January2017

Netanyahu hails Trump decision to build Mexico wall

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to Twitter on Saturday to hail new US President Donald Trump’s decision to build a wall on the border with Mexico. On Wednesday, Trump signed an executive order telling officials to begin to “plan, design and construct a physical wall” along the 3,200km US-Mexico[…]

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SA’s biggest banks want in on Sassa distribution

Three of South Africa’s biggest banks are considering bidding to distribute government welfare payments to more than 17 million people. This as a contract with a subsidiary of welfare grant distributor Net 1 UEPS Technologies comes to an end, after years of legal battles. The existing contract earned Net 1[…]

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Top officials endorsed ANC war room

“We’re going to be in trouble.” This is what ANC general manager Ignatius Jacobs said when he got his first glimpse of Sihle Bolani’s “war room” report. Bolani, a public relations expert, had just handed Jacobs her report on the ANC’s covert campaign set up ahead of the 2016 local[…]

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Parly to seek legal advice in Phiyega’s challenge

The Chairperson of Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee, Francois Beukma, says they will seek legal advice this week following suspended National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega’s decision to challenge the findings of the Claasen report. According to the report, Phiyega is unfit to hold office. She was suspended in 2015. The move[…]

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Trump’s Muslim ban sparks outrage and fear

“Disgraceful”, “a travesty”, “racist”. These were some of the words used to describe a measure signed off by US President Donald Trump that suspends immigration from several Muslim-majority countries, and indefinitely bans Syrians – including refugees – from entering the United States. Closing off his first week in office, Trump[…]

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Trump signs executive order banning Syrian refugees

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending the US refugee programme for 120 days, specifically barring Syrian refugees until further notice. Trump signed the order at the Pentagon, saying the moves would help protect Americans from “terrorist” attacks. “I’m establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists[…]

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CPF head in CT being ousted from position

Mitchells Plain cluster community policing forum (CPF) chairperson Hanif Loonat is being ousted from his position for allegedly being manipulative and threatening to tap the phones of other members. A letter, signed by members of eight Cape Flats community police forums, was written to Loonat on Wednesday calling for his[…]

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2 die on WCape roads

A pedestrian has died after crossing the N2 near the Mew Way exit near Khayelitsha. City traffic spokesperson, Maxine Bezuidenhout, says the deceased is believed to be about 35 years old. The right hand lane of the N2 outbound was closed for some time to give officials an opportunity to[…]

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Eleven nabbed for drug possession on the Cape Flats

Eleven people have been arrested for drug possession in Manenberg and Hanover Park on the Cape Flats. The arrest was a joint operation between SAPS Operation Combat and Metro Police’s Gang and Drug Task Team. Mayco member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says officers were acting on intelligence after[…]

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