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Zane Dangor, Director General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. (Photo: PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)South Africa has no reason to sever its ties with Iran, drop its genocide case against Israel or scrap black empowerment laws.Zane Dangor, director general of international relations and cooperation, said in an interview with Reuters this weekend, however, that this does not mean that South Africa is not “uncritical” towards Iran.Dangor’s remarks about Iran come after Brent Bozell, America’s ambassador to South Africa, said in an interview with News24 earlier this month that South Africa could improve its strained diplomatic ties with the…
Archive photo of the International Court of Justice. (Photo: Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP) Israel has submitted its response to South Africa’s written pleadings in the ongoing genocide case at the International Court of Justice. Vincent Magwenya, pres. Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson says South Africa will now consider Israel’s response and decide whether it will approach the court to make further written submissions in response, or will proceed directly to the oral phase of the proceedings. Israel submitted its response to South Africa’s written pleadings in the case regarding the application of the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of…
Anika Smit’s murder case is still unsolved. (Photo: Facebook)The father of Anika Smit, the 17-year-old girl who was murdered 16 years ago in her father’s house in Theresapark in the north of Pretoria, Johan, says he gave the matter to the Lord a long time ago. “The Lord knows what the truth is and He has given me peace,” he says.The sensational murder in March 2010 in which Anika’s hands were chopped off has never been solved and the police are offering a reward for the arrest and conviction of the person or people who killed Anika. Her hands were…
Yolande Maritz-Fouchee, controversial midwife, in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday. (Photo: Isabel Venter / Maroela Media). On Monday, the state argued in its closing argument in the trial of the controversial midwife Yolande Maritz-Fouchee that there is overwhelming evidence that proves her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. In the High Court in Pretoria where Maritz-Fouchee is on trial for her role in the deaths of two babies, among others, the state argued that she repeatedly contradicted herself. Adv. Jennifer Cronjé, state prosecutor, argued that the state had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and that it relied on…
BUKEKA is far from the end of the court battle to stop the publication of matric results in newspapers. This dispute is between the Department of Basic Education and the Information Regulator (IR).The IR opposes the publication of these results in the newspapers, while the Department maintains that it continues to publish the results because some students are away from schools when the results are released at the beginning of the year.It is expected that the High Court of Johannesburg, will decide this week that it agrees with the IR, to appeal the decision of the same court last year,…
The day started badly for the police at the Ntuzuma station when a 22-year-old prisoner suddenly turned himself in on Monday morning.According to Colonel Robert Netshiunda, the suspect was arrested on Saturday for trying to kill a family member at home.after the inmate allegedly beat the policeman with force and grabbed the gun, leaving a number of policemen trapped inside the building.According to the Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA), the prisoner overpowered a policeman who was inside the cells at the Ntuzuma police station who was going to take him and charge him with legal charges from the trouble.”It was…
Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa last year during the signing of the NGV. The court has now ruled that the decision may be reviewed. (Archive photo: GCIS)On Monday, Solidarity issued a reminder to pres. Cyril Ramaphosa and Aaron Motsoaledi, the Minister of Health, directed their respective legal teams to get clarity on the government’s intentions regarding the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI).The organization demands clarity after Ramaphosa recently indicated that the implementation of the NGV will continue. This despite the recent court ruling that prohibits certain aspects of it.Solidarity says Ramaphosa’s misleading statements create great confusion among the public and…
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which took place amid the escalating Israel-US war on Iran.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA prominent hotel in central Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone was struck by a drone, amid reports that Iraqi air defences intercepted an attack over the United States Embassy.The strike on Monday evening hit the top floor of Al-Rasheed Hotel, causing damage but no casualties, according to two Iraqi security officials cited by The Associated Press (AP) news agency.Recommended Stories list…
X But a user has claimed that AI trading agent gave him a profit of more than Rs 40 lakh in a single night. He was sleeping and AI did this amazing thing by investing money in Polymarket. Polymarkets are different from normal trading markets, where people place bets on future events.AI took advantage of time zones. He was also trained for this.A user named ‘0x_Discover’ on social media platform The user says that he was sleeping when the AI trading agent asked for permission to invest Rs 11 lakh. After giving approval over the phone, the user went to…
The Bhinca PRESIDENT, Ngizwe Mchunu, has stated that they will continue to support himThe suspended Police MEC, Mr. Senzo Mchunu, after the allegations made by the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.Ngizwe said this during a second prayer held in Durban, Greyville, where Mchunu was also prayed for, as he is facing these allegations.He said that because there is still no one who has criticized Mchunu for what is said about him, they are his own people and they will not abandon him.”This is a war if you look closely at the whole of Heaven. So when I heard…