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President Cyril Ramaphosa has submitted his responses to the questions that were sent to him by the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. The Presidency missed its own deadline to submit the answers on Monday and requested to be given until the end of business Tuesday. His office says the …

US President Donald Trump has suggested that he would “take” the island nation of Cuba, adding that it would be a great honour. Trump was responding to media questions in the Oval Office amid on ongoing US oil blockage that has imperilled Cuba’s already battered economy and affected communications, the healthcare system and transportation, among others. Amid ongoing talks between …

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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda on Tuesday launched a phased relocation of southern white rhinos to Kidepo Valley National Park in the country’s northeast, marking their return more than 40 years after disappearing from the area. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) said in a statement that the first two rhinos were successfully translocated from Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in central …

African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the tripartite alliance will not perish despite facing challenges. Mbalula was speaking at the national congress of the South African Municipal Workers Union in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. He says they will continue to work with the South African Communist Party (SACP) even after the elections. This after the SACP announced its decision its to contest the upcoming local …

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has called on South Africa to use its leadership to push for greater international support and measures to challenge Israel’s continued military actions in Gaza. The group has responded to the latest developments in South Africa’s case against Israel under the Genocide Convention, before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague. Israel filed …

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday that her country would have no problem hosting Iran’s matches in the 2026 World Cup, if soccer governing body FIFA agrees. Iran’s football federation has asked FIFA to move their World Cup matches to Mexico from the United States due to concerns about the safety of their players after the US launched joint …

The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) have warned of a looming bus strike, ahead of the Easter weekend. SATAWU says wage negotiations with the South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council have collapsed. In a statement, the union said it declared a dispute on the 18th of February after the employer failed to meet bus drivers’ demands and …

The conjoined twin boys who were born in January at Mankweng Hospital outside Polokwane have been successfully separated. The twins were delivered by a 29-year-old mother who was transferred from Maphutha Malatjie Hospital outside Phalaborwa. Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba has praised the team of surgeons led by Pediatric Surgeon, Dr Nyaweleni Tshifularo, for the complex and delicate procedure. The identical twins are in a …

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Israel claimed on Tuesday to have killed Iran’s security chief, while a senior Iranian ​official said the new supreme leader had rejected de-escalation offers conveyed by intermediaries, demanding Israel and the US first be “brought to their knees”. The senior official, who asked not to be identified, ‌said two intermediary countries had conveyed proposals to Iran’s Foreign Ministry for “reducing …

Israel claimed on Tuesday to have killed Iran’s security chief, while a senior Iranian ​official said the new supreme leader had rejected de-escalation offers conveyed by intermediaries, demanding Israel and the US first be “brought to their knees”. The senior official, who asked not to be identified, ‌said two intermediary countries had conveyed proposals to Iran’s Foreign Ministry for “reducing …

Farmers say the return of heavy rains in some parts of Limpopo is threatening crops as some rivers and dams have burst their banks.  The management of Mabunda Farmers’ Cooperative outside Tzaneen says the rain is negatively affecting their operations. Spokesperson for the Cooperative, Bennet Malungani says they have to hire a heavy-duty generator to sustain production after their transformer …

A member Gauteng’s Organised Crime Unit, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, has told the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that the reason he shares confidential information with businessman Steve Motsumi is because of Motsumi’s love for the country. It has emerged that Sergeant Nkosi forwarded an email inquiring about alleged Mozambican kidnapping kingpin Esmael Nangy to Motsumi. The Madlanga Commission has consistently raised …

The head of the National Counterterrorism Center resigned on Tuesday, becoming the first and most senior member of US President Donald Trump’s administration to resign over the war in Iran, saying Tehran posed no imminent threat to the United States. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and …