14 JULY 2015 10AM

The death toll of a car crash on the N6 near Queenstown in the Eastern Cape yesterday has risen to eight. **The application for leave to appeal the sentence of convicted murderer, Thandi Maqubela, has been postponed to August.**Australia has urged Moscow not to veto the creation of an independent war crimes tribunal to prosecute those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine a year ago.**The Robben Island Museum will celebrate the 20th anniversary of a historic reunion of the island's former political prisoners this morning with the launch of an art exhibition. SUDISHA