Manipulated by recruiters, many drug couriers, including South Africans, face harsh penalties abroad while the kingpins operate with impunity, revealing systemic flaws in policing and airport security.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot says he expects to lose Alexander Isak for “a couple of months” after the striker was injured in a tackle by Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven – a challenge that Slot has called “reckless”.
W Cape Anti-Gang Unit officers accused of murder denied bail
Ten of the 11 members of the Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit accused of murder, four counts of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, four counts of kidnapping and one count of torture, have been denied bail in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court.
The 11 appeared in court on charges related to the murder of Wade Price, who...
A North West police officer accused of raping a domestic violence victim inside a police station after responding to her complaint has been released on bail.
President Trump has announced the Navy will begin building a new fleet of warships. And, a federal judge has ruled the deportations of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador were illegal.
US President Donald Trump announced a new class of heavily armed warships that will be named after himself – an honour usually reserved for leaders who have left office.
AFP’s Dylan Collins was among journalists injured in an Israeli attack on Lebanon in 2023. The attack killed Reuters’ Issam Abdallah. Collins was in Washington this month to press for accountability.
[This Day] Minna — The federal government has restated that it has rescued all the abducted St Mary’s Catholic Primary Secondary School pupils/students and their teachers, who were abducted over a month ago. National Coordinator, Counter Terrorism Centre, Major-General Adamu Laka (rtd), made this known yesterday, while handing over the freshly rescued 130 children and teachers to Governor...
[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 23 – The Ministry of Education has opened a seven-day review window for Grade 9 learners and their parents to verify and, where necessary, adjust senior school placements ahead of the transition to Grade 10.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Ministry of Education has outlined the approved curriculum support and learning resources for learners transitioning into Grade 10, as the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system guides placement into senior schools.
[Ghanaian Times] FOR decades, the relatively low socio-economic status and limited public visibility of Muslims in Ghana have been a subject of quiet concern and, at times, open debate. Despite Islam being one of the country’s major religions, Muslims remain underrepresented in elite professions, national politics, and influential decision-making spaces. This reality did not emerge overnight....
Payments used to be simple lines between a card, a bank, and a merchant. Today money hops across apps, exchanges, and wallets that live in multiple jurisdictions at once. That complexity raises a basic question for builders and consumers alike. How do you keep experiences fast and friendly while meeting rules that change from one […]
Uber and Lyft plan to trial robotaxis in London starting in 2026 using autonomous vehicles from Baidu, as the UK fast-tracks approvals for self-driving cars on public roads. CNBC reports: Lyft’s testing of Baidu’s initial fleet of dozens of vehicles will begin in 2026, pending regulatory approval, “with plans to scale to hundreds from there,” Lyft CEO David Risher said in a post on social media...
The measles outbreak in the United States is now in its 11th month, with almost 2,000 cases. The Timmons family were some of the first people to get sick.