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The Citizen
04-07-2025
- Business
- The Citizen
Hawks arrest Gauteng police officers and two civilians in R900k fraud case
Six suspects, including four police officials attached to the Hawks' Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit and the Gauteng Provincial SAPS, were arrested this week on charges of theft, fraud, extortion, and corruption. This is after a large sum of money allegedly vanished during a police operation in Johannesburg. The arrests, confirmed by the South African Government News Agency, followed a complaint lodged by a local businessman who claimed that R900 000 was taken from his shop during a police visit. According to the complainant, one of his employees had phoned him to report that police officers were at the premises. However, by the time the shop owner arrived, the store was closed and the employee – along with others – had been arrested. He then went to Johannesburg Central Police Station, where he was told his staff had been detained for contravening Section 9 of the Currency and Exchanges Act. The employee he had spoken to earlier was also charged with interfering with police duties. Suspecting wrongdoing, the businessman reported the matter to the SCI. The subsequent investigation uncovered serious discrepancies. While US$60 000 (over R1m) and R130 000 had been booked into the SAPS register, it was alleged that R900 000 had been taken from the shop. The suspect allegedly involved in the currency exchange also attempted to bribe police officers with R60 000 – an amount which was booked into the register. The SCI team followed up on leads that eventually took them to Newtown, where the four implicated officers and two civilians were located. Upon searching their vehicles, a significant amount of unaccounted cash was found. All six were arrested on the scene. The suspects appeared before the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. Meanwhile, six other individuals arrested during the initial operation are also facing charges for contravening currency laws and are expected to appear in court on the same day. Lieutenant General Siphosihle Nkosi, acting national head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, welcomed the arrests. 'The Hawks remain resolute in their commitment to uproot corruption, even within the ranks of law enforcement. No one is above the law. These arrests send a strong message that we will act decisively and without fear or favour to protect the integrity of the criminal justice system.' The investigation is ongoing. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Malay Mail
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Failure to tell police five days before peaceful rally no longer a crime in Malaysia, Federal Court rules
PUTRAJAYA, July 1 — The Federal Court today decided that a legal provision which makes it illegal for an organiser to not inform police five days before a peaceful rally — the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012's Section 9(5) — is unconstitutional and is no longer a valid law in Malaysia. The Federal Court's five-judge panel unanimously decided to strike down Section 9(5). This means that it is now no longer a crime in Malaysia if an organiser fails to give a five-day advance notice to the police of a peaceful rally. Under Section 9(5), a person who fails to give the five days' notice commits an offence, and will be fined a maximum RM10,000 if convicted in court. Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, who chaired the panel, said Section 9(5) cannot be seen as a valid restriction on the constitutional right to peaceful assembly under the Federal Constitution's Article 10(1)(b), but that it amounts to a prohibition and also a disproportionate incursion of this right. 'Section 9(5) therefore violates the right to peaceful assembly under Article 10(1)(b) and must be struck down as null and void under Article 4(1),' she said when delivering her decision here. The four other judges who agreed with the decision are President of the Court of Appeal Tan Sri Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim, Federal Court judges Datuk Nallini Pathmanathan, Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang and Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali. MORE TO COME
Engadget
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Engadget
End of Abyss is when Metroidvania meets space horror
You'd assume that the latest game from the studio that made Little Nightmares 2 is going to be a bit spooky and dark, and Section 9's End of Abyss is that. However, it's also a little easier to describe and explain: an atmospheric sci-fi shooter with Metroidvania-style exploration. While there's no shortage of Metroidvanias to draw inspiration from, when I played a demo at SGF 2025, all I could think of was Alien . It might be the scanner, which the protagonist can use to glean information, spot hidden items and tag room details for further exploration once you've got new skills or weapons. Mattias Ottvall, co-creator of the game, praised my tendency to scan everything , which netted me several secret item caches during my demo playthrough. You'll have to tag between the scanner and your gun pretty often, too, as biped monsters, spidery little parasites and beefier foes swing their literal heads at you. Fortunately, End of Abyss' isometric layout is paired with the ability to move and shoot with each analog stick. If things get a little too dicey, your character also has a very forgiving dive roll. To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the "Content and social-media partners" setting to do so. After some early teething issues (scanning an alien zombie instead of shooting it down), the control setup eventually became second nature, and I was tumbling out of the way of an alien golem boss, firing shotgun rounds into its flank. The shotgun, unfortunately, has finite ammo (which you can both craft and find in the world), so I resorted to chipping away with my pistol at a distance. The brief demo (and teaser trailer) suggest a dark and shady atmosphere similar to the studio's previous games. Naturally, there's the occasional scare as you explore this rundown facility. If you do get overwhelmed, the character gets respawned back into the world — as do the monsters — but any doors unlocked and skills gained are saved. Even better, with a game that centers on exploration, when you come across something that you can't yet interact with (for example, a weakened wall that could be demolished or a security door that requires a key), scanning it in-game will 'tag' the feature on the menu map, making it easier to circle back once you have what you need to progress. During the demo, I unlocked explosives for tackling the weakened walls that were tagged, but I also spotted grapple hook fixtures, presumably for a later point in the game. The tagging is a nice touch for anyone who struggles to keep track of their path in sprawling Metroidvania games, although this is contingent on how expansive Into the Abyss turns out to be. The original Little Nightmares turned out to be a short, but sweet escape – how deep will the abyss go? Into the Abyss is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Gigi Sullivan becomes first girl to win Section 9 large-school boys wrestling championship
Gigi Sullivan made history on Saturday as the first female wrestler to claim a large-school Section 9 title. 'It was definitely harder (than expected),'' said Sullivan, the top seed at 101 pounds in the Division I meet at Monroe-Woodbury, 'because you can't mess up … like you're the first seed and you can't lose and that brings more pressure but I still got it done so it was good.'' Sullivan, 14 and an eighth grader, breezed through her quarterfinal and semifinal wins, setting up a finals confrontation with No. 2 seed Evan Gomez, an eighth grader from Valley Central. Sullivan (28-3 headed into sections) had a little size advantage on Gomez (28-4). The match remained tight throughout with Sullivan prevailing 3-2. More: Wrestling: Top seeds beat No. 2 in every sectional Division I final 'When I was on top and it was getting close, I just knew to stay calm and keep wrestling through for the rest of the match,'' she said. 'The last 30 seconds I was trying to get out. I was actually very happy,'' when it was over. Even in victory, Sullivan was critical of her own performance before coach John Gartiser told her everything was alright because she had won. 'I would have obviously liked it to be better but it can't always be that way,'' she said. 'I won and that's all that matters.'' Sullivan was fully aware of the historic nature of her accomplishment – Charlie Wylie of Port Jervis won a small-school Division II sectional title last year. 'It does mean a lot because I have been wanting to do this,'' she said. More: Section 9 boys wrestling scores, schedule for the 2024-25 season More: Mid-Hudson wrestlers claim seven gold medals at Eastern States wrestling meet Like all the other Section 9 qualifiers, Sullivan will head to states, hopeful of a solid performance. MVP Arena in Albany will host on Feb. 28-March 1. 2024 SECTIONALS: Here are the seeds, final results for the Section 9 Division I wrestling tournament. 'I definitely want to place,'' she said. 'There's nothing to lose up there. I've got to wrestle my best.'' kmcmillan@ X / Twitter: @KenMcMillanTHR This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Gigi Sullivan wins Section 9 101 pound wrestling title
