Civil society activists have called on ordinary South Africans to show their collective anger with the country’s political situation by joining “Black Monday” on Monday 3 April. The call for action was sparked by the President Jacob Zuma’s reshuffle of the cabinet, and in particular, the axing of finance minister[…]
At least 254 people have been killed and hundreds more are missing after torrential rains triggered severe flooding and mudslides in the city of Mocoa, in southwest Colombia, according to a statement released by the army. Heavy overnight rainfall caused several rivers to overflow their banks, sending mud and debris[…]
At least 20 people have been murdered and others wounded at a Sufi shrine near the city of Sargodha, in Pakistan’s Punjab province, police say. Deputy police commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatta said the main suspect was the shrine’s custodian, Abdul Waheed. The shrine was run by a Sufi saint, Muhammad[…]
After Fatah-affiliated Palestinians held in Israeli prisons organized a mass hunger strike to take place on Palestinian Prisoners Day later this month, scores of Palestinian prisoners from across the political spectrum have pledged their involvement in the strike. The strike, led by head of the party’s central committee Marwan Barghouti,[…]
Axed finance minister, Pravin Gordhan is calling for mass mobilisation against the current problems facing the country. “I’m unashamedly encouraging mass mobilisation,” he told the Ahmed Kathrada memorial in Johannesburg on Saturday. “There are many of my comrades in the [ANC] NEC that would say the same thing, that the[…]
The South African Communist Party has dropped a bombshell on its alliance partner the African National Congress, calling on the governing party to choose between the country and, the wealthy and politically connected Gupta family. This comes as President Jacob Zuma’s decision to reshuffle his Cabinet on Thursday has been[…]
President Jacob Zuma is becoming increasingly isolated as his deputy, senior ANC figures, and alliance partners lead an open rebellion against his latest cabinet reshuffle. Nationwide mass protests, some organised by political formations allied to the ANC, are being planned to pressure Zuma to step down. Opposition parties the DA[…]
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