The measures, which further tighten the national security laws imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing in 2020, have fuelled concerns about the former British colony’s future as Asia’s business hub.

The man, a resident dubbed Mr X by South African media, was testifying to an inquiry into the causes of the fire in Johannesburg last year.

The former British leader is still an MP. He has signed a book deal with Rupert Murdoch’s book publishing arm.

The plan originally was to kill Ismail Haniyeh in May when he was at the funeral of Iran’s president, but that was changed because of the large crowds and the high possibility of failure.

Israel has rejected accusations of genocide as baseless. Meanwhile, the Jewish captain of South Africa’s U16 cricket team has been stood down.