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Guptas misused diplomatic contacts to land illegally at S.Africa military base

South Africa's Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has claimed that the well-connected and wealthy Gupta family misused their diplomatic contacts to land their plane illegally at the country's strategic and sensitive Waterkloof Air Force Base last month. They secured landing rights from ministers and an airports company in South Africa ahead of an elaborate reception for Vega Gupta and Aakash ...
Decision to prosecute Guptas lies with NPA S.African Police Justice Minister

South Africa's Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has said the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and police in South Africa will be the deciding authority on whether to prosecute or not to prosecute the well-connected Gupta family for allowing their plane to land at the strategic and sensitive Waterkloof Air Force base for the wedding of Vega Gupta and Indian-born Aakash Jahajgarhia at Sun ...
Radical Islamist Killed in Tunisia Street Protests

Tunisian authorities say a street battle between radical Islamists and police has killed one Islamist protester on the outskirts of the capital, Tunis. Authorities said the man, in his late 20s, died of injuries sustained in Sunday's fighting in the Etadhamen district. The radical activists, also known as Salafists, threw stones at Tunisian police to protest a government ban on their annual ...
Australian scientist plans to reveal rewrite history behind ancient coins discovery

An Australian scientist is planning an expedition to the Wessel islands in July and will revisit the location where five coins and an old map might reveal findings recreating Australia's history. Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University in US Ian McIntosh plans to open up possibilities that the 1000-year-old coins may prove that explorers from distant countries might have landed in ...
Brisbane cyclists loud sex talks led to renaming of route

The popular cycling map app Strava has had one of its most popular Brisbane segments renamed 'Bedroom antics - shhhh' after complaints from homeowners along that route that riders were talking loudly about their sex lives. According to News.com.au, complaints from Yeronga residents sparked a petition last month to crack down on riders talking too loudly along a stretch of the popular River ...

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Kenya Bandits strike kill two in Mandera despite heavy security presence

The attacks that renewed fears of inter-clan feuds in the county, sent hundreds of panic-stricken villagers fleeing from their homes for fear of more attacks. Banisa ward County representative Yakub Hassan said in the first incident, which occurred at Urille village in Lulis sub-location some three Kilometres from Banisa town, an elderly woman was killed and four others injured. He said those ...
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Kuwait giant said to win $930m payout in Libya dispute

The largest private business in Kuwait has reportedly won a $930m case against Libya over breach of contract in what is being described as a landmark ...
Clashes leave casualties in Tunisia as radical Islamists defy protest ban

One protester has died and several others have been injured in Tunisia after radical Islamists defied a ban on their demonstration and clashed with police. The 27-year-old man was killed in the capital; there was also trouble in the central city of Kairouan. In Tunis police arrested dozens of people in one district. In the midst of the clashes some of the protesters reportedly lowered the ...

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Decision to prosecute Guptas' lies with NPA, S.African Police: Justice Minister

South Africa's Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has said the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and police in South Africa will be the deciding authority on whether to prosecute or not to prosecute the well-connected Gupta family for allowing their plane to land at the strategic and sensitive Waterkloof Air Force base for the wedding of Vega Gupta and Indian-born Aakash Jahajgarhia at Sun City.

The plane carried 270 guests, including Vega Gupta and Aakash Jahajgarhia, News 24 reports.

Radebe said the decision by the NPA would be taken without fear, preferences or prejudice, where even the minister cannot interfere in prosecutorial decisions.

According to the report, the case has drawn widespread condemnation as the Gupta family had resorted to the use of diplomatic channels with the support of an individual in the Indian High Commission, after their talks with the Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and her adviser did not work in their favour.

Radebe claimed that the person in the high commission wrongly told his diplomatic contacts that the wedding party was an official delegation so that the family can use the base under the cover of diplomatic privilege.

According to findings by a panel of ministers probing the matter, the private jet was cleared to land at the base and correct clearance procedures were followed 'based on information provided by Chief of State Protocol Bruce Koloane, who acted in contravention of existing diplomatic protocol and Waterkloof's officer commanding movement control, Lt. ...