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blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Iran accuses the US of committing piracy as thousands of Iranians rally in Tehran against the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.Published On 14 Apr 202614 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Gary Freeman (65) died on Thursday evening after an elephant attacked and trampled him while he was on a tour in the reserve. (Photo: Facebook/Klaserie Nature Reserve)The tight-knit conservation community of Hoedspruit was plunged into mourning after the death of Gary Freeman, one of the owners of the private Klaserie nature reserve.Freeman (65) died on Thursday evening after an elephant attacked and trampled him while he was on a tour in the reserve.According to Brig. Hlulani Mashaba, police spokesperson in Limpopo, said the incident took place around 18:00 while Freeman was escorting a group of tourists through the bushveld.”Allegedly, the…
THEY REVEALED that their new beginning of love is a commitment to marriage, local celebrities Khuli Chana and Lamiez Holworthy, whose photos have gone viral as they celebrate.Those who have been dating for years, their marriage lasted for three days as it turned out that it started on Friday, in the North West. Lamiez revealed that what she loves most about her husband is that she loves her children.He said when he met him, he had a five-year-old daughter, whom he came to love as his own.”I have always been a very prayerful girl, I prayed a lot and set…
Elon Musk (Junie 2023) (Photo: Alain Jocard / AFP) The debate on South Africa’s race-based policies, including broad-based black economic empowerment (BSEEB), has gained new momentum after sharp statements by entrepreneur Elon Musk and a response from the presidency. Solidarity says that the pressure against this policy is increasing rapidly – locally and internationally – and that the reality of its implications is increasingly being exposed. Musk, who was born in South Africa, claimed on X that his satellite internet service, Starlink, was not licensed in the country because of racial requirements. “South Africa does not want to allow Starlink…
Three police officers working for the Gauteng Crime Intelligence Unit, who were arrested around 16:20 on Sunday in Rakoma Street, Tokoza, have been released on bail.Constable Emmanuel Shimmy Ntoampe, Constable Bheki Gavin Sithole, Constable Tshabangu were granted bail of R1500 each. The fourth suspect, who is said to be a police informer, is in custody. They are accused of robbing a business owned by Pakistanis near Letsoho Shopping Centre.It is said that they raided the shop and introduced themselves as police officers looking for illegal cigarettes. It is said that they also handcuffed the complainant and his employees before loading…
Screenshot from the video (Video: JP Smith / Facebook) Members of the US Marine Corps recently participated in a training exercise with Cape Town’s Metropolitan Police on Muizenberg Beach as part of international cooperation. JP Smith, mayoral committee member for safety and security, said on social media that the session focused mainly on physical training and that it forms part of ongoing collaboration with international players. “We regularly accept assistance from international police agencies who support us in our endeavor to build South Africa’s most reliable municipal police service,” explains Smith. “From specialized training in cybercrime, kidnapping, poaching and drug…
The new leader of the DA, Mr Geordin Hill-Lewis, wants his party to be the one in charge of the national government.Hill-Lewis said he wants his party not only to be part of a coalition government but to be the one to govern independently. He said this while speaking at the DA’s leadership selection conference in Johannesburg, at the weekend.Hill-Lewis defeated the leader of the DA in Sedibeng Municipality, Mr. Sibusiso Dyonase, in the race to lead the party. Hill-Lewis promised to increase the DA.”The question is whether the DA will be the party in power. The answer is yes.…
The National Animal Protection Association (NDPA) warns that thousands of farm animals at correctional centers across South Africa are again at risk due to a serious shortage of suitable feed – barely a year after similar problems were already reported. According to Samanta Stelli, spokesperson for the NDPV, the organization has now stepped up its intervention to ministerial level after several correctional centers failed to provide adequate, species-specific nutrition to animals. “We already intervened in March last year at several facilities where animals were not fed at all. Assurances were then given that emergency measures would be introduced to prevent…
NewsFeedUK Prime Minister Kier Starmer has announced talks to be held this week and co-hosted with France, aiming at a diplomatic end to the war on Iran and securing safe passage in the Gulf shipping afterwards.Published On 13 Apr 202613 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
It will be clear this week about the future of the Minister of Community Development in KwaZulu-Natal, Ms. Mbali Shinga, who was convicted of ignoring party orders.The NFP will issue the sentence to be given to Ms. Shinga on Wednesday. This was expressed by the Acting Secretary General of the NFP, Mr. Sunset Xaba, in a letter addressed to the members of the party.Ms Shinga had been facing the disciplinary committee, after she ignored the party’s order to support the motion of no confidence in the leadership of the Prime Minister of KwaZulu-Natal, Mr. Thami Ntuli, which was submitted by…