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WILL FOR PEACE: US embassy in Pretoria criticises Iran’s participation in naval drill off Simon’s Town

Yesterday at 22:53 PM, via Daily Maverick

The US embassy has condemned the South African military for allegedly defying presidential orders by allowing Iran to join naval exercises in False Bay. Labelling Iran a ‘state sponsor of terror’, US officials said the move undermined regional stability. Meanwhile, South Africa has called on Iran to allow peaceful protests amid a violent crackdown on dissent in the country.

Jenrick Joins Reform!

Yesterday at 21:29 PM, via BBC News

Second helpings of Newscast as Robert Jenrick confirms his defection to Reform.

VIDEO: Watch – ‘Private militias,’ murders, drugs: South Africa’s crime flashpoints

Yesterday at 20:59 PM, via Daily Maverick

Different kinds of criminality, and even accusations that a drug cartel has infiltrated law enforcement, have ravaged South Africa in 2025. This means that honest police officers have had a rough year, from rooting out dodgy aspects of private security, to investigating countless killings. This has set the scene for 2026. Daily Maverick’s Caryn Dolley explains.

TROUBLED WATERS: How policy failures cripple Mossel Bay’s fishing industry

Yesterday at 20:41 PM, via Daily Maverick

Deon van Zyl’s account is a window into the fragile balancing act of South Africa’s small pelagic fishing sector – a sector buffeted by climate, politics and patchy surveys. For the people of Mossel Bay, though, the stakes are clear: when the factory doors close early, the whole town feels it.

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