An assassination plot on American soil reveals a darker side of Modi’s India. That India would pursue lethal operations in North America has stunned Western security officials. In some ways, however, it reflects a profound shift in geopolitics. wapo.st/4dhpvGW

Nearly R5-million cash, luxury watches seized as 28s gang boss Ralph Stanfield’s brother arrested, writes Caryn Dolley dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

First there were 'The Americans', now there are 'The Czechs': Husband and wife outed as GRU spies aiding bombings and poisonings across Europe theins.press/en/politics/27…

Former Jhb Mayor and ANC regional treasurer Mpho Moerane appears to be linked to over R26-million in transfers made using the suspected laundry scheme that directed money to Archbishop Bheki Lukhele and his church All Nations.

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Is Kenya becoming a regional ethanol smuggling hub? enactafrica.org/enact-observer…

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An absolute masterclass in open source investigations from Nick Waters: Exposing one unit in the IDF, combat engineering battalion 8219 Commando, responsible for demolishing tunnels, houses, and mosques in Gaza. #Israel #Gaza
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Our latest investigation looks at the connection between the ANC’s Election Fund account and the growing riches of a pastor in Eswatini

This is Part One of amaBhungane’s offering in the multi-partner investigation project #SwaziSecrets led by ICIJ

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Fears of renewed ethnic slaughter in Darfur, where genocidal violence killed as many as 300,000 people two decades ago, have soared in recent days, with a looming assault on an embattled city that is already threatened by famine, writes Declan Walsh nytimes.com/2024/04/29/wor…

Blade Nzimande, his corrupt band of cadres, and the looting of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). By Carol Paton (Carol Paton) news24.com/fin24/economy/…

Sobering comments from Eugene Rumer: “Ukraine has no good options, even with the latest aid package. Many military analysts have already come to that conclusion privately but are unwilling to voice that sentiment […]. The latest $61 billion U.S. aid package is almost certainly

A tale of two courts as Modack, Lifman murder trials pick up pace news24.com/news24/southaf…

Chinese fleet committing human rights abuses and illegal fishing practices in Mozambican waters, report finds zitamar.com/chinese-fleet-…

The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Apple of using illegally exported minerals from the war-torn east of the country, challenging the iPhone maker’s assertions that it carefully verifies the origins of materials in its devices. on.ft.com/3JyupSe

In recent years the profile and credibility of open source research has grown. It seems everybody’s doing it – but not necessarily well. Learning to recognise these common mistakes will allow you to judge the quality of open source research: bellingcat.com/resources/2024…

Here's a very simple table laying out the impact generative AI has on the ability to spread misinformation, and to influence narratives.
(The ABCs are a framework for understanding disinformation, and this table is in a 2023 paper from Georgetown University’s Center for Security

Security guards ambushed and shot dead while escorting City of Cape Town staff to repair a sewer pipe in Phola Park ewn.co.za/2024/04/24/two…

'When people say Mandela compromised, it’s complete nonsense,” says Mavuso Msimang. “Where things went terribly wrong goes back to the very beginning, when the ANC became vulnerable to being corrupted. We failed to manage power.' on.ft.com/3UdUpr9

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