Two South Africans, part of the recently-intercepted Freedom Flotilla that attempted to break an eight year Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip, returned to South Africa via OR Tambo Airport on Wednesday morning. Dr. Clint Le Bruyns was on-board a standby vessel, while Ismail Moola provided logistical support for three[…]
The newly elected leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) admits it has a colossal task on its hands in reclaiming back the Western Cape from the Democratic Alliance (DA) but that its new Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) has a plan of action. Addressing the public on the outcomes of[…]
The government has sold its 13.91% stake in Vodacom to the Public Investment Corporation to help fund the R23bn allocation to Eskom, National Treasury said in a statement on Wednesday. The National Treasury and the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services worked together in executing the transaction. “As previously indicated,[…]
The ongoing scrutiny of President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home has made him even more vulnerable to further security risks, prompting Police Minister Nathi Nhleko to re-evaluate the security upgrades. This was one of the reasons given by Nhleko on Tuesday for proposed additional spending on the KwaZulu-Natal homestead. “The challenge[…]
Nine trade unions loyal to expelled Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi are on Wednesday expected to brief media on the trade union federation’s special national congress. The “Nine Plus Unions” previously said they would not accept Cosatu becoming an appendage to the ruling ANC. They felt Cosatu’s struggle for workers’[…]
The NPA “deeply regrets” its failure to file papers in the DA’s bid to review the decision to have corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma dropped. “The delay was because its team of counsel required more time to finalise its heads of argument in a matter which has a long[…]
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has threatened the Palestinian armed group Hamas, vowing to end the faction’s rule in the territory. In a 16-minute long video shared by social media accounts sympathetic to ISIL on Wednesday, fighters based in Syria’s Aleppo province condemned Hamas for[…]
The United States and Cuba have reached an agreement to reopen embassies and restore diplomatic ties severed more than five decades ago, and the historic deal will be unveiled on Wednesday, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. Nearly 6-1/2 months after U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro sealed[…]
Greece’s last-minute overtures to international creditors for financial aid on Tuesday were not enough to save the country from becoming the first developed economy to default on a loan with the International Monetary Fund. The IMF confirmed that Greece had not made its scheduled 1.6 billion euro loan repayment to[…]
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