Family of Reshall Jimmy aims to take action against Ford

17 January 2017 • Local, News • No Comments

The family of Reshall Jimmy, who was killed in a Ford Kuga 1.6 when it went up in flames, say they still intend to take action against Ford. This follows Ford’s recall of over 4 500 of the vehicles on Monday. Jimmy’s car was one of close to 50 of[…]

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SACP calls for probe into apartheid state looting

17 January 2017 • Local, News • 1 Comment

The South African Communist Party (SACP) has called for a full investigation into the alleged looting of state coffers during the apartheid era. This follows the leaking of a preliminary Public Protector’s report. It contains recommendations that Absa Bank pay the Reserve Bank R2.25 billion. An investigation conducted in 1997[…]

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Death toll in Yemen conflict passes 10,000

17 January 2017 • International, News • No Comments

The United Nations’ humanitarian aid official in Yemen has said that the civilian death toll in the nearly two-year conflict has reached 10,000, with 40,000 others wounded. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ Jamie McGoldrick said that the figure is based on lists of victims gathered by health[…]

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Palestinian political factions object to Paris peace conference

16 January 2017 • International, News • No Comments

In spite of the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority’s endorsement of a peace conference being held in Paris on Sunday, other Palestinian factions were opposed to the premise of the international summit, and said they were not expecting any diplomatic breakthroughs. Kayid al-Ghoul, a senior leader in the Gaza Strip for the[…]

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Turkish cargo Boeing 747 crashes in Kyrgyzstan

16 January 2017 • International, News • No Comments

A Turkish cargo jet has crashed near Kyrgyzstan’s Manas airport, killing at least 32 people, most of them residents of a village struck by the Boeing 747 as it tried to land in dense fog, Kyrgyz officials said. According to the airport administration, the plane was supposed to make a[…]

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Zuma condemns premature leadership discussion

16 January 2017 • Local, News • No Comments

President Jacob Zuma has condemned the tendency of discussing leadership succession before the period is opened, including leaders whom he says are obsessed with positions. President Zuma was addressing thousands of ANC supporters gathered in KwaDukuza during the party’s 105 year celebrations. ANC Treasurer General Zweli Mkhize and some NEC[…]

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Cape Town residents urged to report misuse of water

16 January 2017 • Local • 2 Comments

The City of Cape Town has urged residents to report anyone contravening the city’s level three water restrictions. Spokesperson Simon Maytham says the City’s Water Inspectorate issued one fine to the value of R2000 during a Blitz Operation carried out this week. Maytham says the operation highlighted the difficulty of[…]

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#ShiraazMohamed Update: GoG doctor safely returned to family

15 January 2017 • News, VOC News • No Comments

Press statement by Gift of the Givers’ (GoG) Dr Imtiaz Sooliman: Following the “capture” of Shiraaz Mahommed on Tuesday night in Darkoush one of our medical team members, Dr Ahmad Ghandour, was summoned to the Investigation Department of Al-Nusra (now Fath Al Sham), an ex Al Qaeda affiliate to answer[…]

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No new information on SA Journalist’s reported abduction

15 January 2017 • News, VOC News • No Comments

Gift of the Givers says it has not yet established the motive for the reported kidnapping of South African photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed in Syria, but believes the incident may be a misunderstanding. The organizations Dr Imtiaz Sooliman says the drivers travelling with the journalist were told by the reported abductors[…]

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Fatal shooting of mother and son remains under investigation

15 January 2017 • News, VOC News • No Comments

The South African Police Service (SAPS) on Sunday confirmed that the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Aneesa Arrison and her 21-year-old son, Waseem Arrison, remain under investigation. The incident included the shooting of Arrisons14-year-old twin boys, Yaqoob and Yusuf. While Yusuf is currently fighting for his life, after[…]

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