Pro-government fighters have retaken a southern Yemeni city from Shiite rebels in their first significant advance since a Saudi-led coalition began striking the rebels in late March. Officials and witnesses in the southwestern city of Dhale said Tuesday that pro-government fighters also captured the command center of the 33rd Armored[…]
There was chaos at Mitchells Plain Town Centre on Tuesday morning as new DA leader Mmusi Maimane embarked on a political rally. Despite the wet weather, hundreds of DA supporters came to out to hear Maimane, along with DA Provincial Leader and Mayor Patricia De Lille. The rally forms part[…]
OPINION by Iqbal Jassat As much as it may be argued that major global media outlets share a bias in favour of Israel, current trends reveal a gradual shift in this position. Amongst the large corporate media that has a worldwide footprint, it was unthinkable that Israel would ever receive[…]
Gang violence has gotten out of control in the Cape Flats region to a point where the army has been dispersed in certain areas in order to curb the fighting. This increase in gang violence has also lead to an increase in the abuse suffered by women and children on[…]
More than 500 people have lost their lives in the past week in a sustained and severe heat wave in India. The worst-off areas are the southeastern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in southern India, where state authorities say more than 400 people have died in the past few days.[…]
The second man in line for the Palestinian Authority (PA) presidency, Aziz Duwaik, was issued a 12-month prison sentence and a 6,000 shekel fine by an Israeli court near Ramallah on Monday. Duwaik, a senior Hamas member and speaker of the Palestinian Legisaltive Council (PLC) was arrested from his home[…]
Syrian government forces reportedly launched 17 airstrikes in and around Palmyra on Monday morning, following a Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) report that says IS has executed at least 217 people in the past nine days in the ancient city of Palmyra. The Observatory said on Sunday that it[…]
Egyptian naval forces late Monday opened fire on a Palestinian fishing boat off the coast of the southern Gaza Strip, injuring a fisherman from Rafah. Palestinian sources identified the fisherman as Muhammad al-Bardawil. The shooting came after two other Gazan fishermen were shot and injured by Israeli forces earlier in the[…]
Four children have died in a shack fire in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, the city’s fire and rescue services said on Tuesday. “The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service responded to a fire at 20:15 on Monday night in U-Section in Khayelitsha,” spokesperson Theo Layne said. “We had four[…]
A message circulating on social media claiming that an unknown group of people will kidnap children throughout the country must be taken seriously, even if it turns out to be a hoax, the Department of Education said on Monday. “We are not aware of that message, and we are not[…]
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