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Rodrigo Paz is under pressure from weeks of demonstrations and poor economic conditions.Published On 20 May 202620 May 2026Bolivia’s right-wing President Rodrigo Paz has said he will reorganise his cabinet as he faces calls to resign amid weeks of widespread protests.During a news conference on Wednesday, Paz said he would reshuffle his ministers in a bid to ease tensions with antigovernment protesters.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“We need to reorganise a cabinet that must be able to listen,” Paz told reporters.Since taking office in November, Paz and his government have faced backlash to economic restructuring measures, including controversial…

Anton Ras in court on Wednesday. (Photo: Isabel/ Venter) Two brothers who run a taxidermy business testified in the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday about the rhino horns that the state says never reached the business in the case against Anton Ras. The 47-year-old Anton is the brother of the controversial Hugo Ras, the alleged mastermind behind a large-scale rhino poaching syndicate. Hugo is currently in custody with his trial expected to begin later this year. Petrus Johannes and John Louis Kemp, the two brothers who run Big Buck Taxidermy in Pretoria, testified that they never received the horns of…

THEY are determined to do things by force even if they are reprimanded by senior officials at the SABC, as the issue of non-payment of actors and staff of the show Pimville, which has been in existence for months, is intensifying.It was told through its source that uLala Tuku with colleagues Nirvana Singh and Reatlegile “Ree” Mampa It is said that they have been suspended from work while the investigation continues for continuing to give Bakwena Production company the right to film the show even though the history of this company is not good.The source said that senior officials repeatedly…

Photo for illustration. (Archive photo: Isabel Venter/Maroela Media) AfriForum’s private prosecution unit represents victims in six different cases being investigated by the police, where suspects and accused have been at large for years now with apparently no willpower from the authorities to act. So says Barry Bateman, spokesperson for AfriForum’s private prosecution unit. Some of the cases include complaints of rape, murder and gender-based violence. This despite the fact that there have recently been widely reported detections and arrests of high-profile suspects which are presented as the state’s commitment to ensuring that everyone is equal before the law and that…

YEARS ago, it was not a problem if the actors were required to shoot moments that made them contact their colleagues or places where they were pretending to have sex when they were pretending to be dating.But recently, things have turned around as most of them have started to come out and express that if they are filming places that will require sleeping, being naked or kissing, they will not be comfortable in acting that.Actors including Sonia Mbhele were married at Sedibe’s when news came out that her husband did not understand the fact that she keeps kissing other men…

Jaco (Japie) Claasens, in court this week. (Photo: Provided) The murder trial of Jaco (Japie) Claasens began this week in the Circuit High Court in Springbok in the Northern Cape. The 61-year-old man is facing two charges of murder and the illegal possession of more than 200 cartridges, contrary to the provisions of the Firearms Control Act. The charges follow after he shot dead Coenie de Beer, a lawyer from Knysna, and James Kriel, a businessman and protea farmer from the Overberg, on 31 October 2023 on his farm near Vioolsdrift in the early hours of the morning. Mojalefa Senokoatsane,…

CARS: KIA CARENS KIA South Africa has continued with the promise it made at the beginning of the year to introduce new cars this year by bringing the Carens that can load up to seven passengers.This car enters the category of Kia that they call multi-utility vehicle (MUV). Some companies call this type of vehicle multi-purpose vehicle (MPV). It will be a competitor of Toyota Rumion, Suzuki Ertiga, Hyundai Alcazar, Mitsubishi Destinator and others.This is not the first time Carens is selling in South Africa as it was sold in 2006 but then disappeared.The current launch is the fourth model…

MAZULU FC coach, Arthur Zwane, put it in the hands of the team to keep the fourth place they still hold in the Betway Premiership log where they have been for a long time this season. The Zulus are in fourth place on the log with 44 points, needing three points in the last match of the 2025/26 season against Durban City.This match for the home team from Durban will be played at Chatsworth Stadium, Durban, on Saturday at 3 pm. MaZulu’s failure to get full points in this game could mean their departure from this place as Sekhukhune United…

Cilliers Brink, the DA’s mayoral candidate in Tshwane. (Photo: Tania Heyns/Maroela Media) Cilliers Brink is no stranger to local government matters. He was already mayor of Tshwane. Brink has (before now) never been a mayoral candidate, which means that he has never run an election campaign for it before. You wouldn’t think so though. Maroela Media recently accompanied Brink on his election campaign and was pleasantly surprised by how naturally canvassing comes to the relatively young yet serious politician. “I took on someone else’s term when I initially became mayor. So, this is the first time I am a candidate,”…

US Representative Thomas Massie lost his Republican primary on Tuesday after one of the most expensive and politically charged congressional campaigns in modern United States history. For the Israel lobby and its allies, the result marked a decisive victory. US President Donald Trump deployed his political weight against Massie, endorsing his chosen challenger, Ed Gallrein, and turning a local race into a national confrontation. At the same time, pro-Israel organisations and billionaire donors, including Miriam Adelson, poured extraordinary sums into Kentucky to defeat a congressman whose offence was questioning military aid to Israel and challenging the expanding influence of pro-Israel…