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WATCH | SA dismisses terrorist attack warning issued by the US Embassy
The Presidency has dismissed a terrorist attack warning issued by the US Embassy on its website on Wednesday. Read more…
Morocco police say 23 people smugglers arrested
Moroccan police said on Wednesday they had broken up a people smuggling gang in a northern town near the site of a deadly border tragedy in June. Read more…
South Africa warned after refusal to bar superyacht tied to Putin ally
South Africa’s largest opposition on Wednesday warned that government risks sanctions if it allows a luxury megayacht linked to one of Russia’s wealthiest oligarch’s to dock in its territorial waters. Read more…
UN warns Somalia humanitarian crisis remains ‘dire’
The United Nations said on Wednesday that the humanitarian response to the crisis in Somalia where a historic drought is threatening famine has gathered pace but warned the situation remained “dire”. Read more…
Fake metro cops allegedly tried to bribe metro police with R20k upon arrest
Gauteng metro police have reportedly arrested three suspects for corruption and impersonating law enforcement officers on Wednesday. Read more…
Algeria jails journalist over ‘false news’
An Algerian court has jailed a journalist convicted of “spreading false news” in an article about dates allegedly tainted with banned pesticides, his newspaper said on Wednesday. Read more…
Kidnapped municipal manager and her driver found dumped in bushes
Nkangala district municipality manager, Margeret Maggie Skosana, and her driver were reportedly released by their kidnappers after being abducted last week. Read more…
Cape Town police recover R2,1 million worth of liquor after truck transporting liquor was hijacked
Cape Town police have reportedly arrested one suspect and recovered liquor to the estimated value of R2,1 million. Read more…
LOOK: A peak into ‘Blood & Water’ actor Arno Greeff tying the knot
South African Blood & Water actor, Arno Greeff, can now call his beloved Iluska his wife after she announced on social media that they officially tied the knot on October 13. Read more…
Rossouw blasts century as South Africa crush Bangladesh
Rilee Rossouw blasted 109 and shared in a record-breaking stand with Quinton de Kock as South Africa crushed Bangladesh to kickstart their Twenty20 World Cup title charge in Sydney on Thursday. Read more…
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