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The two Iran footballers who stayed in Australia following the Asian Cup say they want to rebuild lives in ‘safety’.Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026Iranian women football players Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh have thanked the Australian government for offering a “safe haven” and said they wished to resume their sporting careers after rebuilding their lives.In their first public comments since being granted humanitarian visas, the players said in a statement on Friday the compassion and support shown to them had provided them hope for a future where they could live and compete in safety.Recommended Stories list of 4…
Fikile Mbalula (Photo: X)Fikile Mbalula, the ANC’s secretary general, says Julius Malema’s punishment is too severe.The EFF leader was sentenced to five years in prison in KuGompo City Magistrates’ Court (formerly East London) on Thursday, after being found guilty last year on five charges relating to the breach of the Firearms Control Act.Mbalula is now attacking AfriForum because the civil rights organization brought the charges against Malema in 2018, after he fired a firearm during the EFF’s fifth birthday celebration.”The main message conveyed here by the racist Afriforum is that if we dare to stand up for black people, dare…
Roelf Meyer during the national convention. (Photo: Phill Magakoe / AFP) The MK party said on Thursday that it rejected the appointment of Roelf Meyer as South Africa’s ambassador to the USA and labeled it a “diplomatic and political mistake”. The party says it does not reject individuals simply on the basis of race or their political past, but says that “historical responsibility and political accountability cannot be ignored”. According to the MK party, Meyer is “not an ordinary former politician”, but someone who served as a senior minister in the apartheid government and was later the National Party’s chief…
(Photo: Dirk Hermann/Facebook) The DA is going to ask the parliamentary portfolio committee on electricity and energy for a comprehensive investigation into Eskom’s rollout of agency agreements for power distribution (Distribution Agency Agreements, or DAAs), which according to the party do not produce the intended outcomes. According to the party, these agreements, which are meant to solve the crisis in municipal power supply, are failing, while debt levels are soaring. Maroela Media reported earlier that Eskom disclosed in a notice that municipalities’ overdue debts to it now amount to more than R110 billion. This causes an existential crisis for the…
In this week’s installment of Globally, Jaco Kleynhans focuses on the recent elections in Hungary, upcoming elections in England, Wales and Scotland, as well as the current prospects of the US mid-term elections in the shadow of the Iran war.
NewsFeedLebanon’s residents say they are wary of trusting that Israel will abide by the ceasefire agreement announced by US President Donald Trump. Al Jazeera’s Justin Salhani reports from Beirut where residents tell him they are not celebrating.Published On 16 Apr 202616 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
IT WILL START with the burial first at 8am, followed by the funeral service of the late Ladysmith Black Mambazo, uMdletshe Albert Mazibuko (77), who died last week in the hospital, after a short illness.This was revealed by his brother at the memorial service held at CFCI in Berea Durban yesterday.U- Abednigo Mazibuko, who sang in Mambazo before retiring, said that his brother told him that he wanted to be hidden from them in Ntabamhlophe, Estcourt.He said that due to the laws of the place where the burial will take place, they have arranged for the funeral to begin in…
The defense is expected to appeal against Malema’s conviction at the Eastern Cape High Court within the next three weeks. (Photo: Elisma van der Watt/ Maroela Media) Julius Malema, leader of the EFF, may only appeal against his sentence and not against his conviction. This is the decision of Twanet Olivier, the magistrate hearing the case, in the magistrate’s court in KuGompo city on Thursday in the firearms case against Malema. Malema was earlier sentenced to five years in prison on the first charge against him, two years on the second charge and a total of R60 000 in fines…
HE DEFENDED the decision to appoint Mr. Roelf Meyer, as the new ambassador to the United States, Mr. Cyri Ramaphosa, after criticism.Ramaphosa was criticized for appointing Meyer, who was the MEC during apartheid. He was leading discussions in the National Party, which was aimed at ending apartheid in the country. Ramaphosa said that Meyer has always been loyal and loves his country.”Every ambassador representing this country in other countries, must follow the order and be able to highlight the goals of our country. If they fail to do this, they will be sent back to this country,” he said.He said…
Julius Malema. (Photo: Elisma van der Watt / Maroela Media). The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says that although the state asked for the maximum sentence of 15 years, the NPA believes the verdict “will have the desired effect as a deterrent for future offenders in firearm-related offences, which occur all over the country”. Malema was found guilty of, among other things, the illegal possession of a firearm, the illegal possession of ammunition, as well as fines of R20 000 each for firing a firearm in a built-up area and recklessly endangering persons or property. The court ordered that the latter…