
Police defend spending £16k on private jet to extradite influencer HSTikkyTokky
Surrey Police says all other options had been considered and were “unfortunately not viable”.
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Surrey Police says all other options had been considered and were “unfortunately not viable”.
Investigating Directorate Against Corruption head Andrea Johnson last year said a cyber expert found data had been deleted from two cellphones that police officers seized from suspect Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, who is central to South Africa’s (SA’s) law enforcement scandal. But Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo has denied this.

A prominent South African investor was sent a legal letter from WeBuyCars, allegedly requesting that he removes statements he made regarding the company from social media.

The visit comes after high-level talks in Washington failed to dissuade Trump from his plan to annex the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

Kaizer Chiefs reserves coach Vela Khumalo says they will have a new team in the DStv Diski Challenge (DDC), with eight of their players to be loaned out to Motsepe Foundation Championship (MFC) teams.

Former JDR Stars chairman and coach Nnditsheni Nemasisi has backed his former player Mpho Chabatsane to shine at Orlando Pirates.

Highly rated SA-born Botswana coach Morena Ramoreboli has opened up about the lessons they learnt from their rather pitiful Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) campaign, also hoping to retain his job.

KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Sipho Hlomuka has alerted parents and pupils to be wary of illegal and unregistered educational institutions in the province, which promise quick qualifications and unauthorised certificates.

Golden Arrows coach Manqoba Mngqithi has vowed that Abafana Bes’thende will be one of the strongest teams in the new year, predicting that the outlook of the league will “change completely” this year.

Golden Arrows assistant coach Kagisho Dikgacoi has laid bare their intentions to unleash 15-year-old midfield sensation Mlondi “Iniesta” Mtshali in the DStv Diski Challenge (DDC) in the coming weeks. Dikgacoi also doubles up as Arrows’ DDC coach.

Mohamed Salah returns to Liverpool next week with boss Arne Slot saying he would be pleased to have the forward back even if he had “15 attackers”.

A man and woman were found in a burning house in Barnet, north London in the early hours of Friday.

Sandra Almeida — the first woman in SA to hold a professional boxing licence — goes to Lusaka in March, where she will be involved in what can best be described as a “grudge” fight with former world female boxing champion Esther Phiri of Zambia.
Support for US President Donald Trump has waned since he took office last January, as opinion polls show a slump in the president’s approval rating.

Ford is in talks with BYD to purchase batteries for its hybrid models, potentially using them in markets outside the US, amid declining demand for EVs.

Far-right groups push a dangerous narrative about who belongs in SA and who must be pushed out
Can anyone in the men’s game derail the Sincaraz train? As the season’s first Grand Slam comes into focus, that is the burning question.
Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has denied having abused two former domestic employees who have filed a criminal complaint against him, describing the accusations as false in a social media post late on Thursday.

Gauteng education MEC Matome Chiloane doesn’t know the pain of having your child stay at home while other kids are going to school. I doubt if Chiloane even cares about the pain these parents feel.
President Rumen Radev said on Friday Bulgaria will hold a snap election after leading parties refused a mandate to form a government following the previous administration’s resignation amid widespread protests.