Новости за 09.04.2024

Free State police arrested a sergeant for alleged corruption. Police spokesperson Sergeant Mahlomola Kareli said the officer allegedly solicited payments from a client who applied to have his criminal record expunged.

The bodies of 38 migrants, including children, have been recovered after a shipwreck off the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the UN said Tuesday, the latest disaster on the so-called Eastern migration route.

The top court in Arizona, a key presidential election swing state, on Tuesday ruled that a 160-year-old near total ban on abortion is enforceable, meaning that doctors performing the procedure could be jailed for five years.

Cassper Nyovest and Pulane Mojaki tied the knot this past weekend.

The North West High Court in Mahikeng ordered the SA Police Service to pay R1.05 million in damages to a man after finding his arrest and detention were unlawful.

Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency got off to a chaotic start with shops accepting only US dollars on Tuesday and vexed Zimbabweans queuing up outside banks for hours to access their savings.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa suffered another blow after the Electoral Court ruled in favour of the DA with regard to overseas-based voters.

Troubles is brewing for the DA councillor, Sharon Sabbagh, after she referred to a council meeting as a "monkey circus".

The newly gazetted immigration regulations, which introduced a point-based system for general work visas and the introduction of a remote work visa, will be withdrawn following a procedural error.

Partly cloudy conditions and cool to warm temperatures are expected for most of the country after days of rain and relentless storms swept through multiple regions, according to the South African Weather Service.

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The East London High Court has ordered the Buffalo City Metro (BCM) to ensure cleanliness, control, and also that no alcohol is consumed at the popular Batting Bridge picnic site along the Nahoon River.

Eskom will inform the public of its winter outlook by the end of April, but the management team plans to limit unplanned breakdowns to below 14 000MW.

Anele Makhosazana Mpungose was dismissed by Nedbank in 2019 after misconduct allegations ranging from describing black employees as lazy and incompetent to abusing an employee benefit in the purchase of a BMW.

South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation has dismissed claims that it did not respond to requests for a high-level summit with the EU.

Former president Jacob Zuma can contest the elections as an uMkhonto weSizwe Party candidate, the Electoral Court has ruled.

Two pit bulls belonging to a Westonaria Local Municipality ward councillor allegedly attacked a neighbour in her own yard, leaving her in need of reconstructive surgery.

Former president Jacob Zuma's attempt at privately prosecuting National Prosecuting Authority advocate Billy Downer and News24 journalist Karyn Maughan returned to court on Tuesday, with Maughan's lawyer asking the court to strike the case off the roll.

Hostilities between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel have rumbled on in parallel to the Gaza war for more than six months, fuelling concern about the risk of a wider conflict between the heavily armed adversaries.

Coal from the Optimum Mine is once again moving through the Richards Bay Coal Terminal, marking the end to yet another torrid chapter for the formerly Gupta-owned mine.

The high court has set aside an ex parte application initially granted to Investec that allowed the sheriff to seize documents from its former in-house lawyer who claims she was unfairly dismissed.

A former KPMG bursary specialist accused of stealing R16.5 million meant for beneficiaries is said to be "doing well" in jail.

Nicaragua is wrong on the facts and the law, and intolerably denies the right of Israel to exist, Germany told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in defending itself against accusations it is aiding in genocide.

While mop-up operations are under way in Cape Town, authorities are monitoring high-risk areas after the storm that swept through the Western Cape.

Western Cape police are investigating the disappearance of a 17-year-old Nyanga girl, who mysteriously vanished from her home in Old Crossroads, Cape Town on Human Rights Day.