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The Citizen
11-06-2025
- The Citizen
Court postpones case of worker accused of raping learner at Joburg primary school
A case involving allegations of rape at Dalmondeor Primary School in Mondeor, Johannesburg, will continue next Thursday. According to Southern Courier, the incident reportedly occurred on May 21 on the school's premises. The victim is said to be a Grade 2 learner at the school. A 31-year-old suspect, employed as a maintenance worker at the school, is accused by the alleged victim's mother, who claimed he raped her child. The case resumed at the Booysens Magistrate's Court yesterday. The proceedings began with the court warrant officer searching the courtroom to locate the accused. Magistrate Habib had postponed the case on Thursday to verify the new address of the accused, but that task was not fully completed. Magistrate Matshitse, who took over the case, questioned the need for a second postponement. 'This case was postponed to verify the address of the accused and for profiling, yet this has not been done. I would like that to happen as soon as possible,' said Matshitse. 'I want this issue to be resolved today, as there needs to be a period set for profiling and the formal bail application.' After a lengthy delay in proceedings, the accused's address was verified and the case resumed. 'As the address has been verified but profiling has not been done, I am forced to postpone to allow it to take place,' said Matshitse. 'The case will resume on June 19. The accused is to remain in custody,' he continued. The courtroom was filled with members of the Dalmondeor school governing body and parents. The accused appeared before the court in the same blue overalls he had been wearing at the time of his arrest more than two weeks ago. Breaking news at your fingertips… Follow Caxton Network News on Facebook and join our WhatsApp channel. Nuus wat saakmaak. Volg Caxton Netwerk-nuus op Facebook en sluit aan by ons WhatsApp-kanaal. Read original story on At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Boy sends letter to Goose Creek mayor asking for chess board at Central Creek Park
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD) – A youngster in Goose Creek recently made a special request of the city's mayor – add a chessboard at Central Creek Park. The park has EV charging stations for electric vehicles, basketball hoops, a splashpad, and even pickleball. 'We tried to program for every age, and we just had it pointed out to us by a young citizen that we had left some stuff out,' said Goose Creek Mayor Greg Habib. The child citizen, named John, sent a letter to Mayor Habib asking for a chess table in the park. 'I asked the mayor if he could put a chess table in Central Creek Park, and I told the mayor how much I enjoy chess,' said John, who is also in Boy Scout Troop 777. 'Johnny was working on his citizenship in the National Merit badge. One of the requirements is to write a letter to a local politician advocating for something. So, he brainstormed a little bit about, you know, who we wanted to write to and what he wanted to talk about, and that he came up with asking for a chess table at the park,' said John Plotke, one of the leaders in the Boy Scout troop. 'And it seemed simple enough, and I didn't know if we'd get a response or if we'd get, you know, any action at all, but it was less than 30 days. And he had a letter back from the mayor saying that he loved the idea, and he'd already started ordering tables.' The two sat down to play a game of chess Tuesday on the new tables. 'I'm all right at pickleball, but smarter people than me punch up,' said Mayor Habib after the match. Competitors and athletes, and thinkers are so grateful for this park because they see it gets everyone together, face to face, and off the screens for friend-making and fun. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New Statesman
05-06-2025
- Politics
- New Statesman
Did Zia Yusuf jump, or was he pushed?
Photo by Anthony Devlin / Getty Images Zia Yusuf has announced he is resigning as chairman of Reform (presumably effective immediately), 11 months after suddenly appearing out of nowhere to take on the job. In a post on X, Yusuf gave the official reason for his departure: 'I've worked full time as a volunteer to take the party from 14 to 30%, quadrupled its membership and delivered historic electoral results. I no longer believe working to get a Reform government elected is a good use of my time, and hereby resign the office.' Reform descended into internal fighting this week over the maiden question of its newest MP. At PMQs on Wednesday, Sarah Pochin asked Keir Starmer: 'Given the Prime Minister's desire to strengthen strategic alignment with our European neighbours, will he in the interests of public safety follow the lead of France, Denmark, Belgium and others and ban the burqa?' As I wrote at the time, her intervention – reviving a debate that hasn't been topline political news for around a decade – took the Commons (and the Prime Minister) by surprise. It seems it also caught her own party off-guard, with Reform hastily clarifying that banning the burqa was not party policy' – although Nigel Farage suggested there should be a public debate on this issue. Yusuf, however, seemed to offer a much more blatant slap-down, tweeting this morning 'I do think it's dumb for a party to ask the PM if they would do something the party itself wouldn't do.' It is not clear if his criticism of Reform's fifth (and only female) MP is the reason for his swift departure. But there have been tensions surrounding Yusuf and his meteoric rise from political outside to chairman of Reform for some time. He was not a former councillor or MEP, but a businessman without any experience in party politics. His arrival coincided with the removal of Reform's co-deputy leaders, Ben Habib and David Bull, which caused considerable internal backlash. Other personnel decisions (sackings) soured the mood further. Habib quit the party a few months later, and has been highly critical of both Farage and Yusuf's leadership since. Then came the row over Rupert Lowe earlier this year. As with Yusuf's departure today, Lowe's removal from the party over accusations that he had bullied staff was swift and ruthless. Both Lowe and Habib have been scathing about how the situation was handled, with Habib accusing Reform of becoming 'the Nigel dog-and-pony show' and suggesting Yusuf was enabling the destruction of the grassroots movement by ousting someone like Lowe. Subscribe to The New Statesman today from only £8.99 per month Subscribe Neither of them wasted any time in celebrating his departure. 'Thank goodness Zia Yusuf resigned' wrote Habib within minutes of the announcement. Lowe's Twitter response was longer. 'The question is – how did a man with no political experience be given such vast power within Reform?' he asked – a question Westminster watchers have been wondering since July. He accused Yusuf of deploying 'woke lawfare' against him (a reference to continuing row over the exact situation regarding his expulsion), continuing 'Yusuf was the driver, but he was given the keys by Farage.' (Not everyone in Reform seems thrilled about Pochin, incidentally – there were some fascinating facial expressions from those onstage when she opened Reform's big press conference last week. This is a party that doesn't easily tolerate rising stars.) For his part, Farage is keeping his cards close to his chest – for now. Unlike with Lowe, there has been no open criticism of Yusuf. 'I am genuinely sorry that Zia Yusuf has decided to stand down as Reform UK Chairman,' Farage tweeted. 'As I said just last week, he was a huge factor in our success on May 1st and is an enormously talented person. Politics can be a highly pressured and difficult game and Zia has clearly had enough. He is a loss to us and public life.' Then again, such public magnanimity may be a reward to Yusuf for leaving with grace (in contrast to Lowe, whose anti-Farage campaign continues.) All this comes on the eve of a potentially huge electoral upset. By tomorrow we'll know if Reform's efforts to change the political weather in Scotland have paid off, when the result of the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election come in. If Reform is able to scrape even a second-place finish, it will set the agenda for politics north of the border for the next year. This clearly isn't the best time for a personnel row. As one former Reform member put it: 'Two words: shit show.' [See more: Who will win the Hamilton by-election?] Related
Daily Record
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Kyogo future tackled head on as Celtic await 'likely' Balikwisha exit and Hatate price tag 'named'
The Scottish champions are facing a busy summer as they prepare to defend their Premiership crown Stade Rennes' chairman Arnaud Pouille insists there is "no opposition" to Kyogo Furuhashi being included in the squad for next season. The comments come amid reports that the former Celtic star will be left out of Habib Beye's 25-man unit that he takes into pre-season. The frontman made his £10million move to Ligue 1 in January when boss Jorge Sampoali was at the helm - with sporting director Frederic Massara negotiating the deal. But since the departure of both allies for the Japan international, the 30-year-old struggled to even make the matchday squad in the final weeks of the season - and has yet to find the net for his new club. Amid reports that Premier League side Bournemouth are considering a bid for the misfit, Pouille told Ouest-France that there was no issues over the striker's long-term future. He said: 'Kyogo was an element on which Frederic and Jorge agreed, we discussed him with Habib around January 27 or 28, if I remember correctly, and there was no opposition from Habib to integrate him into the squad. 'Afterwards, there was a system of competition. In one of his first matches, he got injured and then his place was taken by the emergence of Kader Meite, which remains good news for Stade Rennes.' Elsewhere, reports in Belgium suggest that Royal Antwerp expect winger Michel-Ange Balikwisha to leave this summer. Celtic have long been admirers of a £6million-rated wide man who has earned rave reviews - after chipping in with two goals and four assists in the final five games of the campaign. Voetbal Primeur state a departure is now "likely" with Antwerp looking to bring in €30million (£25million) to provide "economic breathing space' for the club. In terms of outgoings, Celtic hero Peter Grant reckons the club would accept a price of £10million for Reo Hatate this summer. The 27-year-old has been a key figure in the Celtic engine room with Udinese among the club said to be showing an interest - with Brazil icon Zico pitching his former side to the Hoops' star. Grant told the Go Radio Football Show: 'If Celtic get £10 million for Reo Hatate, then they would sell him. "I don't mean that disrespectfully, because they will look at it and think, 27-28 years of age. They will think, 'okay, that's good money at that age'. That's just not Celtic. I think that's good value, in the respect of that. I think Brendan is very much aware of that. 'They know the areas they want. 100 per cent, they know exactly what they want, at this moment in time. Even before the (Scottish) cup final.' Tune in to Hotline Live every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport's newest podcast, Game On, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.
Time Out Dubai
26-05-2025
- Climate
- Time Out Dubai
UAE weather: Record-breaking temperatures in May
The United Arab Emirates has had its hottest ever May, according to the National Centre of Meteorology. The scorching UAE weather in May has seen temperatures soar beyond 51°C in some parts of the country in the past week, breaking the previous record for May of 50.2°C set in 2009. On Saturday May 24, temperatures hit 51.6°C in Sweihan near Al Ain – marking the hottest May ever. It was the second consecutive day that the record was broken, with temperatures hitting 50.4°C in Al Shawamekh in Abu Dhabi on Friday May 23. The good news is that the peak heat in May is now over and that we can expect temperatures to drop slightly before the start of June. As summer approaches, NCM meteorologist Dr Ahmed Habib has explained the cause of the high temperatures. He said: 'We are affected by a very hot air mass coming from over the desert to our area, associated with a thermal low. 'This area is very, very hot. We are affected by this air mass, which has meant temperatures reaching between 49 and 51. 'But this low pressure will move east and the temperature will gradually decrease in the UAE. 'We've recorded extreme temperatures in May this year. The highest recorded in 25 years.' The Dubai summer will officially begin on Saturday June 21. In addition to a record-breaking May, the UAE also experienced its hottest April since records began, with average daily highs of 42.6°C. However, Dr Habib explains that the record-breaking months don't necessarily mean that we'll have temperatures that will continue to break records in June and July – but that we should be braced for humidity. He added: 'It depends on the pressure system. What we haven't had during the peak temperatures in May is humidity. We've had a dry heat until now. 'But in the summer, I think this will change. There will likely be a hot and humid air mass associated with the Indian monsoon season coming our way. 'It depends on where the air mass is coming from. If it comes from over the sea, then the humidity will increase. If it's coming from the desert, it will not increase so much.' Looking to stay cool in the heat? Check out the best things to do indoors in Dubai (with AC). Dubai public holiday info you need to know UAE public holidays 2025: When are all the public holidays this year? The dates to know UAE public holidays law explained: What happens if a day off is on a weekend The law has changed in 2025 Everything you need to know about annual leave in Dubai Know your rights
