# Five SANDF soldiers and two undocumented Zimbabweans will appear in the Musina Magistrate’s Court today for allegedly conspiring to steal a consignment of illicit cigarettes near the Limpopo River. Shots were reportedly fired, forcing smugglers to abandon 24 boxes. Six boxes were later recovered from a temporary military camp. Police spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba says […]
# Athletics: The world record holder in the 400-metres, Wayde van Niekerk, and South African compatriot Sinesipho Dambile will compete in the semifinal of the 200-metres at the world championships in Tokyo, Japan, this afternoon. Van Niekerk, who switched to the shorter race during last year’s Olympic Games in Paris, finished second in his heat […]
# Russia’s Vladimir Putin and India’s Narendra Modi hailed their friendship and warm relations, holding a phone call despite pressure from Washington over growing economic ties between the two. US President Donald Trump has bumped up tariffs on India, which has become a major purchaser of Russian oil, with Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says Police minister Senzo Mchunu’s decision to disband the political killings task team was irrational, irregular, and taken without proper consultation. Mkhwanazi told the Madlanga commission of inquiry in Pretoria that the move has serious implications, with 121 case dockets now reassigned to ordinary detectives. He further suggested political […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has told the Madlanga commission that Police minister Senzo Mchunu is fully involved in a criminal syndicate. In July, president Cyril Ramaphosa placed Mchunu on immediate leave over allegations of collusion with the syndicate and interference in high-profile investigations. Wrapping up day one of the hearings, Mkhwanazi linked Mchunu […]
# Krieket: Die Protea-vroue het Pakistan met agt paaltjies verslaan in hul eerste eendagwedstryd in Lahore. Sidra Amin het ‘n onoorwonne honderdtal aangeteken en die gasvroue het 255 vir vier in hul 50 boulbeurte aangeteken. Marizanne Kapp en Tazmin Brits het daarna honderdtalle aangeteken en ‘n ononderbroke vennootskap van 216 om die derde paaltjie gedeel […]
# Die KwaZulu-Natalse polisiekommissaris, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, dagvaar die forensiese ondersoeker Paul O’Sullivan vir laster. Dit volg nadat O’Sullivan bewerings op mediaplatforms gemaak het dat Mkhwanazi betrokke is by misdadige aktiwiteite, ‘n moordbende bestuur en by korrupsie betrek word. Hy het Mkhwanazi en die nasionale polisiekommissaris, Fannie Masemola, ook daarvan beskuldig dat hulle betrokke was by […]
# Cricket: The Proteas Women defeated Pakistan by eight wickets in the first ODI in Lahore, to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Sidra Amin scored an unbeaten century as the hosts posted 255 for four in their 50-overs. In reply, Marizanne Kapp and Tazmin Brits scored tons and an unbroken 216-run partnership, […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is suing Forensic Investigator Paul O’Sullivan for defamation. This comes after O’Sullivan made allegations on media platforms that Mkhwanazi is involved in criminal activities, runs a hit squad, and is implicated in corruption. He also accused Mkhwanazi and National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola of being involved in the unlawful […]
