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News today includes the expulsion of South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, who has been given 72 hours to leave the country after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called him a “race-baiting” Trump hater.
Meanwhile, details of the murderous plot and last hours of slain Bay mother Vicki Terblanche which emerged from the explosive trial, is the stuff of true-crime doccies.
Furthermore, former SABC brand manager Nobuntu Mkhize broke her silence on racist remarks and disrupting a FlySafair flight in December last year.
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Ebrahim Rasool: SA ambassador has 72 hours to pack his bags and leave US
South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, has been expelled for comments made on a webinar about the US foreign policy and the Make America Great Again movement.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio lambasted Rasool for his comments and slammed him as a “race-baiting politician” who is no longer welcome in the country.
South Africa’s now expelled ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, speaks during an event in this undated image. Picture: AFP/File
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Perkies and perlemoen: Inside the grim murder plot and last hours of Vicki Terblanche
Five-and-a-half weeks of gripping testimonies, surprise witnesses and a chilling confession by the accused culminated in the sentencing of Reinhardt Leach on Friday morning for his role in the murder of his girlfriend, Vicki Terblanche.
Details of the horrific crime emerged in the explosive trial, including testimony on how the former primary teacher and self-confessed perlemoen poacher went go-karting with Vicki’s body in the boot of his BMW.
Reinhardt Leach appears in the Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha for final arguments in the murder case of his girlfriend Vicki Terblanche (right) on 11 March 2025. Pictures: Gallo Images and Facebook
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WATCH: ‘SABC fired me without an investigation’ – Nobuntu Mkhize opens up
Former SABC brand manager Nobuntu Mkhize has spoken out for the first time about losing her job after videos of her physical confrontation and racist remarks on board a FlySafair flight went viral.
Nobuntu Mkhize aboard the FlySafair flight. Picture: X/@oscar_blaauw
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Police bust R1.5m drug lab in Vanderbijlpark, one arrested [PICTURES]
A cross-border operation between the Western Cape Organised Crime Investigation (OCI) and the Head Office Narcotics led to the discovery of a clandestine drug laboratory worth R1.5 million and the arrest of a 46-year-old suspect in Vanderbijlpark on Friday.
Some of the Mandrax tablets seized by police. Picture: Saps
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Five things the Bulls have learned so far this season
From squad rotation strategies that backfired, to reinforcing the kicking department with Springbok ace Handré Pollard, the Bulls have adapted to challenges.
Bulls eighthman Cameron Hanekom scores against Stade Francais in their Champions Cup match at Loftus. Picture: Gordon Arons/Gallo Images
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