Businessman Patrice Motsepe has donated over R10 million to the Ebola Fund in Guinea to help fight the disease in West Africa, African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) said on Tuesday. The donation was made on behalf of the Motsepe Foundation and ARM, of whom Motsepe is the executive chairman, ARM said[…]
Police on Tuesday denied a report that a man had detained for the murder of Bafana Bafana captain, Senzo Meyiwa. “There have been no arrests,” said Brigadier Neville Malila. ANN7 reported on social networking site Twitter that a man who looked “familiar to one of the identity kits released by[…]
Trade union Solidarity lodged a complaint with the United Nations on Tuesday against the South African government for allegedly not complying with a resolution regarding racism. “In it, the UN is requested to exhort the South African government about non-compliance with procedural requirements of the UN convention on… [the elimination[…]
Australia is suspending entry visas for people from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa in an attempt to keep out the disease. The government is canceling and refusing non-permanent or temporary visas held by people who are not yet traveling, and new visa applications will not be processed. Permanent visa holders[…]
Foreign observers on Tuesday praised Tunisia’s landmark “free” elections, after the opposition conceded defeat in a vote that raised hopes of a peaceful transition in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The Ennahda party, which had steered the North African nation through the aftermath of the 2011 revolution, congratulated its[…]
Dozens of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are preparing to leave Iraq for the besieged Syrian town of Kobane to help fellow Kurds in their battle against the ISIL. Kurdish official in the city of Erbil told Al Jazeera that more than 150 people were ready to depart and that a plane[…]
“Its every young boy’s rugby dream to be part of that Springboks’ squad. I’ve been training hard, and have been dedicated and motivated throughout my life, so to get this opportunity now is really great.” These were the words of a humble and overwhelmed Nizaam Carr, reacting to the news[…]
DHL Western Province loose forward Nizaam Carr is one of the five newcomers added to the bulk of the Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship squad for next month’s tour to the Northern Hemisphere. Two returnees form part of the team as the national selectors opted for continuity and rewarding form in[…]
The Islamic State group released a video Monday showing a British hostage apparently in Kobane, in a bid to disprove that it was losing the battle for the disputed Syrian border town. The video, the latest in a series featuring 43-year-old kidnapped reporter John Cantlie, shows him in a war-damaged town,[…]
A spokesman for Jordan’s mission to the United Nations says his country will request an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on behalf of the Palestinians, who have written to the council president about “dangerously escalating tensions” in east Jerusalem. Laith Ibrahim Obeidat confirmed the request in a message Monday and[…]
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