The State has asked for a postponement in the matter between King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo of the Abathembu and President Jacob Zuma, the presidency said on Monday. “The State attorney has written to King Dalindyebo’s attorneys requesting the postponement of the matter when it comes before court on September 5 because[…]
Gunfire and power cuts rekindled tensions in Lesotho’s capital Maseru overnight, as the mountain nation awaited the possible return of its exiled prime minister following an apparent coup. An aide to Tom Thabane told AFP the 75-year-old could return to the country Tuesday, after regional mediators brokered a road map[…]
The UN Human Rights Council has unanimously agreed to send an emergency mission to Iraq to investigate Islamic State (IS) atrocities, as Baghdad warned the country was “facing a terrorist monster”. The 47 members of the United Nations’ top rights body reached their decision on Monday after spending the day[…]
Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday proposed new laws that would give police the power to seize the passports of Britons suspected of having traveled abroad to fight with rebel groups. Speaking to Parliament, Cameron said his government is also working on plans to block such suspected British radical fighters[…]
It has been one of the more bizarre features of a deadly epidemic: a vocal minority in west African society denying that Ebola exists even as family and friends die around them. The outbreak has cut a swathe through the region, killing more than 1,500 people since the start of[…]
A 10-member strong Gift of the Givers (GOTG) medical team has vowed to amplify their efforts in assisting the people of Gaza, after suffering a lengthy delay whilst trying to enter through the Egyptian border. The group departed South Africa for the conflict hit strip on Tuesday, but only entered[…]
Islamic Relief South Africa (IRSA) are set to host a three day comedy tour from the 26th-28th September, in a bid to raise funds for the groups numerous projects across the Middle East. The event, titled ‘The Strangers Tour’, will feature renowned Islamic comedians Baba Ali and Boonaa Mohamed, as[…]
The king of Lesotho is taking action to fill a power vacuum after the military’s actions over the weekend caused the prime minister to flee the mountainous African country. King Letsie III is appointing a Cabinet minister to run the country as both the prime minister and deputy prime minister[…]
The Department of Health’s bid to introduce new labeling and advertising regulations on food products has been met with strong opposition from various religious groups and NGO’s, who have pointed to the additional costs retailers and producers are likely to face for stocking and producing religiously certified products. It has[…]
A taxi driver was shot dead in Nyanga, Cape Town, on Monday morning, Western Cape police said. The 39-year-old man from Zwelitsha was apparently shot while on his way to work, said Captain Frederick van Wyk. Witnesses heard gun shots at around 6.15am. Van Wyk said the man was apparently[…]
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