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Namibiese hof bevestig bewaring van N$49,4 m. in onwettige mynbousaak
MPUMALANGA. â Die nasionale vervolgingsgesag (NVG) verwelkom ân uitspraak van die Namibiese hooggeregshof wat die bewaring van sowat N$49,4 miljoen (R49,4 miljoen) bevestig het. Die geld word verbind met ân ondersoek na beweerde grootskaalse onwettige steenkoolmynbou, geldwassery en verwante misdrywe in Mpumalanga.
Bejaarde man dood in voertuig gevind
MPUMALANGA. â Die polisie ondersoek die dood van die 81-jarige Graham Young, wie se liggaam Dinsdag in ân voertuig buite Tumbleweed Nurseries in Rivierstraat, Lydenburg, gevind is. Tekens toon dat hy moontlik vasgebind was.
Ontbinde liggaam van onbekende man op kleinhoewe in Pretoria-Noord gevind
GAUTENG. â Die ontbinde liggaam van ân onbekende man is Woensdag op ân kleinhoewe by Boskraai in Pretoria-Noord gevind.
Noordwes-onderwysminister veroordeel beweerde wangedrag teenoor onderwysers
NOORDWES. â Die Noordwes-onderwysdepartement het voorvalle van beweerde wangedrag teenoor onderwysers by die SekondĂŞre Skool Batlhaping en Tegniese Skool Mankuroane veroordeel.
Polisie bevestig afdanking van nou voormalige generaal-majoor Feroz Khan
GAUTENG. â Die polisiediens het die afdanking van generaal-majoor Feroz Khan bevestig.
South Africa (Bron - SABC News)
Mashatileâs son-in-law pays back millions to Gauteng housing fund after Media exposĂŠ
Nceba Nonkwelo paid back funds owed to the Gauteng Partnership Fund. The money was part of a settlement between the parties for loans granted to his companies between 2013 and 2017. Despite the housing project not being viable, the GPF ploughed more money into the deal.
Publishers welcome Gwarubeâs decision to suspend Grade 1â3 national catalogue
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has suspended the implementation of the new Grade 1â3 national catalogue after an independent investigation identified âmaterial areas of non-compliance, governance weaknesses and potential procurement and financial management risksâ in the process. Media reported in April that Lighthouse Publishers, registered just three days after the contract specifications were issued, was awarded 1 707 of the approved titles. One publisher told News24 that millions of rands were invested in developing materials nearly two years ago, with no chance of recovery, resulting in job losses and some businesses closing.
Flagged by investigators, cleared by council â Joburgâs newest hire
The Johannesburg council has appointed Lesiba Malotana as its new public safety HOD, despite his own forensic unit flagging him as high risk and the SIU linking him to R1.6 million in questionable cash deposits. The DA tried to block the appointment with an urgent motion and is now heading to court to have it set aside. While civic groups have joined the outcry, the City defended the decision, adding probation conditions and security clearance requirements to his appointment.
Granting Ramaphosaâs Phala Phala relief would âopen gates to Stalingradâ delays â ATM
If the Western Cape High Court upholds President Cyril Ramaphosaâs application to set aside the independent panelâs report on Phala Phala, it will be âopen Sesame for Stalingradâ, advocate Anton Katz, SC, pleaded on behalf of ATM MP Vuyo Zungula and his party.
PTSD, depression: Why Khanâs lawyers say he canât face Madlanga, SAPS disciplinary
Former Crime Intelligence deputy head Feroz Khan has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder, and his lawyers say this has left him unfit to respond to the serious accusations against him.
World (Bron - World News Reuters)
Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo
Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas where the virus could âspread next, according to the World Health Organisation and researchers working with it.
US slaps new sanctions on Raul Castro's grandson, Cuban companies
The United States on Thursday slapped new sanctions on five Cuban companies and âthe grandson of 95-year-old revolutionary leader Raul Castro, as âthe Trump administration mounts economic pressure on the Communist-run Caribbean island.
Nepalis pin hopes on 'wall of the missing' in hunt for relatives after deadly flood
Some pictures are embedded in posters meticulously filled in with details of the missing and contact numbers, while others are handwritten scribbles under photographs.
Nvidia sets October launch for RTX Spark AI PCs
Nvidia on Thursday said Lenovo and Acer will launch the first Windows PCs âpowered by its RTX Spark chip in âOctober, as the chip giant pushes to bring AI capabilities directly to laptops and desktop computers.
US to seek back payment from Europe for Ukraine aid, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would ask European nations to pay back the United States for âmilitary aid and munitions previously sent to Ukraine amid the ongoing war with Russia âand appeared to signal a halt in sales to allied nations.
Why India's strong GDP growth is raising eyebrows
India's unexpectedly strong economic growth has sparked a debate after an ex-bureaucrat and a former central bank chief questioned whether the expansion was overstated and the government defended its numbers.
US pressure on Iran starting to tell, as sanctions and blockade bite
A U.S. campaign to throttle Iran's economy by blockading its oil exports and stopping sanctions evasion is growing increasingly difficult to withstand, three senior Iranian sources said.
Gaza seed bank helps farmers cultivate the little land they have left
A group of farmers has been working to preserve Gaza's native crops by rebuilding a local âseed bank that was destroyed during Israel's war in the enclave and by encouraging Palestinians to cultivate what little viable land they âhave left.
Japan FX chief Mimura says on alert over yen moves, not reassured
Japan's top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said on Thursday âthat he remained on alert over âcurrency market developments, warning that he was not yet comfortable with recent moves in the yen.
Iran buries victims of reported US wedding attack, fires on Kuwait
Iranian mourners carried caskets at a funeral on Thursday for victims of âa U.S. airstrike said to have struck a wedding party, and Tehran launched missiles and drones overnight at a U.S. base in âKuwait, after the war's biggest escalation in more than a month.
Putin cites chance of peace deal, Ukraine sees 'new dynamic'
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday there was a chance âof reaching an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, while Kyiv said it expected a "new dynamic" in peace efforts.
Reform UK gets 75% of its donations from crypto entrepreneur pardoned by Trump
Britain's âpopulist Reform UK party received a ÂŁ4 million ($5.4 million) donation from a crypto investor convicted of a âbanking secrecy violation in the United States and pardoned by Donald Trump, accounting for 75% of the party's donations last quarter.
Pentagon temporarily rescinds guidance on testosterone screening for US troops
The Pentagon âis temporarily rescinding recently published clinical guidance for a new, mandatory testosterone deficiency screening policy for service members aged 30 and âolder, a U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday.
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Compiled by our Mangaung Correspondent HESMBC & Our Cape Correspondent, Henca MorlĂŠ and Welkom Correspondent HJ / 4 Sept 2026
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