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@Abramjee Condolences to the family and friends. May his soul rest in peace.

A foreign national died after being electrocuted while tampering with an electrical transformer in Mamelodi West, Pretoria. Reports indicate he came into contact with live high-voltage infrastructure and was killed instantly. Emergency services and City of Tshwane officials attended the scene.

🚨New research reveals how two sophisticated surveillance actors exploited the global telecom ecosystem and, for the first time, directly links combined 3G and 4G network attacks to mobile operator infrastructure. Full report 👇 citizenlab.ca/research/uncov…

Devices carried by Colombian mercenaries were tracked moving from Colombia to Sudan, via UAE, Somalia, Chad and Libya, placing them in El Fasher during the RSF's violent takeover last October. New report from @just1nlynch at CIG shows how they got there and what they did.

@DMN4ever No historical meaning behind it, B - Police G - Government M - Military

What does the "B" in SAPS / Police vehicles stand for ???.🤔

@MbalulaFikile If your leaders are from your own group and have led for 30 years, the laws are and increasingly in the favour of your own group, and you still are considered marginalised.. Maybe AfriForum is not your biggest issue. How's your life going whilst living in luxury ? @MbalulaFikile

The main message we are being told here by the racist Afriforum is that if we dare stand up for black people, dare stand up for the marginalised and dare stand up for our generational mission we will be targeted. When I fought for Julius to succeed me as ANCYL President we knew that the road ahead was treacherous and that the grandchildren of apartheid would never rest in their targeting of the Freedom in our lifetime Generation. This sentence is too harsh and my thoughts are with my brother Julius. Silamulele Peter Mokaba Silamulele.

📢 Ransomware Alert: 🇿🇦 XP95 Ransomware group has added 2 new victims to their dark web portal. * Statistics South Africa * Gauteng City Region Academy

@GovernmentZA Where does the money go after being recovered?

#DIDYOUKNOW Billions recovered so far? 🔹 SIU: R2.89 billion 🔹 AFU: R8.142 billion 🔹 Total: R11.047 billion recovered Dirty money, reclaimed. 💸 #MadlangaCommission #Anticorruption #AssetRecovery #GovZAUpdates

@Eskom_SA @NERSA_ZA The rich are hungry again I see.

#EskomMediaStatement Eskom implements the tariff adjustments that will come into effect for the 2026/27 financial year, following the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (NERSA) decision of 5 March 2026.

@MbalulaFikile This is crazy, you govern like shit.

The ANC led South Africa with all its challenges remains the example of what a democratic society should look like and operate. This country at the tip of Africa safeguards rights of the poorest, holds free and fair elections, protects the rights of the most vulnerable in society women and children, provides basic social relief such as RDP housing, free basic education and NSFAS, a mandatory minimum wage and accessible healthcare. It’s not a surprise then that our model of governance is an example that others around the globe want to emulate. Without sounding exceptional South Africa through ANC resolutions and policies remain the shining lighthouse on a hill.

@HermanMashaba You are simply trash Herman.

Helen Zille and the Institute of Race Relations must take full responsibility for the collapse of the stable coalition government I was running because they accused me for concentrating too much efforts in areas where people don’t pay taxes and don’t vote for the DA. When I resigned upon the return of Helen in the leadership of the DA, because I didn’t want to be associated with South Africans like her, Council had already approved and awarded 154 buildings to the private sector on long leases. These properties were going to yield: 1. R32 billion construction investments into the city 2. ⁠Create 22 thousand permanent jobs during the construction phase 3. ⁠Create a historic 14 thousand housing units One of Helen’s problems was must demand that 30% of the units to be affordable accommodation for our poor residents and students. When Geoff Makhubo took over, with support from some DA councillors mobilised by Helen, dropped the Inner City Rejuvenation Plan.

Jihadist groups in #Mali is increasingly targeting foreign nationals as part of JNIM’s “economic jihad.” Victims include Chinese, Indian, Egyptian, Emirati, & Iranian nationals, with some ransoms reported as high as 50 million dollars. 🔗@africanews: africanews.com/2025/11/14/mal…

📊🌍 The Africa Organized Crime Index 2025 is almost here. Join the launch on 17 Nov, 11:30–12:30 EAT to explore a decade of trends in criminality and resilience across Africa. Co-hosted with @issafrica & @INTERPOL_HQ. 🔗 Register: buff.ly/0JgzWjr

Bit of background on De Brug, since I've been getting queries about this piece by @GibsonErika. news24.com/citypress/news…

De Brug Mobilisation Centre is west of Bloemfontein, and primarily serves as a training and equipment storage base. Below you can see the main part of the base, which consists of large warehouses on the SW side. These are supposed to be temperature controlled areas to preserve the condition of vehicles, and house several hundred vehicles, including Mamba APCs, G6 SPAs, and logistic support vehicles. Current condition of the vehicles in storage, and the exact numbers, is unknown. Several hundred vehicles, mostly Samil trucks and a small number of Casspir APCs are stored out in the open.

@HermanMashaba Imagine needing to aggravate citizens just to trend. Peak flop energy. #Loser

DA’s desperation is now getting too far to tolerate. They have destroyed our lives in the past during their apartheid days, now still want to continue harassing us under a democratic government. This practice has to stop.

Western Balkan groups have expanded into West Africa since 2019, embedding brokers, exploiting maritime ports & leveraging alliances with Latin American cartels. Their role in the cocaine trade is larger than often recognized. 🔗 Read our new report: globalinitiative.net/analysis/under…

@thuls_6 but what would Jesus say?

If I was a white man running a successful business in South Africa, I don't think I would keep it in this country. Honestly speaking. 😂, if there are other alternatives, I would seek to utilize them.

A 29-year-old, untrained SAPS brigadier out on bail for corruption is promoted to head Pretoria policing. SA’s nightmare deepens. Where is the outrage? biznews.com/mailbox/mailbo…

@IanCameron23 Hart goes out to the families 💔

This is little Lolitha💔 In court now for the appearance of two people accused of brutally murdering her in Khayelitsha earlier this week. •Nearly 100 children are murdered per month in South Africa •23 children murdered per week in South Africa •More than 3 children are murdered per day in South Africa This is not a policing issue but a critical social and moral fibre crisis. #SayHerName

BREAKING | Hawks raid City Power Joburg HQ in R500m corruption investigation news24.com/investigations…