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Taliban seizes Afghan borders with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan: Russia

INTERNATIONAL Taliban fighters have taken control of Afghanistan’s borders with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as they continue their rapid offensive, Russia’s defence minister has said. Sergei Shoigu told a youth conference in Moscow on Tuesday that the group’s leaders had promised not to attack neighbouring countries after making its territorial gains, Russia’s Tass news agency reported. He added that Russia would continue holding joint drills with its allies in the region. Russia operates […]

today11 August 2021

Local

No minutes for the ANC deployment committee for five years Ramaphosa was chair

LOCAL  There are no records of the controversial ANC deployment committee's meetings between 2012 and 2017. This was revealed at the state capture inquiry hearing in Braamfontein on Wednesday. The period relates to when President Cyril Ramaphosa was the chairperson of the committee. Ramaphosa, who is appearing at the inquiry to complete his testimony, defended the non-existent minutes, saying it was mainly due to poor record-keeping. “On the question of […]

today11 August 2021

International News

‘Martyrs’: Algeria wildfires leave 42 dead, including 25 soldiers

At least 42 people have been killed in wildfires ravaging mountain forests and villages east of Algeria’s capital, including 25 soldiers who died saving residents, the president announced. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Tuesday night tweeted that the soldiers who died saving 100 people from the fires in two areas of the Kabyle region are “martyrs. Kabyle is home to the North African nation’s Berber population. At least 11 other soldiers were […]

today11 August 2021

Local

More law enforcement officers deployment in Delft

Delft neighbourhood watches near Belhar on the Cape Flats have welcomed the deployment of dozens of additional law enforcement officers to the area. The officers will be working with the neighbourhood watches to improve policing. Together, the groups will conduct patrols, gather crime intelligence and share information with authorities to fight crime. Chairperson of the Delft Echo Neighbourhood Watch, Susan Jantjies, says their patrols make the community feel safer. “The comments […]

today11 August 2021

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