Tim Modise

I’m looking forward to the necessary and informed engagement with Prof @busani_ngcaweni on the trajectory and opportunities offered by SA’s BRICS membership. He raises questions and proposes ideas on how SA can be propelled forward. How should we redesign our approach? Join us 👇🏽

BREAKING: US President Donald Trump on Friday warned Taiwan against pushing for formal independence, after he discussed the flashpoint issue with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing. 🔴 More on aljazeera.com

JUST IN: Trump reveals he tossed Iran’s latest proposal after reading the first sentence.

Before boarding Air Force One to leave Beijing, the entire U.S. delegation dumped every item given to them by Chinese hosts — gifts, badges, pins, commemorative items — into a trash bin on site. Nothing of Chinese origin got on the plane. The delegation had already left personal devices at home and used clean burner phones throughout the trip.

BREAKING: Israeli jets have entered Syrian airspace. Local media now reporting multiple sightings over the Daraa Governorate.

US 'SERIOUSLY PREPARED' to engage Cuba on security, ECONOMIC issues should it agree to 'FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES' — Trump letter to Cuban officials Calls for Cuba to NO LONGER SERVE as 'SAFE HAVEN' for Western Hemisphere 'ADVERSARIES'

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇨🇺 CIA Director John Ratcliffe visits Cuba.

Disaster about to happen in Cuba

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From the Prime Minister himself. A New World Order

JUST IN: 🇨🇺 Cuba says it has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil.

SOUTH AFRICA IS SET TO HAVE A RECORD MAIZE HARVEST OF 16.8 MILLION TONNES. Our annual consumption is about 12.0 million tonnes.

The decision to grant alleged kidnapping kingpin, Faizel Charloos, bail of R30,000 has sparked renewed scrutiny over how South Africa’s criminal justice system deals with accused organised crime figures. The latest development comes after a sequence of events that saw Charloos previously lose his bail, a warrant issued for his arrest, and a nationwide manhunt launched after he allegedly absconded from court proceedings, Charloos had initially been granted bail of between R1 million and R2 million in separate kidnapping-related matters linked to high-profile ransom cases, including the 2022 abduction of a Gauteng businessman. Authorities have long regarded him as an influential figure in an alleged transnational kidnapping-for-ransom syndicate operating in South Africa. In April 2025, the Protea Magistrate’s Court revoked his bail after he failed to appear for scheduled proceedings. Reports at the time indicated that Charloos allegedly fled the court precinct shortly before he was expected to be formally charged in connection with another kidnapping investigation. The incident triggered a police manhunt, with investigators eventually tracing and rearresting him at a resort near Bela-Bela in Limpopo. Against that backdrop, the decision to now grant him bail of R30,000 is raising difficult questions about consistency within the justice system and whether enough weight is being placed on concerns around flight risk, witness intimidation, organised crime influence, and public safety. Some of Charloos’ co-accused confessed to the kidnappings and pleaded guilty and are already serving their sentenced time. Questions are now being asked on how an accused person who absconded while already out on substantial bail could later secure release on a dramatically reduced amount. The development has also reignited broader public concern about the handling of kidnapping syndicate cases in South Africa, where ransom-driven abductions targeting businesspeople, foreign nationals, schoolchildren and affluent families have increased significantly in recent years. Kidnapping operations are often highly sophisticated, financially resourced and capable of moving suspects across provincial and international borders. It also highlights the growing national concern around kidnapping-for-ransom syndicates, which police and intelligence structures have repeatedly described as one of the fastest-growing organised crime threats facing South Africa. For many, the central issue is no longer only whether alleged syndicate leaders are arrested, but whether the criminal justice system can keep them behind bars while prosecutions unfold. In another high-profile case in KZN last year, a suspected trans-national kidnapping suspect had charges against him and suspected members of the syndicate withdrawn. A police officer was among them. @pule_jones @DasenThathiah

Strange. Isn’t it? As SA we need to learn from successful partner countries like China and others and implement the constructive elements that will lead to success. We have a major unemployment problem, how dit the Chinese fix it? Let’s start there.

While Fox News is complaining they got a ticket for illegal parking … this is what his team is doing: Beijing residents spotted this and uploaded it to Douyin: Fox News’ Bret Baier filming IN THE MIDDLE of busy traffic.

[LIVE THREAD ⚪️🔵🔴] The witness on the stand today (Thursday) is SAPS Lieutenant-Colonel Nkoana Joseph Sebola, of the DPCI/Hawks. The Commission’s evidence leader is Adv Thabang Pooe. #MadlangaCommision #eNCA

US drops $15,000 visa deposit for foreign fans with World Cup tickets bbc.in/4u8gFmJ

Netanyahu made secret visit to UAE during Iran war ft.trib.al/Bx5ugIl

JUST IN: Business schools are slashing MBA tuition by as much as 50% due to falling demand.

I agree

RT @Newzroom405: [BREAKING NEWS] Suspended fraud and corruption accused Ekurhuleni CFO Kagiso Lerutla to resume his official duties on Mond…