With local-government elections approaching, a leading criminologist says the outlook is ominous. Public order policing has been under the microscope since the killing of 34 miners at Marikana in 2012. Municipal IQ told The Times that 86% of the protests listed on its Hotspots Monitor were characterised by violence. Police[…]
Former president Thabo Mbeki is going to write a book on Africa’s history to ensure its people are no longer depicted as victims. His spokesperson Mukoni Ratshitanga would collaborate on the work with him, he said at an Africa Day event in Pretoria on Wednesday. “In January 2004, we were[…]
The slow South African economy may be forcing a higher rate of early retirement and, therefore, increasing the number of pensioners, according to the latest BankservAfrica Disposable Salary Index (BDSI) released on Wednesday. It may also be a sign that more people are being retrenched and taking a lump sum,[…]
WARD councillor Fikiswa Nkunzana faces charges of fraud after she allegedly duped a Philippi man into paying R80 000 for a house belonging to someone else. Andile Komani said he met Nkunzana, an ANC councillor, in February 2014 when he needed a house for his family. “I met Nkunzana at[…]
China’s 1.3 billion people are united in their determination never to allow self-ruled Taiwan to become independent, China’s top official in charge of ties with the island was quoted as saying on Thursday, in Beijing’s latest blast at Taipei. China has repeatedly warned Taiwan’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, whose leader[…]
Brazil’s new foreign minister, Jose Serra, has ordered diplomats to rebut any government, media or international organization that criticizes the impeachment of suspended President Dilma Rousseff, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. The nine-page document cited a dozen examples of censure of the impeachment process that removed Rousseff[…]
Leaders of the seven leading industrialised countries have converged on Ise-Shima in Japan for a two-day summit expected to focus on the global economy and international security. Other summit topics include terrorism, cybersecurity and maritime security, including China’s assertiveness in the East and South China Seas, where the country has[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has stepped into the dispute surrounding the Malibu Village community, in order to find a solution for local Muslim residents seeking a place of worship. This follows the demolition of a makeshift masjid structure earlier this month, by officials of the Western Cape Department of[…]
As the winter months draw closer, the incapacity of homeless shelters has worsened the already desperate living conditions of the homeless within the City of Cape Town. In response to the dire needs of homeless individuals, the City of Cape Town is offering food, blankets and toiletries to shelters this[…]
The South African Haj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) says it cannot regulate the umrah industry, as local umrah operators are vetted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sahuc president Shaheen Essop was responding to questions around why umrah operators are still able to operate, despite complaints against errant agents. Local[…]
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