

The hippo bull charged and attacked a group of researchers, led by Dr Freek Venter. It eventually got hold of Rinza, Venter’s wife, and badly mauled her. The incident happened on July 25.

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