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South African ex-police chief gets tissue stuck on forehead while sweating during corruption inquiry

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Testimony at a major South African corruption inquiry was briefly overshadowed Tuesday by an unscripted moment — a suspended police chief with a tissue stuck to his brow.
Julius Mkhwanazi, the former deputy chief of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department, was testifying before the Madlanga Commission when the awkward moment unfolded.
Mkhwanazi, who was suspended in November 2025 amid misconduct allegations, had been wiping sweat from his face after answering questions from the commission.
Part of the tissue, however, remained stuck to his head.
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Julius Mkhwanazi, the former deputy chief of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department, testifies at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry at Brigette Mabandla Judicial College on April 14, 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. (SABC News)
The slip didn’t go unnoticed for long. Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga halted proceedings as the room took in the scene.

Advocate Sesi Baloyi SC and Mbuyiseli Madlanga attend the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry at Brigette Mabandla Judicial College in Pretoria on April 14, 2026. The commission was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa to investigate allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt. Gen. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that South Africa’s criminal justice system was compromised. (Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images)
«Oh, you have a tissue stuck on your forehead,» Madlanga tells the ex-police chief.
«I’m sweaty,» Mkhwanazi says. «Thank you, thank you.»

Julius Mkhwanazi testifies at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry at Brigette Mabandla Judicial College in Pretoria, South Africa, on April 14, 2026. (Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images)
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The Madlanga Commission is a public inquiry probing allegations of corruption and political interference in South Africa’s justice system. The current inquiry has been hearing testimony from current and former law enforcement officials.

Former deputy police chief Julius Mkhwanazi testifies at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry at Brigette Mabandla Judicial College in Pretoria, South Africa, on April 14, 2026. The commission was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa to investigate allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt. Gen. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi about compromises in South Africa’s criminal justice system. (Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images)
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Mkhwanazi has been under scrutiny since an internal audit recommended his suspension as part of a broader probe into alleged misconduct.
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LGBTQ ‘lavender graduations’ set to take place at major Christian colleges, including one with a drag show

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Some of the country’s most prominent Catholic colleges and universities are holding separate LGBTQ-affirming graduation ceremonies this spring, including one that also plans to include a drag performance.
At least 20 colleges or universities associated with the Catholic Church have held, or plan to hold, these «lavender graduation» ceremonies and celebrations, which are done separate from the main commencement ceremony and are intended to «honor and celebrate the achievements of our LGBTQ+ graduates,» according to a Fox News Digital review of university websites and social media posts.
The term «lavender» has been used to describe LGBTQ+ affiliations amongst the gay community for decades, but the phrase has also carried a loaded meaning in Catholic circles, where critics have used it in phrases like «lavender mafia» to refer to alleged homosexual networks within Church institutions.
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A clergy member holds up a pro-LGBTQ+ sign that reads: «God loves you as you are!» (Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)
The schools that have held, or plan to hold these graduation events, include Georgetown, Gonzaga, the University of San Francisco, Boston College, College of the Holy Cross, Fordham, Fairfield University, Marquette, Xavier, Seattle University, Saint Louis University, Loyola Marymount, Santa Clara University, St. John’s, Albertus Magnus College, St. Mary’s College of California, Regis University, Siena Heights University, St. Thomas University and Our Lady of the Lake University.
The ceremonies sparked criticism from Catholic watchdog the Cardinal Newman Society, an education advocacy group focused on ensuring Catholic schools uphold traditional church teachings. The society, which first highlighted several of the «lavender» ceremonies taking place this year, argues that the events promote an ideology at odds with the church’s teaching.
One of the schools holding a separate LGBTQ+ graduation, Seattle University, indicates on its website that their «Lavender Celebration» will even include «a special performance» from «Sativa the Drag Queen,» who, later this month, is headlining an event called «DICK’S DELUXE DRAG EXTRAVAGANZA.»
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A University of Southern California grad wears a pro-LGBT patch on his graduation gown. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
At the University of San Francisco, the school’s website indicates it plans to hold a «Queer Prom» directly after their «Lavender Commencement.»
Other schools plan to give special honors, host various keynote speakers and provide students with unique cords or stoles they can wear with their cap and gown. Some events included food, drinks and other activities as well.
«Although intended as a compassionate gesture to students, the ceremonies reinforce harmful ideologies about sexuality and gender that contradict Catholic teaching,» the Cardinal Newman Society said in a news release about the graduation ceremonies.

A person holding a pride flag. (AP)
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«They potentially lead students into sinful activity and undermine a Catholic college’s claim to teach the truths of the Catholic faith,» the Catholic education group continued. «The Church is clear in its teaching that sexual attraction to persons of the same sex is not itself a sin, but such attractions are ‘objectively disordered.’»
Several of the same Catholic universities hosting LGBTQ-focused «lavender» graduation events also advertise separate cultural or identity-based commencement celebrations for non-White students, according to university event pages.
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“El acuerdo con el Mercosur ya genera beneficios”: la Unión Europea anticipa nuevas inversiones en Argentina

El embajador de la Unión Europea en la Argentina, Erik Høeg, aseguró que el acuerdo comercial entre el Mercosur y el bloque europeo ya comenzó a generar beneficios concretos y adelantó que esperan una nueva ola de inversiones en el país a partir de la entrada en vigor del tratado.
“Sí, tardamos 25 años, pero mereció la pena insistir”, enfatizó el diplomático danés durante un discurso centrado en la relación estratégica entre ambos bloques donde sostuvo que el tratado “abre mercados, impulsa inversiones y está beneficiando ya desde esta semana a nuestros consumidores y a nuestras empresas”.
El acuerdo entre la Unión Europea y el Mercosur conecta 31 países y un mercado de alrededor de 700 millones de personas. Según cifras oficiales, representa cerca de un tercio del comercio mundial y contempla una reducción progresiva de aranceles para productos industriales, agroindustriales y servicios.
Entre los sectores argentinos que podrían verse favorecidos aparecen la agroindustria, la minería, la energía y la economía del conocimiento. Del lado europeo, el tratado apunta a facilitar exportaciones industriales y ampliar el acceso a mercados estratégicos de América Latina. El acuerdo llevó más de 25 años de negociación. (Foto archivo: AP/Jorge Sáenz)
El embajador destacó especialmente la rapidez con la que Argentina ratificó el tratado. “Destaco el compromiso de la Argentina -el Gobierno y el Congreso- en ratificar el acuerdo en tiempos récord. Nos permitió arrancar ya el 1° de mayo”, señaló durante la recepción por el Día de Europa realizada en Buenos Aires frente a colegas, políticos y empresarios.
Según afirmó, el tratado “crea un marco de previsibilidad” y genera “un entorno más favorable para futuras inversiones europeas”, que actualmente representan “más del 40% del total en la economía argentina”. Este entorno es el que tanto reclama el sector privado para acelerar su desembarco en sectores estratégicos.
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En esa línea, Høeg remarcó que el vínculo excede lo estrictamente comercial. “El acuerdo Unión Europea-Mercosur es más que comercio: es una alianza estratégica basada en valores compartidos”, sostuvo. Y agregó: “Es una apuesta por el multilateralismo y por reglas claras en un contexto global incierto”.
El tratado también contempla capítulos vinculados a desarrollo sostenible, cooperación tecnológica y normas ambientales. En ese marco, la Unión Europea anunció un paquete de financiamiento por 1.800 millones de euros para proyectos en la región, ligados a minería, transición energética, electromovilidad, digitalización y biodiversidad.
“A través del programa Global Gateway seguimos impulsando inversiones sostenibles y proyectos en sectores prioritarios como minería, energía, transformación digital, electromovilidad, biodiversidad o agricultura”, explicó el embajador.

Representantes diplomáticos, políticos y empresarios participaron del evento por el día de la UE. (Foto: Delegación Unión Europea en la Argentina)
El acuerdo, sin embargo, todavía enfrenta resistencias internas en algunos países europeos, especialmente por el impacto que podría tener sobre sectores agrícolas sensibles. También persisten cuestionamientos ambientales vinculados a los estándares de producción y deforestación.
Pese a eso, desde Bruselas consideran que el escenario internacional aceleró la necesidad de cerrar alianzas estratégicas. En un contexto marcado por la guerra en Ucrania, las tensiones comerciales globales y la disputa geopolítica con China, Europa busca reforzar socios estables y garantizar acceso a recursos críticos y alimentos.
“El mundo atraviesa un momento de profundas tensiones. Por eso es importante un orden internacional basado en reglas”, afirmó el diplomático durante su exposición.
En ese escenario, la Unión Europea apuesta a que el acuerdo con el Mercosur funcione no solo como una herramienta comercial, sino también como una señal política de integración entre regiones que buscan mantener reglas comunes en un contexto internacional cada vez más fragmentado.
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