Two Weeks and Counting: Sibiya Bail Hearing Adjourned as Court Probes Witness Pressure Claims

The bail hearing of suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya was adjourned shortly before 1pm on Wednesday, with the Randburg Magistrates’ Court ordering that proceedings resume on 13 October.

Sibiya, 59, remains in custody at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre, where he is being held while the State opposes his release on bail.

He faces charges including rape, human trafficking, sexual grooming of a 16-year-old girl and contravening the FirearmsREAD MORE

How can land restoration be transformed from public expenditure into an investment project with a clear economic return? Can BRICS+ create its own financial and technological infrastructure for the restoration economy? Read the TV BRICS article

Land becomes a financial risk

COP17 is an environmental forum where a new economic agenda is gradually taking shape. The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, held in Ulaanbaatar, demonstrated how the perception of landREAD MORE

The Department of Home Affairs has warned South Africans against spreading what it describes as false information about a Constitutional Court judgment on the processing of asylum applications, amid growing anger over immigration and long queues at Home Affairs offices.

The department said on Wednesday that it had identified what it believes is a coordinated disinformation campaign targeting Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber and other officials over the court’s 7 July 2026 judgment in the Scalabrini Centre ofREAD MORE

In an exclusive interview with TV BRICS, the maestro spoke about discovering composers from Iran, China, India and Brazil, as well as new names that will soon surprise the world

The main goals of International Music Day are to spread art among all segments of society and strengthen cultural understanding. In this sense, the TV BRICS International Symphony Orchestra embodies these goals. How has such an international ensemble managed to perform in unison? What common ground, in yourREAD MORE

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has warned social grant beneficiaries against frequently changing their nominated bank accounts or payment methods, saying repeated changes could put payments at risk and result in delays.

The warning comes after the agency noted an increase in the number of beneficiaries changing their payment arrangements and banking details.

SASSA said beneficiaries have the right to choose how they receive their grants, but urged them to keep theirREAD MORE

It was recommended by a football player

Leo Tolstoy’s novella “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” has become a bestseller in Brazil. The book topped the list of the best-selling titles on the country’s largest local marketplace, according to Metrópoles, a TV BRICS partner.

The success of the work, first published in 1886, has been attributed by Brazilian media to a recommendation from Gustavo Scarpa, a midfielder for Atlético Mineiro. The footballer’s review of Tolstoy’s book appeared onREAD MORE

The discovery could help improve biocompatible electronic devices

A group of Russian scientists, including researchers from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU), a TV BRICS partner, has demonstrated that the electrical response of a flexible magnetoelectric material can be significantly enhanced and stabilised by predefining the arrangement of magnetic microparticles within a polymer layer. The findings could help in the development of flexible sensors, autonomous energy sources and biocompatible electronic devices. This was reported on the 

The Durban High Court has granted an application to separate the trial of Siyanda Eddie Myeza from the main case involving the alleged murders of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and businessman Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane.

Judge Nomfundo Sipunzi granted the application on Tuesday, allowing Myeza’s additional charges stemming from a May 2022 murder case to be heard separately from the charges relating to the February 2023 killings of Forbes and Motsoane.

The ruling came on the second dayREAD MORE

The project is of importance for China’s hydrogen industry and the application of humanoid robots

Ten two-wheeled hydrogen-powered vehicles, which are almost indistinguishable in appearance from conventional electric bicycles, are set to begin operation at the Science and Technology Park of the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. This was reported by El Ciudadano, a TV BRICS partner.

The hydrogen bicycles are equipped with a 400-watt fuel cell featuring a closed-loop air cooling system.READ MORE

The authorities believe the sector continues to grow against a backdrop of rising tourist numbers

Every million foreign tourists visiting Egypt helps to create around 220,000 jobs. This was stated by Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathi, as reported by Sada El-Balad, a partner of TV BRICS.

According to the minister, the country’s tourism industry is showing positive growth. The authorities are working to develop various areas of the sector, attract investment and improve theREAD MORE