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GROUNDUP: After years of delays, Hawks fast-track lottery corruption cases to prosecutors

Today at 12:04 PM, via Daily Maverick

In the weeks after the Hawks failed to attend a key parliamentary briefing on their lottery investigation, they rapidly referred 13 National Lotteries Commission fraud and money-laundering dockets for prosecution. The sudden surge in referrals revived long-running cases dating back to 2020, as investigators pointed to an alleged organised criminal network that diverted lottery grants worth...

South Africa

Brown Mogotsi denied bail

Today at 12:05 PM, via SABC News

Mogotsi was arrested on 15 May on charges of defeating the ends of justice and perjury, among others

Education

UK university’s axing of black studies MA has ‘dangerous parallel’ with US, says academic

Today at 11:30 AM, via The Guardian

Civil rights scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw warns Birmingham City University’s decision part of extremist campaign that has ‘travelled across Atlantic’

A leading US civil rights scholar has urged Birmingham City University (BCU) to reverse its decision to close its black studies course, comparing it with the attack on diversity, equity and inclusion in the US.

Kimberlé Crenshaw, a professor of law...

Education

Who is Elon Musk and what is his net worth?

Today at 10:35 AM, via BBC News

The boss of X, Tesla and SpaceX is the world’s richest person and has used his platform to make his views known on a vast array of topics.

Motoring

GWM Ora 5 on the way to Mzansi

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Citizen

Further specifications, pricing and availability details will be announced at the official South African launch of the Ora 5 in July 2026.

Health

An Uncertain Path for Americans Exposed to Ebola

Yesterday at 21:24 PM, via New York Times

Despite long-established procedures for bringing Americans home for monitoring and treatment, the Trump administration has not said that it will allow those at risk of Ebola back into the country.

Health

Genital herpes rising in England

Yesterday at 14:08 PM, via BBC News

New cases of genital herpes are increasing in England, bucking an overall fall in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the latest data shows.