Senior SAPS Officers Accused of Protecting Powerful Figures at Madlanga Commission

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday heard testimony alleging that senior South African Police Service (SAPS) officers used state resources to silence social media commentator Musa Khawula after he published posts implicating alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala in serious criminal activities.

Testifying under the pseudonym Witness F, a senior police officer told the commission that in October 2024, he was instructed by suspended Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya to assist in the arrest of Khawula on charges ofREAD MORE

In the western part of the state of Para in Brazil, environmentalists have recorded an increase in the population of Amazonian freshwater turtles. This is the result of the work of the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) and local communities, according to Brasil 247, a partner of TV BRICS.

During the reproductive cycle in the Rio Trombetas Biological Reserve in the municipality of Oriximina (Parana state), more than 80,000READ MORE

Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis has announced a 38-member squad in preparation for an Alignment camp for the COSAFA Women’s Championship and the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).

The team will go into camp on Friday, 13 February, in preparation for the two tournaments to be played this year. The WAFCON is scheduled to take place in Morocco from 17-3 April 2026, while the COSAFA Women’s Championship will be held in Polokwane, South Africa, from 18 February –READ MORE

The National Leader of the DA, John Steenhuisen, has confirmed that he will not seek re-election to lead the liberal party for the third time, stating that he was doing so with a clean heart.

Speaking at a media briefing in Durban on Wednesday, Steenhuisen said he will now focus fully on his role as Minister of Agriculture, particularly on combating the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak affecting the country.

He said it would not be ideal for him to split hisREAD MORE

In 2026, young drama theatre actors from BRICS+ countries will once again come to Moscow to participate in the InteRussia Theatre Arts Fellowship programme. The programme is organised by the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts – GITIS in cooperation with the Gorchakov Fund, the TV BRICS International Media Network and the Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation “Mezhdunarodniki”. The fellowship is held as part of Rossotrudnichestvo’s flagship initiative “New Generation” with the support of the Presidential Grants Foundation.

The programme is designed forREAD MORE

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has formally written to the Constitutional Court seeking clarity on when judgment will be delivered in the high-stakes matter of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and ATM v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others, a case heard more than a year ago on 26 November 2024.

The letter, penned by ATM Parliamentary Leader Vuyolwethu Zungula, places renewed political and legal pressure on the country’s apex court, as frustration grows over prolonged delays in the long-awaitedREAD MORE

Zimbabwe’s Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) has surpassed 101,000 hectares under maize and traditional grains for the 2025/26 summer season, marking the highest cereal hectarage in its history. This is reported by The Herald, a partner of TV BRICS. 

The result supports the country’s Strategic Grain Reserve and reinforces national food security efforts as implementation of National Development Strategy 2 (2026–2030).READ MORE

Morocco appears to be on a warpath with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) following the latter’s recent ruling on the dramatic scenes in the Africa Cup of Nations final last month.

The final – contested by Morocco and eventual winners Senegal on 18 January – is back in the spotlight, with Morocco announcing its intention to appeal the sanctions imposed by CAF’s Disciplinary Committee.

CAF is accused of being too lenient, specifically on Senegal, who walked off the pitchREAD MORE

Iran’s exports to African countries recorded a 66 per cent year-on-year increase during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, highlighting a sharp acceleration in trade ties with the continent, according to official data published by Tehran Times, a partner of TV BRICS.

Between late March and late December 2025, Iran’s total trade turnover with 39 African states reachedREAD MORE

BRICS was created as an economic group focused on issues of security and development. However, today, for effective interaction, member states have to rethink and build a new system of socio-humanitarian coordinates.

BRICS cooperation in culture

The first thing researchers point to when examining BRICS intercultural cooperation is the divergence of interests and values. This is not about the current shared goals of the Global South countries, but about the historically formed cultural and civilisational foundations. However, this is moreREAD MORE