The state claims Malema orchestrated the stadium gunfire from the start and wants his firearm appeal thrown out.

Emeris Durban North student and Emeris Voice President Jorryn Panjasuran, who recently received the Faculty of Science and Technology Excellence Award – Full Stack Impact Award 2025 at the campus' Student Top Achiever Awards.

EFF leader Julius Malema has lent his support to former president Jacob Zuma’s daughter after she was expelled from the MK party with immediate effect. The MK party on Thursday expelled Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and its former national spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, from the party with immediate effect for conduct inconsistent with its constitution. Expulsion MK party spokesperson Sibonelo Nomvalo said national officials resolved that Zuma-Sambudla and Ndhlela acted in a manner “fundamentally inconsistent with the values, discipline, constitutional principles and organisational interests of the MK party.” Nomvalo said Zuma-Sambudla’s repeated public statements and social media posts had undermined organisational unity and promoted factional narratives. Malema’s support Following her expulsion, Malema commended Zuma-Sambudla’s strength. “Nothing new, you have seen it all and still emerged victorious. I won’t ask you to be strong because I know you are strong; you have been strong since you were a young girl, dealing with adult issues.” Thanks J … Dudu “Grenade” Zuma-Sambudla (@DZumaSambudla) June 19, 2026 Reaction In an earlier post, Zuma-Sambudla reacted to her expulsion. “They can expel me as an ordinary member of MK, but they can’t expel me from being a founding member of MK…A Libertarian agenda cannot be hijacked by rejected politicians whose aim is to drive narrow-minded capitalist agendas. “The people must decide whether they submit to politics or fight for Liberation!!! Signed: A founding member of MK,” she wrote. Zuma In another post on X, she wrote: “View from an ordinary member of MK, 2 Kings 6:29, so these leaders want President Zuma to eat his own children, and then they go home and play with theirs, protect them and keep them safe … make it make sense!!! “I am the biggest project of these leaders, and one of the places they meet and discuss me and peddle lies against me is Hillcrest!!! Go deeper papa!!! [SIC]” Rant Zuma-Sambudla continued, claiming that anyone who joins the MK movement with the primary aim of undermining or sidelining Dudu is not genuinely committed to liberation. Instead, such individuals are accused of pursuing personal gain, attacking accounting officers, and betraying loyalty to Zuma. She insisted that these actions prove they are not in MK “for the good of the movement.”

‘Oooh jirre, this is a hectic show!’ my granny would say. And she would be right, because the Apple TV miniseries Cape Fear, is an exceptional piece of television. And while the weekly release has only stretched to the third episode thus far, it’s not an instalment release you’d want to miss, ever. This is the third imagineering of Cape Fear. The first was a 1962 flick and again, a Martin Scorsese-directed thriller. The director also serves as executive producer on the limited series. But it’s very different to the movies. The show is based on the book The Executioners by John D MacDonald. Max Cady, a convicted killer who has spent 17 years behind bars, is suddenly released after new evidence overturns his conviction. Rather than seeking a fresh start, he sets his sights on the people he believes stole his life: lawyers Anna and Tom Bowden. And this is where it gets scary, from the get-go. Revenge for stealing his life Just like its predecessors, it starts out feeling like a straightforward revenge thriller. But there’s a lot more to the series. The ten-episode format allowed creator Nick Antosca to deep dive into the characters and construct the plot vastly differently. Instead of the victims simply being victims this time around, hints keep dropping that there’s a lot more to the narrative than meets the eye. The cast is led by Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson, who play Anna and Tom Bowden. Anna was the defending attorney on Cady’s original murder trial, who convinced him to take a life sentence in a plea deal. Tom was the prosecuting attorney in his trial. Both characters spend much of the series trying to maintain control as their carefully constructed lives begin to unravel around them, courtesy, it seems at this point in the show, of Cady. After all, he’s had almost two decades to breed his hatred of the couple. Watch the trailer The series begins with the Bowdens experiencing a succession of unsettling incidents, including to their teenage kids. From a family of skunks that drowned in their pool all the way through to their son Zach being drugged and, seemingly, set up to look as if he had joined some kind of cult. Daughter Natalie also hits a spot of trouble while at the same time dealing with, it seems, her own sexuality, which will undoubtedly be exploited as the season progresses. In fact, by the third episode, it’s already becoming evident. And there’s already a shocker with the siblings, as both are seduced, in different ways, by the same femme fatale. A mysterious character up to this point. Time to develop character nuance Yet, it is becoming obvious that Cady is dismantling the Bowden’s lives bit by bit. It’s a psychological game that intensifies at every tick of the clock and every episode. This, while the programme asks more and more questions about the circumstances surrounding his conviction, the negotiated jail time et al. In fact, the Friday episodic releases presently leave audiences with a lot of anticipation for an entire week; once all episodes are up, this will be one of the year’s ultimate binges. The Bowdens are not as innocent as they look. Picture: Supplied Javier Bardem is incredible as Cady. It’s a multi-dimensional performance that strays away from simply portraying the ex-convict as a monster. There’s unbelievable menace and emotional depth in his performance. At the same time, the symbolic tattoos he sports visually cross-leveraged to suggest bad omens, evil and an almost satanic influence. It’s juxtaposed with his kind nature in a dramatic narrative contrast. In some cases, Cape Fear feels like a serial killer genre show; in others, a Stephen King adaptation. Some moments even hint at Nightmare On Elm Street‘s most vicious moments. And while the performances and writing are exceptional, the camera work does a huge amount of heavy lifting in the show. Also, listen out for some original Scorsese instalment soundtrack moments. Cape Fear is absolutely unmissable.

A Johannesburg pensioner claims fraudsters stole more than R1.2 million from her banking accounts after she fell victim to an alleged phishing scam disguised as an airline promotion. According to a report, 63-year-old Luisa Elisabetta Westphal from Dowerglen, east of Johannesburg, lost funds from her Nedbank home loan access bond and credit card accounts after clicking on a link sent by a caller posing as an airline representative. How the scam unfolded According to documents cited in the report fraudsters allegedly withdrew: R994 300 from a Nedbank home loan access bond account; R82 800 from a Nedbank credit card account; and R199 000 from her husband’s Standard Bank account. The alleged losses totalled R1 276 100. Westphal told the publication that she did not authorise the transactions and did not provide an OTP, PIN or biometric verification. The report states that she contacted Nedbank’s fraud department shortly after discovering the alleged theft. The bank’s response According to the report, Nedbank opened a fraud case on 2 October 2025 and investigated the matter. The report states that the bank later concluded that fraudsters gained access to Westphal’s banking profile using her logon credentials and therefore found that it was not liable for the losses. According to the report, Nedbank offered Westphal a R20 000 goodwill payment as a full and final settlement. Pensioner fights back Westphal reportedly questioned why no additional verification measures were triggered before the withdrawal of nearly R1 million from her access bond account. According to the report, she had not made withdrawals from the facility since 2023 and believes the transaction should have prompted additional checks. The report further alleges that while the fraud dispute remained unresolved, Nedbank pursued her for arrears linked to the affected accounts. Phishing scams surge The case comes amid growing concern over online fraud in South Africa. Earlier this month, a court sentenced a Facebook Marketplace scammer to an effective 15 years’ imprisonment after he defrauded multiple victims through fraudulent vehicle transactions. Criminals frequently impersonate trusted organisations and use fraudulent links to gain access to victims’ banking credentials and financial information. The South African sent detailed questions to Nedbank regarding the allegations, the outcome of its fraud investigation and its handling of the matter. Nedbank had not responded by the time of publication. This article will be updated should the bank provide comment.

South Africa is set to receive a $1 billion (R16 billion) loan from the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) to upgrade infrastructure in its eight metros. The money will go to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Buffalo City, Ekurhuleni, eThekwini, Mangaung, Nelson Mandela Bay, and Tshwane. The announcement was made at the bank’s 51st Board of Directors meeting at its headquarters in Shanghai, China. According to a press release, the loan is “expected to enhance living conditions for residents and improve the business climate in the eight municipalities, contributing to socio-economic development, as envisaged in the National Development Plan 2030.” How BRICS funds South African infrastructure projects South Africa became the fifth member of BRICS after then-president Jacob Zuma attended the third BRICS Summit in Sanya, China, in April 2011. The BRICS bank, now called the New Development Bank or NDB, was established in 2015. The bank acts as a multilateral development bank, mobilising resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS and other Emerging Markets and Developing Countries (EMDCs). Part of its founding was the member states’ desire to reduce their dependence on the US dollar and the euro, and to avoid receiving funds from sources such as the International Monetary Fund. The benefit here is that when member states import parts from each other, they can use their local currencies. This means that the added costs of converting to a common currency, such as the US dollar, are avoided. In a virtual oversight meeting of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation on 20 April 2023, it was said that the NDB offered countries in the global South opportunities to access alternative financing for development, in contrast to traditional lenders such as the World Bank Group. These opportunities were aimed at changing both the global financial status quo and transforming development trajectories of a social and economic nature within and amongst communities where projects were implemented. South Africa has received similar loans from the NDB before. In August 2024, a loan of $1 billion was granted “for the enhancement of the South African infrastructure sector.” It also received R7 billion which was met with some scepticism. Where does the money from the NDB go The NDB loan funds are channelled through South Africa’s Programme for Upgrade of Infrastructure for Metropolitan Municipal Services. The borrower of the funds is listed as the South African government, with the project entity receiving the loan listed at the National Treasury of South Africa. It forms part of the Government of South Africa’s Metro Trading Services Grant. This is stated as a “performance-based incentive aimed at addressing critical infrastructure gaps and institutional shortcomings in the provision of trading services in the metros.” Outcomes expected from the loan The goal is to enhance the infrastructure, financial sustainability and institutional governance in the eight metros. The project summary states that “by FY2031, the Program is expected to directly and indirectly benefit the 24 million residents of the metros through improved service delivery.”

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SpaceX has appointed prominent South African-born venture capitalist Roelof Botha to its board of directors.