Russia’s foreign minister has defended Russia’s military operations in Syria after it came under international criticism during a news conference at the UN headquarters in New York. Addressing the media on Thursday, Sergey Lavrov said the goal of the Russian military operation was in response to the request of President[…]
Crime-ridden schools in the city may seen a significant improvement if a newly established unit becomes effective. The City of Cape Town and Western Cape government jointly launched the School Resource Officer (SRO) Unit at the Cedar High School in Mitchells Plain on Thursday. Together with the United States Consul[…]
A ruling against an application that would have forced political parties to disclose the identity of its funders has been branded “disappointing” by the NPO that launched the bid; My Vote Counts. The Constitutional Court ruled that the matter, which sought to have legislation enacted on the issue should have[…]
This is the first part in a series of articles that will look at various BDS movements from around the world and the campaigns that these movements focus on. While the word “BDS” has become somewhat of a buzzword in South Africa since last year’s catastrophic war on Gaza, very[…]
The Democratic Alliance will take disciplinary action against its MP Dianne Kohler Barnard for sharing a post on Facebook praising PW Botha. “I have requested our disciplinary body… to take steps to investigate,” DA leader Mmusi Maimane told News24. This was part of the party’s internal processes which had to[…]
The king set fire to the homes of his subjects, beat three young men so badly bystanders could not watch, told the father of a young man his supporters had killed not to report it to police, and then fined the father 10 head of cattle. “If the State is[…]
Lone off-duty police officers who carry service pistols are easy targets for gangs, Mitchells Plain Community Police Forum chairperson Hanif Loonat said on Thursday. “A lone policeman is an easy target for criminals on the hunt for guns. In gang infested communities like this one, lawbreakers know who the officers[…]
The Kremlin has said that Russian air strikes in Syria were targeting a list of “terrorist organisations” and that it was too early to say whether President Vladimir Putin was satisfied with the campaign so far. Speaking a day after Moscow launched a series of strikes against what it said[…]
The U.N. refugee agency expects at least 1.4 million refugees to flee to Europe across the Mediterranean this year and next, according to a document seen by Reuters on Thursday, a sharp rise from initial estimates of 850,000. “UNHCR is planning for up to 700,000 people seeking safety and international[…]
Before his speech to the United Nations late on Wednesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas promised to drop a “bombshell”. In the event, he delivered little more than strong words that may amount to a hollow threat. For most of his address, Abbas took Israel to task over its 48-year occupation,[…]
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