[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Home Affairs has expressed concern over unfounded media reports and social media posts suggesting that nationals of Lesotho will no longer be required to present valid passports when entering South Africa.

[Nigeria Health Watch] Nigeria's pension fund assets grew by 20% in 2025, rising from N22.9 trillion in January to over ₦27 trillion by December. However, the bulk of these assets remains concentrated in federal government securities, effectively financing fiscal deficits, while a smaller share is allocated to equities listed on the stock exchange.

[Scrolla] People badly beat foreign nationals in Durban on Tuesday after men attacked a woman during a local mass cleanup protest. Police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said he will meet with protest leaders to discuss the matter and find a way forward.

The billionaire was a significant contributor to President Donald Trump’s campaign, but officials said he clashed repeatedly with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Three sailors were injured aboard the Navy’s problem-plagued stealth destroyer undergoing a hypersonic makeover for missiles not yet fielded Read Full Article at RT.com

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said attacks on media workers in southern Lebanon have become an established pattern, not isolated incidents Read Full Article at RT.com

Muneo Suzuki intends to visit Russia on May 3-6

«Dolgaya Balka has already been practically turned into a gray zone,» Andrey Marochko said

All routes are monitored by aerial reconnaissance, vehicles and robotic trolleys involved in transportation are destroyed immediately after detection

By 7:00 a.m. Moscow time, the growth slowed down to $103.42 per barrel

A cat lover has lamented about the lack of compassion towards a beloved feline in Tampines after nasi lemak and sambal were placed on its feeding tray.In a post on the Facebook page Support Tampines Cat Caregivers on Monday (April 20), a user who identified as Madeline Goh said: «Come on human, I believe we can do better than this.»An accompanying photo showed a feeding bowl filled with rice, a packet of sambal and a slice of cucumber. Another feeding bowl on the same tray was filled with kibble. «By feeding the community cat nasi lemak and sambal, this is causing more harm to the cat than helping,» wrote Goh.«Don't let me run into you doing that!»The post has since garnered over 300 reactions and more than 90 comments, with most netizens outraged at the culprit's action. «I don’t think he's feeding. More like want to create a mess for feeders to clean.. like purposely!» wrote one user.«I would rather they don't feed than giving them this human food that will make them sick,» said another.«Cats won't eat that and it is potentially toxic to cats to eat such things,» added a commenter. 

Singapore Customs is investigating a parcel containing contraband cigarettes that were flown into Singapore through airmail. In a Facebook reel shared on Thursday (April 23), the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said that its officers detected anomalies in a scanned image of a postal article at Airmail Transit Centre in the Changi Airfreight Centre.After physically examining the parcel, they discovered more than 30 cartons and over 300 packets of duly-unpaid cigarettes concealed within metal frames and plywood.«The exhibits were handed over to Singapore Customs for further investigation,» said ICA. Under the Customs Act and the GST Act, buying, selling, conveying, delivering, storing, possessing and dealing in duty-unpaid goods are serious offences.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt gave an update on Trump's ceasefire deal on Wednesday.

Pete Hegseth assumed that the former Secretary of the Navy, reporting directly to the President, was insubordinate

According to the newspaper, leader of the Progressive Bulgaria party Rumen Radev opposes the supply of weapons to the Kiev regime

Chairman of the commission for monitoring its implementation Jorge Arreaza legal restrictions were completely removed from 8,302 people, criminal cases were terminated and obligations to appear in law enforcement agencies were lifted

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun will meet with the heads of SCO delegations to exchange views on the international and regional situation

Andrey Marochko also suggested that Kiev is building defenses on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, including to «drain funds from the general defense budget»

A total of 15 motorists, aged between 32 and 70, will be charged in court for drink driving offences on Thursday (April 23).Police said in a media release on Wednesday night that they were arrested between February and April this year after failing breathalyser tests. A 70-year-old male van driver was stopped for checks along Jurong West Street 93 on March 4. He failed the breathalyser test and was placed under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. PHOTO: Singapore Police Force For the offence of drink driving, motorists can be fined between $2,000 and $10,000, jailed for up to 12 months, or both.

Online personality Kurt Tay was sentenced to 14 months in jail and fined $3,000 on April 22 for distributing intimate material and sending threatening messages.He will spend an additional 10 days in jail as he was unable to pay the fine.The 43-year-old, whose real name is Tay Foo Wei, is known for his antics including carrying a World Wrestling Entertainment belt and getting breast implants.He pleaded guilty to one count of distributing intimate videos and photos of a woman, and another charge for making threatening, abusive or insulting communication. Nine other charges were taken into consideration during sentencing.The court heard that Tay contacted the woman in June 2023, after he learnt that she was providing bondage and discipline, dominance and submission (BDSM) services.In July 2023, the woman asked Tay to perform several degrading tasks.Between July and August 2023, Tay filmed himself performing them and sent the videos to the woman, who uploaded some of them to her social media feeds.

SINGAPORE — A woman who lied about her home address to enrol her daughter in a primary school lost her appeal to the High Court on April 22 against her one-week jail term.Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon dismissed the woman’s appeal for a $9,100 fine and upheld the sentence handed down by a district judge in November 2025.He said that if he had heard the case at the start, he would have imposed a lengthier jail term.The 42-year-old woman pleaded guilty in September 2025 to a charge of giving false information to public servants and another charge of giving false information when reporting her change of address.She cannot be named due to a gag order to protect her daughter’s identity. The order covers the name of the school and the personnel involved.In 2025, both the prosecution and the woman, who was then unrepresented, sought a fine before the district court.On April 22, she engaged a lawyer to argue her case at the appeal hearing.

Ballot Units Sent To Polling Stations Amid Tight Vigil

Party Believes Prospects Better This Time

Almost 60% say they would like to become part of the bloc – seemingly eager to give up their independence Read Full Article at RT.com

The White House is reportedly weighing rewards for “model allies” and punishments for those who refused to back the Iran war Read Full Article at RT.com

The inquest jury examining the death of Heather Winterstein has found the Indigenous woman's death in a St. Catharines, Ont., hospital was from septic shock and accidental, with many of the 68 recommendations focusing on improving the care of Indigenous people. The family, which had sought a homicide finding, told CBC the outcome backs their view that «biased and unfair treatment» played a role in Heather's death.