Lawmakers in Senegal on Wednesday endorsed a new bill doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex sexual acts and criminalising any efforts to promote homosexuality. The vote with 135 in favour, zero against and three abstentions is the final step in adopting the legislation, which was a campaign promise of the government that came to power in 2024, led by …
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Orlando Pirates returned to the top of the Betway Premiership after a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Richards Bay at the Orlando Amstel Arena in Soweto on Wednesday evening. The result keeps the Buccaneers level on points with Mamelodi Sundowns, but they edge ahead thanks to a superior goal difference. Pirates, chasing the league title, fielded a full-strength lineup, boosted by …
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Olive Birungi Lumonya, Deputy Director General at UCAA (2nd R) speaks on the panel at the just-concluded PRAU Women’s Day event Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) has held an event that brought together female professionals from across sectors to reflect on their journeys, share experiences, and discuss how to strike a healthy balance …
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Commissioner Adv Sandile Khumalo has raised concerns at the Madlanga Commission that top police officials appear to have close relations with members of criminal syndicates. His comments follow suspended Police’s Organised Crime Head Richard Shibiri’s testimony that he and attempted murder accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala had a cordial relationship. Shibiri has testified that Matlala lent him R 70 000 to …
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Shares in Asia fell broadly on Thursday, as oil prices leapt 9% to above $100 a barrel on reports of more ships being hit in Gulf waters and the closure of oil terminals – a jump that promises to fuel inflation and push borrowing costs higher worldwide. Investors took little comfort from the International Energy Agency’s plan to release 400 …
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Iran set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East, warning the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel in defiance of President Donald Trump’s claim that the US had already won the war. Unleashed with joint US and Israeli air strikes on Iran almost …
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The defence lawyer in the case of six people accused in a series of alleged insurance-related murders linked to former police officer Rachel Kutumela says his clients will apply for bail at their next court appearance. The case of Shokane siblings Thomas and William, David Kutumela, Damaris Selepe, traditional healer Benedictor Mataba, and Martha Ruiters was postponed to March 25 …
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The Madlanga Commission has heard how suspended organised crime head Major-General Richard Shibiri did not need a loan from alleged cartel member Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala to fix his son’s vehicle. Evidence Leader, Advocate Thabang Pooe, has put it to Shibiri that he had money in his account to pay for his son’s vehicle repairs. Shibiri has testified that Matlala lent …
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UBF Develop a Good Father Traits, Waive off Sanction Fees to Encourage More Boxing Events | Voice of Bugerere HomeSportsUBF Develop a Good Father Traits, Waive off Sanction Fees to Encourage More Boxing Events voiceofbugerere.com, https://voiceofbugerere.com/ubf-develop-a-good-father-traits-waives-off-sanction-fees-to-encourage-more-boxing-events/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ubf-develop-a-good-father-traits-waives-off-sanction-fees-to-encourage-more-boxing-events
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FIFA has slashed more than $100 million from its operating budget for this summer’s World Cup in North America, The Athletic reported. In its annual report in 2024, FIFA’s projected budget for the 2023-26 cycle included $1.12 billion for operational expenses out of a total budget of $3.756 billion. The $1.12 billion included $280 million for technical services, $159 million …
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Former Deputy National Police Commissioner for Support Services Francinah Vuma says she believes KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi spoke out of frustration during his explosive July 6th media briefing. Vuma was testifying before Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee in Cape Town. It’s probing alleged criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. Vuma told MPs she believes Mkhwanazi was …
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The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service says the blaze in Dido Valley, Simon‘s Town has been contained. The City’s Fire and Rescue Service, Jermaine Carelse, says firefighters will remain on the scene to monitor the situation. There have been a number of other fires in the region. Meanwhile, additional firefighters have been dispatched to a blaze that engulfed the toilet-tissue manufacturing building …
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Former comrades and friends of the late Congress of the People (COPE) founder, Mosiuoa “Terror” Lekota have remembered him as an outstanding organiser during a memorial service at the Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Soweto on Wednesday. Lekota’s comrades and friends have spoken fondly of him as a brilliant organiser during the short time he spent in the United Democratic …
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Police have uncovered an illicit cigarette storage warehouse in Nirvana, Polokwane, in Limpopo. Police have arrested a manager of the warehouse. The bust was made police, the Hawks, and the national consumer protection to curb illicit goods in the country. Thousands of boxes of illicit cigarettes were confiscated along with other products, including energy drinks. The warehouse has since been placed …
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