The wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged with 17 offences, including money-laundering, as anti-corruption agents investigate billions of dollars missing from state coffers. Rosmah Mansor smiled and waved at reporters as she was escorted into court but said little on Thursday. She was arrested on Wednesday[…]
A routine roadblock in a Central Karoo town led to the arrest of at least one young woman and the seizure of a kilogram of methamphetamine (tik) worth an estimated R350 000, Western Cape Police said on Wednesday. “Efforts to eradicate trafficking of drugs along our main entrance and exit[…]
One person has been killed and two others sustained serious injuries following a collision between two trucks and a car near Rawsonville in the Boland. Traffic Chief, Kenny Africa, says the road is still closed. “On the N1 between Worcester and Rawsonville we a had a head on collission between two[…]
Western Cape police arrested a man in Delft when they responded to a “murder in progress” complaint and saw members of the community attacking him. He is expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Thursday in connection with child rape allegations. Western Cape SAPS spokesperson Captain FC van[…]
Two Americans and a Briton won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for harnessing the power of evolution to produce novel proteins used in everything from environmentally friendly detergents and biofuels to cancer drugs. The fruits of this work include the world’s top-selling prescription medicine — the antibody[…]
Russia has delivered an S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Syria, it said on Tuesday, in defiance of Israeli and US concerns that the arms sale would embolden Iran and escalate theSyrian war. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin during a meeting “the work was finished a day ago,” adding[…]
The World Court ordered the United States on Wednesday to ensure that sanctions against Iran, due to be tightened next month, do not affect humanitarian aid or civil aviation safety. Judges at the International Court Of Justice handed a victory to Tehran, which had argued that sanctions imposed since May[…]
The Gauteng Education Department has launched an investigation into Jeppe Girls High. It follows reports the school was disciplining several Muslim pupils for wearing hijabs. This item of religious clothing is apparently in transgression of the school’s code of conduct. Department spokesperson Steve Mabona said the school in principle agreed to amend[…]
Chaos erupted in Kraaifontein, Cape Town, on Tuesday afternoon when a group of people said to be angry about evictions damaged several shops and vehicles. A clinic had to be closed and some City officials locked themselves in their offices. Western Cape police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk confirmed four[…]
The so-called “Springs monster” has been sentenced to an effective 35 years in prison for the severe abuse of his five children, the rape of his eldest daughter, drug possession and obstruction of justice. His ex-wife received a suspended sentence of five years on certain conditions, such as undergoing psychological[…]
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