Lawrence Mulaudzi lost a $1.2bn gas deal — for failing to pay a R725,000 debt to a soccer player — then seemingly lied under oath in court papers and later offered the footballer a cash settlement to try to get his deal with the state fuel company back on track.

A senior Bahamian police officer appeared in court on a murder charge on Wednesday in connection with the fatal off-duty shooting of a . citizen in the Caribbean island nation over the weekend, his lawyer said.

Russian attacks killed two people in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv and the region around it and a strike on the Danube port of Izamil damaged port facilities and energy infrastructure, officials said.

Iran is reviewing a US proposal to end the war in the Gulf but has no intention of holding talks to wind down the widening Middle East conflict, the country’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Two US House committees on Thursday are set to consider sweeping aviation safety reform legislation to address 50 recommendations issued after a January 2025 collision between an American Airlines AAL.O regional jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 people.

Stories did the rounds last year that National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola was going to be arrested. He brushed these off as a smear campaign. Now the stories are becoming real: he faces criminal charges over a dodgy R360m tender tied to corruption-accused Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala.

The historic Botha Sigcawu Building in Mthatha has become a monument to the government’s lack of maintenance after a fire tore through the structure — despite repeated concerns raised over the condition of the building.

Gwede Mantashe says South Africa’s fuel supply is secure despite panic buying and scattered diesel shortages, but reports from farmers, businesses and some filling stations suggest logistics snags, rationing and alleged stock withholding are squeezing operations and stoking inflation fears

A police officer who claimed to be Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala’s girlfriend, another in charge of cops’ wellbeing and an officer who excelled in the unit that terminates employment, are among a group arrested in connection with tender fraud linked directly to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola now also faces charges in this saga.

Banks insist that digital fraud is almost always the customer’s fault. Court records, withheld audit logs, and the confidentiality agreements that silence victims may tell a more complicated story.

Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala’s appearance in court on Wednesday underscores what the Madlanga Commission is revealing — capture begins by cultivating political insiders who unlock the machinery of government.

Administrative chaos ahead of the Division 2 Water Polo World Cup has left the sport reeling, with teams announced two months after trials, the men’s team revised three times and only one training camp scheduled for a week before departure.