Category Archives: SECURITY

Growing backing among Filipinos for the International Criminal Court ’s investigation into the killings that took place as part of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte ’s war on drugs signals the waning of his populist appeal ahead of next year’s midterm elections, analysts say. Duterte, who is running next year to be mayor of Davao City once again, made headlines when he challenged ICC investigators to speed up their probe on Wednesday, telling them to “hurry up before I die” while testifying before a House committee probe into his administration’s drug war killings. He previously shocked lawmakers with testimony that he had a vigilante “death squad” that helped him carry out his drug war when he was previously mayor of Davao City. The former president is currently facing probes in

The EFF blamed the DA noting how the politically connected, rather than schools, benefitted from a tender that was full of irregularities. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has criticised the  Democratic Alliance (DA) after it emerged that there were irregularities in a costly government tender in the Western Cape. Focus turned to the DA’s provincial stronghold last week after parliament heard feedback from a forensic investigation into the R1.2 billion tender at the State Information Technology Agency (Sita). The five-year contract, awarded to the Blue Networks Consortium (BNC), was intended to maintain and expand local area network (LAN) services for schools in the Western Cape. The investigation, carried out by law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH), revealed multiple flaws in the bidding and evaluation processes. ALSO READ: Here’s how Western

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal against Groen Mintirho (formerly Enviro Mobi), a company associated with former ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe. The SIU said on Monday this was in connection with alleged procurement irregularities involving the Gauteng department of agriculture, rural development and environment and the City of Ekurhuleni.    “ The order restricts Mabe from selling, leasing, transferring or otherwise dealing with specific assets, including an immovable property located at Steyn City and a Porsche 911 Carrera GTS.” The SIU said its investigation, initiated under a presidential proclamation, uncovered significant irregularities in the procurement of 200 motorised three-wheeler vehicles valued at R27.6m for a waste management project. These vehicles were intended for 58 waste pickers in Ekurhuleni but were not delivered. 

“It is certain that the war will end sooner with the policies of the team that will now lead the White House. This is their approach, their promise to their citizens.”  By JERUSALEM POST STAFF NOVEMBER 18, 2024 08:34 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at Trump Tower in New York City, US, September 27, 2024 (photo credit: REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON/FILE PHOTO) Ukraine must do everything possible to end the war diplomatically, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the Ukrainian media outlet Suspilne on Saturday.  In the interview, Zelensky said he believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want peace. Instead, he will likely use negotiations to reintegrate himself with Western countries that have isolated him since the beginning

Malaysians are demanding authorities to reveal the identity of a VIP whose convoy caused an accident on a highway over the weekend, as concerns over road safety surge following the death of a 21-year-old woman who was crushed in her car by a container that fell from a speeding lorry. On Saturday, an unmarked black sedan with police-style blinker lights rammed into the rear of a civilian car as it weaved through traffic at speed during a downpour to catch up with a VIP convoy on the North-South Highway in Negeri Sembilan state. Dashcam footage from the victim’s car, which was shared widely on Malaysian social media, shows the vehicle squeezing past two other cars before slamming into the victim’s car. The occupants in the car, including a child, could

November 18, 2024 Written by VOA FILE – A view shows water collected at the dam within the Ruzizi I hydroelectric plant in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo A tide of plastic waste flowing into a major hydroelectric dam in eastern Congo is causing regular power cuts in several major cities, creating a challenge that local authorities are trying to solve. The Ruzizi dam located at the south end of Lake Kivu, which borders Rwanda, supplies the city of Bukavu and others with electricity and the power outages are hurting local businesses. The problem is linked to the growing use of plastics coupled with a lack of waste collection in the region. Heavy rainfall causes waste to flow down from the mountainous terrain to the lake, where it collects

The Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition of Namibia protested against the government’s proposed basic income grant on Saturday. They say the grant excludes the majority of the population. This comes after the Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Welfare and Poverty Eradication began registering qualifying households countrywide for the conditional BIG of N$600 last week. BIG Coalition coordinator Rinaani Musutua says the government has not made an effort to collaborate with the organisation despite their advocacy for a universal and unconditional BIG for people for the past 19 years. “We are not happy with what the government is doing right now: excluding a lot of people in the country who are not eligible for that Haraambe cash grant,” she said. Musutua says the government should work with the organisation to find

Supreme Court justices hint at lifting freeze on IDF review after October 7 investigation stalls. By AVRAHAM BLOCH NOVEMBER 17, 2024 18:27 THE HIGH Court of Justice has been a paper tiger in everything concerning the Netanyahu bloc’s interests, says the writer (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) On Sunday, during a hearing on petitions opposing the State Comptroller’s investigation into the IDF’s actions on October 7, Supreme Court justices suggested they may lift the existing order that currently freezes the Comptroller’s review of the military’s conduct that day. “A brief additional period is necessary to complete discussions between the IDF and the State Comptroller,” Attorney Yonatan Berman from the State Attorney’s High Court Division said during the hearing. “We have not yet reached a satisfactory agreement on the issues, but we

A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said. The fire occurred late on Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city in India’s Uttar Pradesh state. Officials said the blaze spread quickly through the ward, where 55 infants were being treated. Forty-Five babies were rescued and are receiving medical care, said Bimal Kumar Dubey, a local official. An initial investigation points to lapses in safety protocols, including expired fire extinguishers and non-functional fire alarms, which officials say delayed rescue efforts. Authorities are conducting a thorough probe to determine the cause of the fire and those responsible. Brajesh Pathak, the deputy chief minister of the state, visited the hospital and met with families on Saturday.

Additionally, the commissioner instructed the implementation of controlled entry and exit checkpoints in communities to enhance residents’ security and continue enforcement against crime.  By JERUSALEM POST STAFF NOVEMBER 16, 2024 14:42 Newly appointed Police Commissioner Daniel Levi at a ceremony of new appointments and ranks of the Israeli police, at the Ministry of National Security in Jerusalem, on July 4, 2023. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) Police Commissioner Daniel Levi held a special situational assessment on Saturday morning following a series of violent murders in Arab communities. The commissioner directed additional reinforcements to address the surge in crime.  During the briefing, senior command staff provided updates on the investigations into four separate incidents that occurred in Rahat, Ar’ara, Lod, and Kafr Qara.  Commissioner Dani Levi also met with National Security Minister

Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 27, was charged to life without parole for the murder of 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein. By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD NOVEMBER 16, 2024 10:02 SANTA ANA, CA – JUNE 13: Samuel Woodward testifies in Orange County Superior Court on Thursday, June 13, 2024 in Santa Ana. Woodward is accused of stabbing his former Orange County School of the Arts classmate Blaze Bernstein to death more than six years ago and burying his body near a Foothill Ranc (photo credit: Photo by Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images, Pool) Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 27, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday by an Orange County court for the murder of 19-year-old Jewish student Blaze Bernstein, according to international media reports.  Woodward was absent from

Months after a contentious general election that was marred by accusations of ballot rigging, Pakistan ’s ruling coalition has bulldozed a constitutional amendment through parliament that critics fear could erode the very foundations of the country’s democracy. In an extraordinary overnight session late last month, lawmakers “rubber-stamped” sweeping reforms that risk transforming the nation’s hybrid democracy into an authoritarian regime reminiscent of Myanmar . The political impact of the new laws, backed by the powerful military establishment, “is quite concerning and may be felt for decades to come,” according to Sahar Khan, deputy director of the South Asia programme at the Stimson Centre, a Washington-based think tank. Coalition leaders – worried that revealing the draft would prompt a pre-emptive injunction from Supreme Court judges sympathetic to jailed former Prime Minister