Swiss authorities have arrested seven leading FIFA officials in Zurich on racketeering and bribery charges brought by the United States and announced they have opened a criminal case in connection with the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The arrested officials are among 14 people named in a[…]
A UK-based international rights organisation has accused Hamas, a Palestinian group that governs the Gaza Strip, of committing atrocities against Palestinian political rivals during Israel’s military offensive in the besieged territory last year. In a report released on Tuesday, Amnesty International said that Hamas members carried out a campaign of[…]
A Saudi-led coalition Wednesday targeted the headquarters of Yemen’s special forces in the capital, Sana’a, killing at least 30 people, medical officials said. A health ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said most of the dead were special forces troops, and at least 100 people had also been injured.[…]
Although South Africa banned corporal punishment in September 1997, 17 years later, this form of punishment is still being used by some educators. This week, it emerged that a learner at Ndindini Junior Secondary School in Lusikisiki in Eastern Cape was beaten so brutally, he lost his sight. The grade[…]
Danny Jordaan’s promise to focus on alleged corruption in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro has reportedly caused concern among high-ranking municipal officials, a source has told Netwerk24. The ANC announced on May 18 that Jordaan had been selected to take over as mayor of the metro, replacing 83-year-old Benson Fihla.[…]
The reason the Medupi power station is suffering delays is because graves were disturbed during construction, upsetting the ancestors, the CRL Rights Commission said on Tuesday. “How come this Medupi never comes together?” asked commission chairperson Thoko Mkhwanazi in Johannesburg at the release of a report on the re-use of[…]
A horrific school bus crash in Stellenbosch left one child’s arm pinned under the bus while other injured children tore up their school uniforms and used it on injured limbs, Netwerk24 reported on Wednesday. The bus, which was carrying 31 Hoërskool Cloetesville pupils on Tuesday morning, crashed and overturned on[…]
The European Commission is due to unveil its latest version of a controversial plan to force EU member states to more evenly absorb the wave of migrants reaching Europe via the Mediterranean. UN chief Ban Ki-moon was also due in Brussels on Wednesday after urging Europe to do more to[…]
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for an overnight attack on a guesthouse in the diplomatic enclave of the Afghan capital that ended after a stand-off with government forces. The interior ministry said the fighters had been armed with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and other weapons. All four attackers were killed[…]
The Israeli air force attacked several targets across the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday morning. No human casualties have been reported. The first airstrike hit an agricultural area in Eastern Gaza City near the ruins of Gaza International Airport around 4:00 a.m, locals told Ma’an. The second targeted a military[…]
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