The position of Fifa’s powerful secretary general, Jérôme Valcke, is likely to come under intense pressure after new evidence emerged that showed he was aware of a $10m payment from South African officials to Jack Warner described by US investigators as a bribe. The revelation will also put the embattled[…]
Limpopo businessman Rameez Patel will know his fate on Tuesday as Magistrate Mohammed Shaik is set to deliver his verdict on Patel’s bail application. Patel, 29, has already spent 46 days in police cells. He has been seeking to be released on bail since his arrest for the alleged murder[…]
If President Jacob Zuma fails to implement the remedial action the Public Protector suggested in her report on his private home in Nkandla, the matter might be taken to court, Thuli Madonsela said on Monday. Speaking on The Justice Factor on eNCA, Madonsela encouraged Zuma to approach the courts himself[…]
The US embassy in South Africa has confirmed that the woman who was killed by a lion at the Lion Park in Johannesburg on Monday afternoon was an American citizen. ”Out of respect for the privacy of the family, we will not be releasing the name or commenting any further,”[…]
Hundreds of people are missing after a tourist ship carrying more than 450 people sank on the Yangtze River in central China. Five bodies have been retrieved and at least 30 people rescued, including the captain and the ship’s chief engineer – who have both been detained – according to[…]
Israel berated the United Nations on Monday after it allowed a Palestinian non-governmental organization that it said is linked to Hamas to be heard at the world body. The UN committee on non-governmental organizations voted 12 to 3 in favor, with three abstentions, of recognizing the British-based Palestinian Return Centre[…]
Following years of litigation, the US Supreme Court ruled on Monday, June 1, in favor of a Muslim woman who was denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch Co for putting on a Hijab. “We welcome this historic ruling in defense of religious freedom at a time when the American[…]
As the Freedom Flotilla III sets sail for the Middle East with the intention of finally breaking the siege on the Gaza Strip, a veteran of the project has expressed hope that such activism against Israel’s oppressive regime will finally bear some fruition. This marks the third time since 2008[…]
Residents of Bonteheuwel held a meeting on Saturday with several key stakeholders in the community safety sector, in a bid to address some of their more pressing concerns. The meeting was held at Freedom Square, and had a focus on crime, gansterism and drugs. In attendance were representatives from[…]
A local task team has recently been established to tackle the growing threat that South Africans may be lured to take up ranks with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Reports recently emerged that nearly two dozen SA citizens have joined the radical group since 2014, with[…]
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