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Russian mercenaries could replace French troops in Mali – report
Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group could replace French soldiers that are currently in Mali. This comes after French President Emmanuel Macron said that his
French ambassador returns to Australia
France has said its decision to send its ambassador back to Australia after the recent row over the Aukus security pact between Canberra, the United
Mashaba ‘gatvol’ over IEC ballot-paper decision
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says the Electoral Commission’s (IEC) decision to leave his party’s name off the ballot and have it represented only by the
Dundee farmer’s bail hearing postponed
Northern KwaZulu-Natal farmer Garth Simpson’s bail hearing – arising from the death of 17-year-old Qiniso Dlamini, who was fatally shot during a scuffle with Simpson
Taiwan warns of risk of ‘misfire’ as regional tensions rise
Taiwan’s defence minister, Chiu Kuo-cheng, has said that tensions with China are at their worst in 40 years, and warns that ongoing Chinese incursions into
Strong police presence in Glencoe for farmer’s bail hearing
Police were deployed at strength in the northern KwaZulu-Natal town of Glencoe today ahead of the bail hearing of farmer Garth Simpson, arrested last week
Eight candidates for Chief Justice post
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo are among the eight candidates nominated to replace Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, the Presidency has
Over 200 000 children abused by French priests since 1950 – report
Some 216 000 children were the victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests in France. This was according to a report released yesterday,
More Chinese planes fly in Taiwan’s air defence zone
Monday was the fourth straight day of Chinese military flights in Taiwan’s air defence zone, prompting Taipei to urge Beijing to stop ‘irresponsible provocative actions’.
Scrap hate crimes, speech bill – IRR
The Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill of 2018 is ‘both unconstitutional and unnecessary and should be abandoned rather than pursued’,