The TRC Cases Inquiry, probing alleged efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators, is taking place in Newtown, Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM:  www.sabcnews.com, https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/live-trc-cases-khampepe-commission-of-inquiry-13/

Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso looks set to extend his decades-long rule in elections on Sunday, even as his advanced age and a term limit fuel speculation about who will eventually succeed him. The 82-year-old former paratrooper first took power in the oil-rich Central African nation in a coup in 1979. Nguesso lost the Congo Republic’s first multi-party elections …

Mamelodi Sundowns netted twice in the second half to beat Orbit College 2-0 at Olympia Park in Rustenburg to go top of the Betway Premiership standings. Miguel Reisinho opened the scoring, finishing from close range, before Iqraam Rayners converted a penalty as Masandawana secured a seventh consecutive league victory. The win moves the defending champions three points clear of Orlando …

Three people have been shot and killed in Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats. A teenager was also wounded in the shooting. Western Cape Police Spokesperson Andre Traut says according to preliminary investigations, three masked men entered a house in Rocklands and opened fire on the occupants before fleeing the scene. Traut says, “The motive is expected to be gang-related …

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) says the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures show that South Africa’s economy is in deep trouble. The federation has further warned that the government’s projection that the economy will grow by 1.6% this year is a pipe dream. The union was responding to the GDP figures released by Statistics South Africa …

Ambassador Saffar standing next to the portrait of the slain former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States and Israel must take full responsibility for the rising cost of fuel in many parts of the world, including Uganda, the Iranian Ambassador to Uganda, Majid Saffar, has said. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network in an exclusive interview at …

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has defended National Coloured Congress leader and MP Fadiel Adams at the Ad Hoc Committee probing national security concerns amid criticism over his handling of alleged classified information. Adams appeared before the Committee on Tuesday night to answer questions following KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who implicated him in wrongdoing. Malema told …

Democratic US senators expressed alarm on Tuesday about the Iran war, saying they were worried that President Donald Trump could deploy US ground forces and noting the high risks ​given Russian support for Tehran’s military. “We know that Russia is already helping with ‌intel, providing that to Iran, and that there’s an axis with Russia and China, Iran and North …

A drone struck a major US diplomatic facility in Iraq on Tuesday amid the US-Israeli air war on Iran, but there were no ​injuries, and everyone was accounted for, according to a US official and an internal State Department alert seen ‌by Reuters. The drone struck the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Centre, next to Baghdad airport, near a guard tower, according …

The son of the late former Zimbabwean president and his co-accused are expected to apply for bail in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court today. Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matondze are accused of shooting a 23-year-old employee at the Mugabe residence in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, in February. The duo face several charges, including attempted murder, possession of a firearm and ammunition, defeating …

Atletico Madrid tore Tottenham Hotspur apart in a stunning first-half blitz on Tuesday, powering to a 5-2 victory in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie and leaving ​the Premier League side with a mountain to climb in London. The visitors’ 22-year-old goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky endured a night to forget on his first ‌appearance since October and only …

The six learners accused of bullying and assaulting a Grade 10 learner from Milnerton High school last year are expected to appear at the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. Two of the accused will appear in the juvenile court. Each of the learners faces eight counts of assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm. The accused have …

Five suspects, including a school principal, two siblings, their cousin and a traditional healer, arrested in connection with the insurance-related killings, will appear in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on Wednesday morning. The suspects were arrested in Polokwane and Moletjie. Police say the suspects are linked to the alleged insurance killings involving the former police sergeant, Rachel Kutumela. The …

The state in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is expected to continue questioning the second accused, Bongani Ntanzi, regarding photos downloaded from his phone. The state says the photos were taken after Ntanzi was arrested in June 2020, and has emphasised that the accused was using his cellphone while in prison. Ntanzi and four co-accused are on trial in the …

National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader and MP Fadiel Adams has sharply criticised the conduct of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Adams continued to testify before the Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system. He told the committee that Mkhwanazi’s July press conference may have amounted to defeating the …