# Six Zimbabweans have admitted to using South Africa as a transit point for Russian military recruitment. They stand accused of unlawfully offering or rendering foreign military assistance to Russia without the required authorisation. The admissions are contained in a plea and sentencing agreement before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. News24 reports two of the six […]
# The Madlanga Commission has agreed to hear the testimony of Witness S behind closed doors. Chairperson Mbuyiseli Madlanga ordered the witness to give evidence on a date yet to be determined, prohibiting the publication of identitiy, occupation or any details that could identify the person. This means the testimony will only be attended by […]
# Smoky haze caused by forest fires in Indonesia had led to several schools in neighbouring Malaysia being closed for today. Education minister Fadhlina Sidek made the announcement on social media after 37 areas recorded unhealthy air pollution levels. Prime minister Anwar Ibrahim says Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto had agreed to take the necessary steps […]
# Die waarnemende nasionale polisiekommissaris, Puleng Dimpane, sê die polisie sal nie wetteloosheid duld nie. Dit volg ná gister se gewelddadige betogings teen onwettige buitelanders in Soweto en Durban, waartydens 24 voertuie aan die brand gesteek en winkels geplunder is. Dimpane sê diegene wat verantwoordelik was, sal geïdentifiseer, ondersoek en gearresteer word waar voldoende bewyse […]
# National director of Public Prosecutions Andy Mothibi says it would have been the utmost risk if Andrea Johnson had continued as head of the Investigating Directorate against Corruption. She resigned in July after a disastrous appearance before the Madlanga Commission. Mothibi told Parliament Johnson wasn’t allowed to escape consequences, confirming she faces a criminal […]
# US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the execution of a former Army major who killed 13 unarmed soldiers at Fort Hood will be live-streamed. Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad in December for the deaths of his comrades in 2009. He admitted to shooting into a crowded medical building where deploying soldiers […]
# Polisie in KwaZulu-Natal het bevestig dat minstens 14 voertuie gister aan die brand gesteek is tydens gewelddadige betogings in Durban se middestad. Volgens berigte het betogers in ʼn optog teen geslagsgeweld naby die kantoor vir Binnelandse Sake by die March and March-groep aangesluit. Geweld het blykbaar uitgebreek nadat ʼn betoger deur ʼn buitelander aangerand […]
# The MK Party has opened a case of crimen injuria against the DA’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, Helen Zille, after an alleged profane and vulgar outburst during a political debate in August. Representatives of MK, ActionSA and the Patriotic Alliance also joined the conversation, where Zille allegedly directed profane language at ActionSA’s Ayanda Allie. […]
# Analysts don’t regard US president Donald Trump as a serious contender for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced by the Norwegian Nobel Institute this morning. He was reportedly nominated by leaders from Israel, Cambodia and Pakistan. Among the 208 individuals and 79 organisations who were registered as candidates are Ukrainian president […]
