The 24-year-old Pierre Lotter from Kathu in the Northern Cape has been found. His body washed up on Haakgat Beach on Sunday. NSRI Melkbosstrand station commander Hein Köhne says that they suspect that they may have tried to swim across the channel.
One of the three missing dogs was also believed to have washed up but was removed from the scene. Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi says Melkbosstrand police registered an inquest for further investigation. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of the death.
A search and rescue operation for 11 missing crewmen from a fishing trawler that capsized near Hout Bay has been called off due to the significant time frame since the accident. The sunken MFV Lepanto carried 20 crew members; on Friday night, nine were rescued. The ship was owned by Sea Harvest, who say that as a company, they are devastated by this tragedy.
They have been in ongoing contact with the families, with a senior team and a counsellor visiting each family of the missing men. They will continue to support them, as well as the rescued men and their families.
National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon says at least five fishing vessels reached the search area, where they located and rescued nine of the 20 fishermen from a life raft. Lambinon says that an AGA (Aerios Global Aviation) helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft joined in the search operation.
As voting wraps up for international votes, the Electoral Commission (IEC) says that the overall, special voting abroad ran smoothly with no major incidents. This is a testament to the meticulous logistics, planning, and execution of those plans across all missions. The Commission expressed their gratitude to the around 78,000 citizens who showed up at voting stations around the world to take part in the elections.
They say in many stations, a steady flow of voters was reported throughout the day, with some missions only closing some two hours beyond their scheduled operating hours. South Africans living in SA are expected to vote on May 29.
South Africa wants a ceasefire in Gaza and appeared before the International Court of Justice, where hearings were held between SA and Israel. Director-General of South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation Zane Dangor says that some engagement on the facts but not really rebutting what South Africa is trying to assert is essentially trying to detract and blame, you know, or cast political aspersions on the intentions of South Africa.
South Africa told the court on Thursday that the situation in the beleaguered enclave has reached “a new and horrific stage” and urged judges to order a half to Israeli military operations. Lawyer Tamar Kaplan-Tourgeman defended Israel’s conduct in Gaza, saying it had allowed in fuel and medication.
- Most of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million people has been displaced
- The war began with a Hamas attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, in which Palestinian militants killed around 1,200 people and took about 250 hostages
- More than 35,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
ICJ judges can order a cease-fire but the court does not have its own enforcement apparatus.
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