The High Court in Pretoria will hear an urgent appeal for medical parole on behalf of Clive Derby-Lewis on Tuesday, Front National said. “The legal representatives will argue that administrative incompetence on the part of the department of correctional services is the root cause of the rapid decline in the[…]
Namibian Prime Minister Hage Geingob and his SWAPO party won a landslide victory in presidential and legislative elections billed as Africa’s first e-vote, the electoral commission said Monday. Geingob, 73, who ran on a platform of “peace, stability and prosperity”, becomes president-elect of the vast desert nation in southwest Africa with[…]
The South African woman whose family was killed in Afghanistan believes God saved her life for a reason, Beeld newspaper reported on Tuesday. In a phone interview with the Afrikaans daily, Hannelie Groenewald said she would have wanted to die with her husband and two teenage children, “but God clearly[…]
At least 36 people are feared dead after gunmen staged a fresh attack on a quarry in northeast Kenya, the Red Cross said Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks. The incident Monday night took place some 15 kilometres (10 miles) from the remote town of Mandera and close[…]
French lawmakers were due to vote on a highly symbolic motion Tuesday urging the government to recognise Palestine as a state as frustration grows in Europe over the stalled Middle East peace process. The motion is expected to sail through the lower house and while it is non-binding, Paris has[…]
In a desperate bid to force the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Daff) into issuing interim relief permits for small scale fishing, a group of fishermen stormed the department’s offices, essentially bringing operations to a standstill. Headed by Coastal Link South Africa and the Masifundise Development Trust, the group[…]
The Western Cape Department of Community Safety kick-started its campaign for the annual 16 Days of Activism this past weekend, leading awareness marches through the streets of Tafelsig and Beacon Valley. The initiative seeks to educate community members about the scourge of domestic violence and child abuse, which has been[…]
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has suggested the implementation of a new form of affirmative action in the employment sector, designed to benefit those previously disadvantaged under Apartheid rule. In a recent policy paper, the institute suggested the use of a non-racial policy based on economic and educational disadvantages,[…]
The community of Manenberg lost another three youth during gang wars over the weekend. The Safe Manenberg Campaign (SMC) along with concerned residents have ramped up efforts to address the fundamental issues which cause young people to turn to gang violence. SMC’s Waheed Sookool said the socio-economic challenges is the[…]
The provisional sequestration order against Economic Freedom Fighters’ leader Julius Malema regarding his outstanding tax bill has been extended to next year. The High Court in Pretoria on Monday postponed the matter to March 16. “The court order was granted today by mutual agreement between Sars and the taxpayer [Malema][…]
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