June2017

Court hears that Ahmed Timol was not suicidal

Anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol was not suicidal an inquest into his death — sitting in the South Gauteng High Court — heard on Tuesday. “Ahmed never wanted to die, he loved life like me. Even Ahmed’s girlfriend never knew that he anticipated to take his own life or he was[…]

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Venezuela Supreme Court attacked from helicopter

A police helicopter has dropped grenades on Venezuela’s Supreme Court building and fired shots at the interior ministry in what President Nicolas Maduro called a “terror attack” against his government. Information minister Ernesto Villegas said the stolen helicopter first fired 15 shots on the ministry in Caracas, the capital, as[…]

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SA’s neighbours ban poultry imports over bird flu

Four of South Africa’s neighbours have banned poultry imports from the rainbow nation following a serious outbreak of a highly contagious strain of avian influenza. Namibia on Tuesday became the latest country to ban South African chickens – live and uncooked – following last week’s outbreak of the H5N8 strain[…]

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The Boeber Run, a run with a purpose

With the close of Ramadan, many speak of their spiritual journeys through which they have worked to solidify a link with the Almighty through prayer and supplication. But for countless aid organisations, spiritual upliftment means harnessing one’s ability to assist those less fortunate. For the volunteers of an initiative, aptly[…]

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Community hall set alight in Joe Slovo

A community hall was torched and vehicles were stoned as authorities moved to rein in a protest on Monday night. The city’s safety and security director Richard Bosman confirmed a hall was set alight in the Joe Slovo/Phoenix area. Reports were also received of police and fire vehicles being stoned.[…]

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