Around 2,000 people protested on Friday over the arrest of two prominent journalists on charges of espionage and terrorist propaganda, a case that has revived long-standing criticism of Turkey’s record on press freedom under President Tayyip Erdogan. A court on Thursday ordered the arrest of editor-in-chief of the Cumhuriyet newspaper[…]
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJCD) has once again partnered with the South African Police Services, Master’s Office and Community Safety for their Isondlo Operation in line with the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children. At the launch on Thursday, the department’s Advocate[…]
While anti-apartheid activist and philanthropist Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada remains humbled by his Freedom of the City Award, he believes other freedom fighters are far more worthy. The 86 year old struggle activist was conferred with the award by the City of Cape Town in a formal ceremony on Thursday at[…]
A pre-trial conference involving a woman accused of snatching a baby from Groote Schuur Hospital 18 years ago is expected to start in the Western Cape High Court on Friday. The 50-year-old accused, facing charges of kidnapping and fraud, was released on R5 000 bail in March. She stands accused[…]
Two University of the Western Cape council members have been suspended pending an investigation into their conduct, the institution’s council said in a statement on Thursday. Council took the decision on the first day of its two-day meeting, which began on Thursday, where it deliberated over issues clouding the university.[…]
Late former president Nelson Mandela turned his back on parts of the revolution after being released from prison, EFF leader Julius Malema has said. “The deviation from the Freedom Charter was the beginning of the selling out of the revolution. But why did Nelson Mandela sell out the Freedom Charter?[…]
A Palestinian rammed his vehicle into Israeli soldiers and wounded two at a bus stop near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday and was shot dead by a civilian, police and the military said. Almost-daily Palestinian stabbings, car rammings and shootings, have killed 19 Israelis and[…]
Russia threatened economic retaliation against Turkey on Thursday and said it was still awaiting a reasonable explanation for the shooting down of its warplane, but Turkey dismissed the threats as “emotional” and “unfitting.” In an escalating war of words, President Tayyip Erdogan responded to Russian accusations that Turkey has been[…]
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denied that Turkey bought oil from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) after Russia accused Ankara of turning a blind eye to oil smuggling by the group. Speaking to a group of local officials in the capital Ankara on Thursday, Erdogan said:[…]
A failed coup and a president embarking on his third term in office in Burundi have escalated violence in the country. The African Union (AU) has said that there may be “catastrophic consequences” for Burundi and the region if political differences are not resolved peacefully. Hundreds of thousands of people[…]
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