THE WALKING DEAD | Former ANC politician jailed after ‘hot water’ arrest drama Ex-BCM branch chair Zolani Xego dragged out of flat by 15 officers to start his eight-year sentence PREMIUM By Mfundo Piliso - 15 May 2021
There was drama in Southernwood on Friday when fraudster and former Buffalo City Metro ANC branch chair Zolani Xego barricaded himself in his flat and allegedly threw boiling water at police.
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China in Focus (May 4): Xi Jinping Urges Deterrence Against the West
The Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping is pushing for more military deterrence. In a speech, he claimed China has the upper hand amid the current global situation.
The world’s biggest power players are debating how to deal with China. America’s top diplomat is making his position clear.
The Pentagon is calling for a “new vision” for U.S. defense. Its top official says the country should use technology to address threats from China.
The Philippines’ Foreign Minister seems to have had enough. He told China to “get out” in a Twitter post, complete with vulgar language, as Chinese ships continuously show up in Filipino waters.
Newly commissioned PLA warships show powerful deterrent
Liu Xuanzun Published: Apr 26, 2021 08:11 PM
The Chinese People s Liberation Army Navy commissioned three new warships, namely a Type 09IV nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Changzheng 18 (left), a Type 055 large destroyer, the Dalian (center), and a Type 075 amphibious assault ship, the Hainan, in Sanya, South China s Hainan Province on April 23, 2021. Three more Type 09IVs can be seen in the background. Photo: Screenshot from China Central TelevisionThe Chinese People s Liberation Army (PLA) showed a powerful deterrent to the US, Japan, Taiwan secessionists and others amid their provocations by revealing its new warships high combat potential and preparedness shortly after the vessels commissioning, analysts said on Monday.
Background: There has long been an international interest in the eradication of drug markets particularly heroin markets given their documented connection to the deterioration of local community and social amenity. Recent interest in focused drug law enforcement strategies has reinvigorated debate about the potential for deterrence; however, there exists no large-scale effort to document the risk perceptions of those who transact in heroin markets. Methods: We use data from 2,257 police detainees interviewed as part of the Australian Institute of Criminology's (AIC) Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) program. We employ a multilevel generalised ordinal logistic regression model to explore the geographical and temporal heterogeneity of risk, controlling for individual demographic covariates. Results: With one exception, we find a surprising degree of homogeneity at the high end of the risk perception scale, with between 30 and 35 percent of respondents rating their local heroin
Boaters beware before thinking about dropping anchor at a barricaded boat ramp on Canyon Lake.
At least four public ramps have been closed â not because drought has led to drops in water levels throughout the entire lake but only in sections, and all four are in the Canyon Lake Hills area.
âCurrently (county) ramps Nos. 5, 7, 22, and 23 are closed due to the lake levels,â Comal County Sheriffâs Office Lt. Mike Smith said. âDriving around barricades is covered under Section 472.022 of the Texas Transportation Code and carries a fine up to $200 when not related to barricades placed due to water over the roads such as in flash flood occurrences.â