June2015

IS suicide bomber attacks Kuwait mosque

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a packed Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Kuwait city during Friday prayers, killing more than ten people, the governor of Kuwait City said. The Islamic State radical group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on social media and said it targeted[…]

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New load shedding schedule in July

Eskom has release a new winter load shedding schedule, which is due to take effect as of 1 July 2015. The new schedule caters for the changed energy consumption pattern of customers over the winter period. They have also taken into account the input of various stakeholders. The revised schedule[…]

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What you did wrong at the White House Iftar

OPINION by Sami Kishawi – Were you so hungry that you spent time, money, and energy to make the trip to Washington, D.C., and navigate your way through streets and sidewalks caked with the bloody footsteps of soulless lobbyists and politicians just to break bread with a man whose signature[…]

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WCape govt rolls out youth holiday programmes

With a growing concern around youth in gang and drug afflicted communities during the winter school holidays, the Western Cape Government has launched a youth holiday programme aimed at ensuring pupils are exposed to recreational and educational opportunities. During a joint press briefing with other departments at the Provincial Legislature[…]

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Phiyega, Ramaphosa must face consequences: Marikana

Opposition parties called on police commissioner Riah Phiyega to be suspended or axed and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to face the might of the law despite the Marikana report exonerating him from any involvement in the 2012 shootings. Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane said the Marikana commission’s report seemed to[…]

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McGown family happy to see son alive

The father of kidnapped South African Stephen McGown was happy to see his son in good health, and even still in possession of his watch and wedding ring. “Normally, I think these guys take people and they strip all their valuables, their cellphones, anything and everything else,” Malcolm McGown told[…]

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Abducted siblings suffered terrible ordeal

The threat of transnational crime, in particular child trafficking, destroyed the lives of children and brought misery to their families, Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini said on Thursday. Speaking to media upon the repatriation from Malawi of two siblings, a 14-year-old and a 20-year-old, who were abducted from South Africa[…]

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Gaza flotilla ship ‘sabotaged’

One of the ships taking part in a flotilla headed towards Gaza strip was sabotaged south of Crete, an activist aboard one of the ships said Thursday. Israeli-born Swedish activist Dror Feiler told Nazareth-based al-Shams radio that the ship had been sabotaged by professionals, and would have sunk if sailed[…]

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GOTG to assist in Mcgown release

Aid organisation Gift of the Givers has agreed to assist the McGown family in securing Stephen McGown’s release. “It is well understood that in situations like these there are no guarantees of success. It has been a very tough and trying time for the family having waited 3 years and[…]

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Hollande condemns protests against Uber

French President Francois Hollande has condemned violent protests by taxi drivers against the car ride-booking app Uber, but maintained that the service should be taken off the road. Hollande, speaking early on Friday morning, described the Paris demonstrations as “unacceptable violence in a democracy, in a country like France”. But[…]

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