RT Spanish correspondent Boris Kuznetsov, RT Arabic correspondent Hassan Nasr, RT cameraman Khaled Eldera and Ruptly cameraman Aleksandr Tikhomirov have come under fire in Syria close to the Turkish border while filming footage for a story. The incident happened in the border village Kinsabba, Latakia province. Initial reports said the[…]
Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Monday it bears “some responsibility” after one of its self-driving cars struck a municipal bus in a minor crash earlier this month. The crash may be the first case of one of its autonomous cars hitting another vehicle and the fault of the self-driving[…]
The Steenberg Community Policing Forum (CPF) has taken a stand against abuse by launching a new one-stop centre for women and children who are survivors of abuse. It comes amidst an influx of reports of domestic violence cases. The Philisa Abafazi Bethu (PABs) offices has been designed to attend to[…]
The National Energy Regulator (Nersa) approved a 9.4% electricity hike for 2016/17 on Tuesday. Eskom submitted an application to Nersa in November last year to recover R22.8bn, which the utility said it used to avert load shedding. The decision comes after extensive consultation with government, unions, small and intensive users,[…]
Western Cape MEC for Community Safety Dan Plato has highlighted the role of religious leaders in combatting gangsterism from the pulpit. He was speaking to VOC after a meeting with members of the religious fraternity in Hanover Park over the weekend to discuss incessant gang violence. Plato recently joined the[…]
With the sheer number of events nowadays, music festivals are no longer for tree-hugging hippies but have become more mainstream. Major fests like Ultra Music Festival and Love and Light act as the standard for electric/trance music lovers, which draw in thousands of people per year. In an online article[…]
Deposits into Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s bank accounts ran to hundreds of millions of dollars more than previously identified by probes into state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Citing two unnamed people familiar with flows into Najib’s accounts and a person familiar with[…]
Lawyers for Winnie Madikizela-Mandela were expected to continue their argument in the high court in Mthatha on Tuesday, where they submitted an application to overturn a decision that she no longer has ownership of the Mandela property at Qunu in the Eastern Cape. In his last will and testament, Nelson[…]
An alleged smash-and-grabber was shot dead on Monday by a motorist in Bonteheuwel, the City of Cape Town’s Metro Police have confirmed. Deputy Chief Yolande Faro said the incident was believed to have taken place at 14:10. “It is alleged that the deceased had smashed the car’s window and the[…]
Moscow is in a state of shock after a woman dressed in black was shown walking around near a metro station with a ‘child’s severed head’ in her hand and shouting “I am a terrorist.” Here is what’s known so far about the horrific incident. Early Monday morning passers-by noticed[…]
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