# Buckingham Palace has rejected claims by the late Princess Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, in his forthcoming memoir about events following her death in 1997. He alleges then-Prince Charles told him Diana would soon be forgotten. This happened during an argument over whether Princes William and Harry should walk behind their mother’s coffin. The palace […]
# Die nasionale kommissaris van Korrektiewe Dienste, Makgothi Thobakgala, sê bendes werf jongmense om ernstige misdade, insluitend moord, te pleeg. Hy het voor die Madlanga-kommissie getuig bendes gebruik doelbewus jongmense omdat die strafregstelsel jong oortreders anders hanteer as volwassenes, wat hulle kwesbaar maak vir uitbuiting deur georganiseerde misdaadgroepe. Thobakgala sê bendes het gewoonlik ‘n duidelike […]
# Australia is tightening visa rules for foreign students and backpackers in an attempt to reduce migration. Foreign students will no longer generally be able to bring partners or children with them, while new ballot rules will determine some extensions for working-holiday visas. Holders of visitor visas will also be prevented from switching to other […]
# The European Commission has proposed banning social media accounts for children under 13, as part of new measures to protect minors online. Children aged 13 to under 15 would only be allowed to use supervised mini accounts, with limited features and a one-hour daily time limit. The plan would also cover video-sharing platforms, online […]
# Ukrainian officials say at least 26 people, including four children, were injured in overnight Russian strikes on Kyiv, Odesa and other regions. In Kyiv, 16 people were wounded, including two children, while seven people, among them two children, were injured in Odesa after a missile struck an apartment building. A 64-year-old man was killed […]
# Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed the US House of Representatives’ passage of a sweeping sanctions bill targeting Russia. The legislation, approved by 262 votes to 159, targets Russia’s energy and defence industries and its shadow fleet of oil tankers used to evade sanctions. It would also allow US President Donald Trump to impose […]
# Die Johannesburgse Metropolisie-departement sê die liggame van agt vroue wat in Kemptonpark en die omliggende Ekurhuleni-gebied in Gauteng gevind is, bevestig geslagsgeweld is ‘n nasionale krisis wat munisipale grense oorskry. Woordvoerder, Xolani Fihla, sê die departement is op hoë gereedheidsvlak, veral op grensgebiede, by openbare vervoerpunte en afgesonderde plekke, terwyl voet- en voertuigpatrollies ook […]
# Eastern Cape farmer Louis Lategan has been found guilty of rape and human trafficking in the Makhanda High Court. He was charged for luring six young women to his remote farm with offers of au pair work before sexually assaulting them. The court rejected his claims that the sexual encounters were consensual and that […]
# The European Union is opening the door for Canada to become its first associate member. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says the proposed status is not currently defined in EU treaties and would fall short of full membership. She says the arrangement could deepen cooperation with Canada on trade, defence, technology, energy […]
