The United Nations’ internal investigations office has uncovered serious lapses and due-diligence failures in the world body’s interaction with organizations tied to an alleged bribery scheme involving a former U.N. General Assembly president. The 21-page confidential report by the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services’ (OIOS), reviewed by Reuters, outlines[…]
CIA not only backed the idea of arming and training Syrian rebels to pressure President Bashar Assad but also developed a detailed plan aimed for ousting the Syrian leader, a former CIA agent revealed in an interview with US media. CIA officials were pushing for a multifaceted plan designed to[…]
Police on the Greek island of Lesbos have started putting people on boats bound for Turkey, the first to be deported under a European Union plan to stem the flow of refugees to Europe. Witnesses reported seeing two boats set sail after police boarded people who had arrived on buses.[…]
SA Rugby is likely to scrap the traditional Springbok selection panel when the new national coach is announced. According to Rapport, the decision was taken at SA Rugby’s executive meeting on Friday. According to the weekly newspaper, South Africa’s Super Rugby coaches will help the new Bok coach pick the[…]
Stop me if you can. So said forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivanin a daring e-mail threatening to expose alleged corrupt activities by President Jacob Zuma and top police officials. This was to be exposed at a media conference in London on Monday, but a 15-member Hawks team on Friday night stopped[…]
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema claims police allegedly forced him out of his car and pointed rifles at him in Sandton on Sunday night. At about 9pm on Sunday night, Malema tweeted: “Just survived police harassment at Grayston off-ramp,12 police men pointed me with rifles and forced me out[…]
The scent of incense sticks filled my nostrils as I stood in the modest wendy house that Nashrullah Leonard rents in her mother-in-laws backyard in Belhar. She was overwhelmed to see me and ushered us to sit down on the seats that she quickly cleared out to make our stay[…]
Forensic consultant Paul O’Sullivan was not attempting to flee the country, his legal representatives said in a statement on Saturday evening. O’Sullivan was arrested on arrested by the Hawks at OR Tambo International Airport on Friday night in front of his two children. Private investigator Mike Bolhuis on Saturday told[…]
Police have arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend several times in Lusaka, Nyanga, in Cape Town on Friday, Western Cape police said. “The woman later died in hospital due to her injuries. The suspect is under police guard in hospital as he also stabbed himself in the[…]
South Africans will have to dig even deeper into their pockets after massive fuel prices hikes this coming week. The Department of Energyon Saturday announced the fuel price adjustments for April. The department announced that petrol 95 (both ULP & LRP) will increase by 88c a litre and 93 (both[…]
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