Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown was sentenced on Monday to in effect 15 years in jail after the Supreme Court of Appeal set aside his previous sentence for fraud. Brown received 15 years’ imprisonment on each of two fraud charges. The sentences would run concurrently. The National Prosecuting Authority[…]
President Jacob Zuma has failed to lead South Africa, especially when it comes to the economy, the DA said on Monday. “It’s clear… in our view that President Jacob Zuma has failed exceptionally in his job,” Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane told reporters at Parliament in Cape Town. He[…]
Thousands of Germans have participated in silent candle vigils to pay tributes to Tuğçe Albayrak, a young Muslim girl of Turkish origin, who lost her life after rushing to help two women who were being harassed in a restaurant in the city of Offenbach in Main. “Like countless citizens, I[…]
Two explosions have ripped through a market in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, witnesses said, nearly a week after two female suicide bombers attacked the same area, killing more than 45 people. “A middle-aged woman approached the site where chicken sellers attend to customers but vigilantes who stood nearby insisted[…]
The Israeli army has shot and wounded a Palestinian woman after she stabbed an Israeli civilian near a Jewish settlement bloc in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, police said. Witnesses told Al Jazeera that 23-year-old Amal Jihad Taqatqa from Bethlehem arrived at the Gush Etzion settlement bloc[…]
South Africa, which continues to have the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS infection in the world, will mark World Aids Day on Monday with a variety of activities including a reunion of activists. “The reunion, hosted in Johannesburg, will involve many individuals who had played a key role in our struggles[…]
The latest Taliban strike in Kabul killed a South African father running an education charity and his two teenage children, a family spokeswoman said Sunday, as the city police chief resigned after a spate of attacks. With the US-led NATO war against the Taliban nearing its end, the insurgents have[…]
There are no scheduled power cuts for this week, Eskom said on Monday. “[The] system will be tight but no load shedding is planned at this stage,” Eskom spokesman Andrew Etzinger said in a statement. “We are starting the week in a good position as we were able to replenish[…]
Pope Francis has urged Muslim leaders to “clearly” condemn violent attacks carried out in the name of Islam after returning from a historic three-day visit to Turkey. The Catholic pope made the remarks on Sunday during a press briefing on board a plane carrying him back to Rome after wrapping[…]
Hundreds of protesters have clashed with police in Hong Kong, as demonstrators stepped up a street campaign pushing for free elections and democratic reforms in the Chinese-controlled city state. Police officers armed with pepper spray, batons and riot shields charged at the protesters as they tried to disperse them, making[…]
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