March2017

Inside job for OR Tambo heist not ruled out – Hawks

Police have not ruled out the possibility that the heist at OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday evening was an inside job, Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi told News24 on Wednesday. “We can’t rule out anything. Please give us time to investigate. We still have to meet with Airports Company[…]

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Syria: A timeline

This is the third in a series of articles by Yaseen Kippie, following his recent trip the Syria-Turkey border.  The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) in conjunction with the Darul Islam Zakah and Relief Funds (DAIZAF) and IHH Humanitarian Foundation embarked on a relief trip from the 19th to 26th February[…]

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3 Kuils River girls found

Police have confirmed that three of the five missing girls who were reported missing in Kuils River have been found. Chandre Snyman has been reunited with her family while Nayoca Plato and Robin Leeve are still waiting.  The circumstances surrounding their disappearance is still unknown at this stage. Earlier today[…]

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Social grants to be paid through new CPS contract

The crisis over the invalid Cash Paymaster Services contract has been resolved with a brand new contract between it and Sassa, the Social Development Department said in Cape Town on Monday. “On the first [of April] we start a new contract, but with the same service provider,” SA Social Security[…]

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Zuma calls on IORA countries to support SMMEs

President Jacob Zuma has urged leaders from over 20 countries attending the Indian Ocean Rim Association summit (IORA) to support small and medium enterprises as catalysts for increased economic growth and job creation. He was speaking at the IORA leaders’ summit which Indonesian President Joko Widodo officially opened in the[…]

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Ex-South Sudan general vows to topple president Kiir

A disaffected South Sudanese army general who quit his position last month announced on Monday that he had formed a new anti-government rebel group, underscoring mounting resistance to the rule of incumbent president Salva Kiir Lieutenant General Thomas Cirillo Swaka, formerly deputy head of logistics, resigned after he accused Kiir[…]

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Palestinian activist ‘executed’ by Israeli forces

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian activist early Monday morning, culminating a two-hour-long gun battle in the Ramallah area of the central occupied West Bank, after Israeli forces had been pursuing the man since he was released from Palestinian prison last September. The raid sparked clashes, which left two Palestinians[…]

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