The recent surfacing of a video in which alleged minors appear to be engaging in sexual intercourse has shocked the Cape Town community. In the approximately minute long video, a minor is seen recording two individuals who appear to be minors engaging in sexual intercourse, while making ‘lewd’ hand gestures[…]
As the sun set on Wednesday evening, the sound of sirens and car hooters filled the air as a motorcade snaked its way through the streets of Ennerdale until it reached the Civic Centre in Lenasia South. The Ennerdale Joint Reaction unit and other community members headed towards a vigil[…]
The ad hoc committee looking into the fitness of the SABC board will begin deliberations on its draft parliamentary report on Thursday. Deliberations are set down from 10:00 to 17:00 in Parliament. The ad hoc committee’s working document, which highlights some of the preliminary findings from the nine days of[…]
Egyptian authorities have added retired football star Mohamed Aboutrika, one of the country’s all-time greatest athletes, to an official “terror list”. Aboutrika, dubbed The Magician, is accused of funding the banned Muslim Brotherhood, which Egypt’s government designated a “terrorist” organisation after the army removed democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi from[…]
Gambia faces the prospect of military intervention by regional forces after a last-ditch attempt to convince Yahya Jammeh to step down as president failed. Jammeh, who lost a December 1 presidential vote to Adama Barrow, has refused to leave office despite international pressure and a threat by leaders of the[…]
The leaked report from the current Public Protector on the loan between Bankorp and the South African Reserve Bank has caused a stir. The deal dates back to 1985 when the Central bank bailed out Bankorp, which has since been acquired by ABSA. The leaked report recommends that ABSA pays[…]
Gambians and tourists were boarding buses, packing suitcases onto trucks and hiring canoes to flee the capital on Wednesday, as President Yahya Jammeh clung to power on the eve of his rival Adama Barrow’s planned swearing in. Jammeh, a former soldier who once vowed to rule for “a billion years”,[…]
The Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority has agreed to form a unity government with rival organisation Hamas, Al Jazeera has learned. The agreement was reached late on Tuesday after a three-day negotiation in the Russian capital, Moscow. The two organisations will form a new National Council, which will include Palestinians in exile[…]
Israeli police officers shot dead a Palestinian who they allege tried to ram them with his car during a protest against home demolitions in southern Israel. A policeman who was struck by the vehicle later died of his injuries, according to the Israeli media. Residents of the Bedouin village of[…]
A recent statement relating to travel vaccinations, which was issued by the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in South Africa, has angered the Muslim community. According to the statement, which was released on Friday, people who wish to obtain medical reports/vaccinations for Saudi visas will on ONLY be accepted if[…]
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