ISSF upbeat over shooting sport return at 2028 Olympics

Yeji Kim of South Korea in action at the Paris 2024 Olympics during the 10m Air Pistol Women’s Shooting Final at Chateauroux Shooting Centre, Dols, France on July 28, 2024. 2 minutes The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has welcomed the sport’s return to the “heart of the Olympic experience” at the 2028 Games in…

Read More

Barcelona says it withdraws from European Super League project

Barcelona flag inside the stadium. Barcelona said on Saturday it would leave the European Super League project. “FC Barcelona hereby announces that today it has formally notified the European Super League Company and the clubs involved of its withdrawal from the European Super League project,” the club said in a statement. Barcelona president Joan Laporta…

Read More

Matjeng admits she had an ‘on’ and ‘off’ relationship with Matlala

SAPS Section Head of Quality Management Rachel Matjeng South African Police Service (SAPS) Section Head of Quality Management Rachel Matjeng has detailed what she says is an ‘on’ and ‘off’ relationship with alleged criminal cartel kingpin Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala.  Matjeng, who is responsible for Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management at the Forensic Services Division, is…

Read More

Activists demand probe into Matlala’s alleged favouritism in prison

File image | Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala. The Activists and Citizens Forum is demanding an investigation into possible corruption by a top official at the Kgosi Mampuru Prison, following allegations of a close relationship with alleged cartel member, Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. This is after Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi told a parliamentary committee that Matlala received preferential…

Read More

Popcru demands withdrawal of shift changes at Baviaanspoort prison

Empty corridor at a prison facility. The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) has demanded that management of the Baviaanspoort Correctional Centre in Pretoria withdraw the newly implemented shift changes pending a proper dispute resolution process. On Tuesday, union members staged a protest after accusing the prison’s management of victimising and unlawfully suspending union…

Read More

Case against Longwe Twala postponed to 4 December

Longwe Twala during a court appearance. 2 minutes The case against Longwe Twala has been postponed to 4 December in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg to afford the investigating officer time to verify the accused’s details. Longwe, who is the son of legendary songwriter Chicco Twala, appeared briefly in court this morning. He was…

Read More