Month: August 2024
News24 | Phillip de Wet | Why SA is a great place for military training – especially the illicit sort
Its history, foreign policy, geography, economy, crime rate – and highly variable policing and intelligence and regulatory apparatus – all combine to make South Africa highly competitive in the market for military training, legal or otherwise, writes Phillip de Wet.
Continue ReadingNews24 | PREVIEW | Springboks start Rugby Championship quest with Brisbane bogey weighing heavy
The Springboks' journey to rid themselves of the Rugby Championship monkey on their backs starts on Saturday when they play Australia in Brisbane, a ground that hasn't shown them much love.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ANC ‘will not be irritated’ by a few GNU ministers claiming ‘easy victories’ early on, says Mbalula
The ANC will not be irritated by one or two ministers 'claiming easy victories' in the government of national unity.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Magashule ex-PA extradition saga: Legal team confident of securing bail despite State’s opposition
The legal team representing the ex-personal assistant of former Free State premier Ace Magashule is optimistic that she will be released on bail when she appears in court on Monday.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ACSA suspends IT head over facial recognition tender
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has suspended its chief information officer, Mthoko Mncwabe, after it found possible evidence of wrongdoing in a key technology tender.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Dinner and money handovers: How health dept DG allegedly used proxies to conceal R500 000 cash bribe
Dr Sandile Buthelezi, the Director-General for the national Department of Health, allegedly masterminded the solicitation of a R500 000 bribe through a web of close associates and companies to obscure the money trail.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Hyundai says total respray ‘simply not practical’ for peeling i20 hatchbacks
The owner of a Hyundai i20 has had to have her car's peeling paintwork restored four times in two years and wants to know why she had to take it in for repeat treatments.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Siya Kolisi’s powerful plea to South Africa on Women’s Day: ‘Men are not doing enough’
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has made a powerful plea to South African men to speak out against gender-based violence.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Hawks uncover suspected firearm training camp in Limpopo, ‘military-related training’ not ruled out
Police are investigating the possibility that military-related training was being carried out on a farm in Modimolle, Limpopo after the discovery of a cache of firearms and ammunition on the premises.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Heidi Swart | Libyan training camp in SA: The Russian elephant in the room
Following the arrest of 95 Libyans at a military training camp in Mpumalanga, there are several questions the South African intelligence community must answer for, writes Heidi Swart.
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