Author: Malebogo Putu

Police in the Free State province arrested multiple suspects on drug possession and dealing charges during operations spanning October 28-30, 2025, confiscating narcotics with a combined street value exceeding R71,000. In Mafube, a 31-year-old African male was arrested for possession of suspected drugs. “On Thursday, 30 October 2025, at about 13:30, the Sasolburg Public Order Policing were policing the Mafube precinct when they received information about a male selling drugs at the informal settlement near a certain primary school,” Sergeant Josephine Rani of the South African Police Service in Free State stated. “Upon arrival at the place, the members found…

Kgotlatshekelo ya Potchefstroom e buseditse kwa morago, kgetse eo mo go yona monna mongwe a latofadiwang ka go logela Rraagwe le Kgaitsadie lemena la polao. Go ya ka Colonel Adele Myburgh wa Sepodisi sa Aforika Borwa mo Porofenseng ya Bokone Bophirima, Kevin Alister Maponyane wa dingwaga di le 32, o lebaganwe ke ditatofatso di le pedi tsa go bolaiwa ga ga Johannes Maponyane ka Lwetse wa 2023 gammogo Elissa Nicolene Maponyane ka Motsheganong wa 2024. Batswasetlhabelo ka bobedi e ne ele baagi ba Ikageng kwa Potchefstroom. Go ya pele Sepodisi se tlhalositse gore Kevin o ne a thapa banna ba…

A 43-year-old woman is scheduled to appear in the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court on Monday on charges of murder and defeating the ends of justice after human remains believed to be those of her 20-year-old daughter were exhumed from the family yard, police said. The suspect was arrested Thursday by Boitekong police at her home in Seraleng, near Rustenburg, according to a statement from Col. Adéle Myburgh, a spokeswoman for the South African Police Service in North West. A concerned family member became suspicious after not seeing the accused’s daughter for several months. Upon questioning the mother, she indicated that her…

In a laboratory at the University of the Witwatersrand, researchers are harnessing the power of nanotechnology to challenge one of humanity’s oldest adversaries: tuberculosis. A new inhalable nanosystem, developed by postdoctoral researcher Dr. Lindokuhle Ngema at the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP), promises to deliver TB medications directly to the lungs, where the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis conceals itself. The innovation, detailed in a university release dated Oct. 28, represents a potential shift in how the world treats this persistent disease. The nanocarrier, described as a miniature container for medicine, can encapsulate all four standard TB drugs—rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and…

Metseletsele ya tshwaragano magareng ga maphata ao a lwantshanang le bosenyi kwa Gauteng, e lebisitse kwa go tshwarweng ga babelaelwa ba le 15 ka ditatofatso tseo di akaretsang go tshola diritibatsi, dithunya tseo di seng mo molaong gammogo le maiteko a polao. Go ya ka Sebueledi sa Tirelo ya Sepodisi sa Aforika Borwa kwa Gauteng, Sergeant Roxanne Gibb, babelaelwa ba tshwerwe kwa Eldorado Park, Riverlea, Germiston, Booysens le Westbury. Mapodisi a gapile dithunya di le pedi tsa 9mm, dikolo di le 14, matlhatlhela a dikolo a le mabedi, diphuthelwana di le 17 di na le diritibatsi tsa Crystal Meth, koloi…

The 28th ASEAN-Japan Summit concluded with a wide-ranging joint declaration outlining concrete steps to deepen cooperation under the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP). According to the statement, ASEAN and Japan committed to undertake “substantive, practical and tangible cooperation” across the AOIP’s four priority areas: maritime cooperation, connectivity, sustainable development, and economic collaboration. The declaration emphasized that these initiatives will be implemented through ASEAN-led mechanisms such as the ASEAN Plus Three (APT), the East Asia Summit (EAS), the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), and the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus). Among the highlighted programs were the WA Project 2.0, the…

Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan reaffirmed their shared commitment to peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region during the 28th ASEAN-Japan Summit held in the Malaysian capital. In a joint statement adopted at the close of the meeting, both sides underscored their resolve to “further promote, mainstream and implement the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP)”, emphasizing the need to uphold international law and maintain an open, transparent, and rules-based regional order. The declaration acknowledged that global and regional challenges are increasingly interconnected, calling for stronger cooperation to address them collectively. ASEAN and…

Raila Amolo Odinga, the indomitable Kenyan opposition leader who endured decades of political persecution, brokered fragile peace after national turmoil and shaped the country’s democratic evolution through five presidential bids, died on Wednesday in Kochi, India. He was 80. Mr. Odinga, often called “Baba” or “Agwambo” by supporters, suffered a cardiac arrest during a morning walk at an Ayurvedic hospital in Koothattukulam, Ernakulam district, Kerala, where he had been receiving treatment. The news, confirmed by family members and hospital officials, sent shockwaves through Kenya, prompting spontaneous gatherings in Nairobi’s Kibera slum and Kisumu’s streets, his strongholds. President William Ruto declared…