Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit
Sep 9, 2026 · 6 min · 4 segments
Lester Kiewit speaks to Samantha Mann, general manager at Mdzananda Animal Clinic, to discuss the amendments to the City of Cape Town’s Animal Keeping by-law, which is out for public comment until 29…
Samantha MannGuest
Lester KiewitHost
Cape Town's proposed animal keeping bylaw amendments sparking political fight over whether the city is effectively introducing a pet licensing system.

There's also a requirement for sterilization unless owners obtain a permit to keep animals unsterilized.

But there are those who are questioning the fees, the enforcement powers, even within the bylaws proposed warrantless search and seizure provisions.

So I speak now to Samantha Mann, who is the general manager of the Hunzananda Animal Clinic.

Should pet owners actually be worried about these amendments? What is different to the 2021-2011 animal keeping bylaw?
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