With the beginning of the academic year kicking off, parents are forced to break the bank with unavoidable purchases of school stationery essentials. For those who have not budgeted for these items or that have more than one child, it can be a costly and time consuming nightmare. Retail giant[…]
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has claimed responsibility for the mass killings in the northeast Nigerian town of Baga and has threatened more violence. The acknowledgment from the leader of Nigeria’s extremists comes in a video posted on YouTube Tuesday, the same day International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said[…]
At least 23 Taliban members and two troops of the Afghan National Army were killed in military operations against the insurgents, the Defence Ministry said Wednesday. “The operation was launched in three provinces of Kandahar, Kunduz and Kapisa in the past 24 hours,” the ministry said in a statement. “Twenty-five[…]
A commander from a fearsome Ugandan rebel group known for abducting and torturing children was taken into custody early Wednesday at the International Criminal Court, where he faces charges including murder and enslavement, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations said. Dominic Ongwen was flown out of Africa on Tuesday.[…]
A senior Cuban official said Tuesday that restoring diplomatic ties with the United States won’t immediately lead to a full relationship between the Cold War foes after a half-century of enmity. The message appeared designed to lower expectations a day before the arrival of the highest-level U.S. delegation to Cuba[…]
An application by lawyers for apartheid-era chemical warfare expert Dr Wouter Basson to get more information about a hearing into his conduct will be heard in the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday. Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) spokeswoman Charmaine Motloung said the council received a court interdict to[…]
The EFF on Tuesday rejected as “laughable” a media report that its leader Julius Malema would return to the ANC. “We wish to categorically state that this information is not true,” Economic Freedom Fighters’ spokesman Lehlohonolo Fana Mokoena said in a statement. “The CiC [Commander in Chief] has already responded[…]
Eating is a favourite past time here at VOC, but cooking is another story. That will be put to the test on Sunday at the Cook Off competition to be held at the VOC Family Day at Ratanga Junction. The Cook Off entails selected staff from VOC participating as contestant[…]
Mawlid SA 1436 kicked off with an electrifying atmosphere on Sunday, as the recitation of the well-known Barzanji echoed through the Athlone Stadium. The event saw community members young and old and from all walks of life come together in celebration of the life and teachings of the Prophet Muhammed[…]
The SA Human Rights Commission on Sunday welcomed the decision by government to ratify the UN’s International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). “The decision by government, which was effected on the January 12 2015, should be commended as it ensures that South Africa is finally able to[…]
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