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South African-born Benjamin Mauerberger’s name has cropped up in a global scandal involving suspicions of money laundering, human trafficking and organised criminality rooted in China. Now Thailand, where he reportedly infiltrated government circles, has issued a warrant for his arrest.

Senior police official Hilda Senthumule says she regrets that she did not have the foresight to check the background of criminally accused Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala before she called him to sponsor an award for the country’s top police officers.

Civil society groups say Johannesburg’s failure to spend billions allocated for infrastructure repairs reflects deeper governance problems — even as burst pipes, failing electricity networks and deteriorating roads become increasingly common across the city.

No immediate risk of fuel shortages, says dept

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has reassured South Africans that the country currently faces no immediate risk of fuel shortages, despite rising global oil prices and ongoing geopolitical tensions affecting international markets.

In a media statement issued on Tuesday, the department said it remains in constant...

Koeberg’s Unit 2 reaches 365 consecutive days of operations

Unit 2 at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station has successfully operated for 365 consecutive days – at an average of 99.4% Energy Availability Factor (EAF) – since major upgrades were completed.

This is according to Eskom, who said in a statement on Tuesday that the unit delivers about 946MW of reliable electricity to the...

Spain’s left-wing government announced on Tuesday it will expand free healthcare to undocumented migrants, bucking a European trend toward stricter immigration policies.

Israel’s cybersecurity directorate said it had identified “dozens of Iranian breaches into security cameras for espionage purposes” since the start of the war in the Middle East, urging the public to be vigilant.

[Nile Post] Uganda’s top young French learners were celebrated at the fourth edition of the Njogera Français 2026 competitions, as educators and diplomats highlighted the growing importance of French for career readiness, regional engagement, and global opportunities.

[Nile Post] St. Patrick Secondary School Nabisoigi (SPACK) in Kibaale Town Council marked a decade of academic excellence and regional transformation with the commissioning of the new Nadiope IV Boys Dormitory.

Two doctors affiliated with the university and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital stepped down after an external report found that the administrators mishandled allegations of abuse against Robert Hadden.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — High traffic on the Kenya Medical Training College admissions portal has temporarily disrupted access to admission letters for successful applicants.

AT&T plans to invest more than $250 billion over the next five years to expand U.S. telecom infrastructure for the AI age. The company says it will also hire thousands of technicians while partnering with AST SpaceMobile to extend coverage to remote areas. Reuters reports: Rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, cloud computing and connected devices has prompted telecom operators to invest...

Since 1999, Slashdot has been covering the annual Ig Nobel prize ceremonies — which honor real scientific research into strange or surprising subjects. “After 35 years in Boston, the annual prize ceremony will take place in Zurich, Switzerland, this year and will continue to be held in a European city for the foreseeable future,” reports Ars Technica. “The reason: concerns about the safety of...

Health experts warn of long-term respiratory and neurological risks as smoke from burning oil spreads across the region.

Though high rates of the disease persist among the nearby Indigenous communities, the Canadian government is weighing rules that may allow energy giants to release treated mining waste into the river system.