# National police commissioner Fannie Masemola has told the Madlanga commission that the disbandment of the political killings task team was both unlawful and abrupt. Masemola said Police minister Senzo Mchunu never raised concerns about the unit beforehand and did not consult key stakeholders, including the national prosecuting authority. He added he was on leave […]
# NATO member Poland will not hesitate to shoot down objects that violate its airspace and pose a threat, but will take a more cautious approach to situations that are less clear-cut. Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk told a news conference it would take the decision to shoot down flying objects when they violate the […]
# National police commissioner Fannie Masemola says he clashed with Crime Detection deputy national police commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, over a plan to immediately disband the political killings task team. Masemola testified yesterday at the Madlanga commission in Pretoria that Sibiya presented a proposal for the abrupt shutdown, but he rejected it. He said he advocated […]
# The Gauteng Department of Education says school admissions are based on home address and siblings, not citizenship, responding to Operation Dudula’s campaign in Soweto. The department urges schools to stay safe and continue learning uninterrupted. The department’s Steve Mabona says the province is increasing placements for learners with special needs, fixing mobile classrooms, and […]
# Athletics: Botswana has declared a public holiday to celebrate the country’s victory in the men’s 4×400-metres relay at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. President Duma Boko hailed the gold medal as a “historic African” win and praised the team for their performance. He announced Monday, 29 September, as a holiday, a day ahead […]
# Atletiek: Suid-Afrika het ‘n bronsmedalje in die mans 4×400-meter-aflos op die laaste dag van die Wêreldatletiekkampioenskap in Tokio verower. Botswana het goud gewen en die eerste Afrika-wenners van die byeenkoms geword. Span SA met Lythe Pillay, Udeme Okon, Wayde van Niekerk en Zakithi Nene het ná die VSA klaargemaak. Intussen het die Amerikaner, Melissa […]
# Amnestie Internasionaal sê die geskiedenis sal die VSA nie vergewe oor hul standpunt teen die internasionale gemeenskap, en Israel in sy sogenaamde volksmoord teen die Palestyne in Gaza versterk nie. Dit volg nadat die VSA verlede week vir die sesde keer ‘n konsepresolusie van die Verenigde Nasies se Veiligheidsraad geveto het. Die resolusie het […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa lei hierdie week ‘n Suid-Afrikaanse afvaardiging na die 80ste sitting van die Verenigde Nasies se Algemene Vergadering in New York. Die sitting sal gehou word onder die tema, “Beter Saam: 80 Jaar en Meer vir Vrede, Ontwikkeling en Menseregte“. Die land se afvaardiging sal verskeie vergaderings bywoon, insluitend dié oor handel […]
# Amnesty International says history will not forgive the US for standing alone against the international community, and emboldening Israel in its ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. This comes after the US vetoed for a sixth time a United Nations Security Council draft resolution last week. The resolution demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza […]
