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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola briefed the media ahead of the G20 Leaders Summit on Monday.
‘We don’t want any further flights’: Lamola on ‘suspicious’ Palestinian plane-landing saga
- Dirco Minister Ronald Lamola is concerned about a chartered flight carrying 153 Palestinian refugees landing in South Africa without proper documentation and calls for an investigation.
- The incident is linked to an alleged Israeli plan to migrate Palestinians from Gaza, with reports of multiple planned flights to South Africa and other countries.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa allowed the refugees entry despite lacking papers, citing humanitarian reasons, and confirmed the matter is under investigation amid international scrutiny.
Former Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga.
‘We had warrants, but no budget’: Top cop tells inquiry why key murder suspects walked free
- Serious and Violent Crime investigations head Major-General Mary Motsepe testified that her unit couldn’t execute murder arrest warrants due to a lack of budget after taking over Political Killings Task Team dockets.
- Motsepe conceded that the 121 PKTT dockets were effectively “gathering dust” because no investigations occurred after the unit was disbanded and reinstated.
- The inquiry revealed that internal SAPS disputes and funding refusals hindered progress on critical political killing investigations.
Staff accused former environment minister Dion George of abusing employees and making inappropriate sexual comments during his 14 months in office.
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Ex-DA minister George faces sexual misconduct claims amid bullying, lavish trips
- Former environment minister Dion George faces allegations of sexual misconduct, including inappropriate jokes and bragging about his endowment.
- He is also accused of misusing funds through expensive travel and hotel stays, disregarding expert advice, and criticising his colleagues.
- DA leader John Steenhuisen confirmed receiving a list of allegations, while George denies the claims as “utter bullshit”.
Flooding at Trichards Bridge in Boksburg on Sunday caused emergency services to close the road during the severe thunderstorms across the province.
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Crash claims 2 lives, bakkie washes away, trees blow over as storms batter Gauteng
- Severe storms in Gauteng have resulted in two fatalities, three injuries, widespread flooding, and fallen trees.
- A bakkie was swept into the Apies River, and emergency services are responding to rising water levels and blocked drainage systems.
- While weather warnings have been downgraded, emergency teams remain on high alert, monitoring flood-prone areas and urging caution near waterways.
Astral Foods says it has received approvals from the government to vaccinate poultry on two more farms.
Astral reports SA vaccine wins, but warns bird flu isn’t just a winter problem anymore
- Astral Foods has received government approval to vaccinate poultry on two more farms, potentially covering 30% of its broiler breeding stock.
- The company warns that bird flu is a major risk as it no longer follows seasonal patterns, with recent outbreaks reported in warmer months.
- Astral emphasises the importance of controlled vaccination to prevent the unintentional spread of the disease and supports good biosecurity protocols.
The Springboks beat France in Paris on Saturday, 8 November 2025.
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Boks to host England, Scotland and Wales as Nations Championship schedule is unveiled
- The inaugural Nations Championship, a collaboration between Sanzaar and Six Nations Rugby, will begin in July 2026, featuring the world’s top 12 rugby nations.
- South Africa will host England, Scotland, and Wales in July 2026, and then travel north in November to face Italy, France, and Ireland.
- The Nations Championship aims to transform international rugby by making every Test match more meaningful, with a Finals Weekend at Twickenham to determine the dominant hemisphere.
Blown by the wind of change: Under Smuts’s Rule by Bongani Ngqulunga.
EXTRACT | Bongani Ngqulunga: Why Jan Smuts didn’t want black people to have rights
- Bongani Ngqulunga’s book, Under Smuts’s Rule, examines Jan Smuts’s impact on Black South Africans, analysing his policies on segregation, franchise, and suppression of dissent.
- Smuts opposed racial equality and the extension of political rights to Africans, though he eventually recognised the failure of segregation, but his reforms were too late to prevent apartheid.
- Smuts’s moderate Afrikaner nationalism was ultimately swept away by the extremism of Malan’s National Party, ushering in an era of radical racial exclusion in South Africa.
*These summaries were written with the support of Gemini Pro AI.
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