# Switzerland would grant Russian president Vladimir Putin immunity if he attended peace talks on Ukraine, despite the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant. Foreign minister Ignazio Cassis told a news conference Putin would be allowed to set foot in the country. French president Emmanuel Macron raised the possibility of a peace summit between Putin and […]
# Mayibuye iAfrika’s Floyd Shivambu has urged black South Africans to circulate wealth within their communities to boost living standards. Addressing volunteers in eThekwini during the final leg of the Mayibuye Consultation Process ahead of the 2026 local government elections, Shivambu highlighted that black citizens spend over 1.5-trillion-rand annually, yet much goes to white-owned firms. […]
# Die polisie in Dubai het drie diewe vasgetrek slegs ure nadat hulle ‘n baie seldsame pienk diamant van 440-miljoen-rand gesteel het. ‘n Diamanthandelaar wat die edelsteen uit Europa gebring het, is na ‘n villa gelok deur ‘n misdaadbende wat voorgegee het ‘n ryk kliënt wil dit besigtig. Die edelsteen is egter gesteel toe die […]
# The High Court in Pretoria has postponed former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s corruption case to 21 November 2025, allowing her attorney time to consult on the state-provided docket. She faces 12 counts of corruption and money laundering, including allegedly receiving 4.5-million-rand, with 2.1-million-rand in cash. The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption spokesperson, Henry Mamothame, […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria het uitstel verleen in die familie van die voormalige Zambiese president, Edgar Lungu, se aansoek om verlof tot appèl teen ‘n beslissing dat sy liggaam na Lusaka gerepatrieer moet word. Die familie se regsverteenwoordiger, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, sê die partye het ingestem om die saak buite die hof te bespreek en […]
# Die Organisasie teen Belastingmisbruik het regstappe ingestel in die Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg om die voormalige uitvoerende hoof van die Johannesburgse Eiendomsmaatskappy, Helen Botes, tot misdadige direkteur te laat verklaar. Die organisasie verwys na haar beweerde nalatigheid in die bestuur van die Usindiso-gebou, waar minstens 76 mense in Augustus 2023 in ‘n brand gesterf het. […]
# ‘n Biotegnologie-onderneming in Londen, BioOrbit, ondersoek die moontlikheid om kankerbestrydende medisyne in die ruimte te laat vervaardig waar swaartekrag nie sal inmeng met die proses om die medisyne in behoorlike kristalle te omskep nie. Pasiënte kan dit dan self inspuit en sal nie hoef hospitaal toe te gaan en ure lank te wag vir […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has launched legal action in the High Court in Johannesburg to have former Johannesburg Property Company CEO Helen Botes declared a delinquent director. The organisation cites her alleged gross negligence in managing the Usindiso building, where a fire killed at least 76 people in August 2023. OUTA’s Stefanie Fick […]
# A London-based biotech company, BioOrbit, is exploring the possibilities of having cancer fighting drugs made in space – where gravity does not interfere with the process of turning drugs into proper crystals. These crystals can then be injected by patients themselves at home, cutting out the need to go to hospital and spending hours […]
