The family of Stephen McGown, a South African who has been held hostage in Mali for five-and-a-half years, hopes that government will negotiate his release soon following a new proof-of-life video released by AQIM (al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb), an organisation. “I know it’s a combined effort from government and[…]
A local shoe retailer has recalled a line of shoes with the name ‘Muhammad’ on its sole, following complaints from members of the Muslim community. A post doing the rounds on social media at the weekend showed a box of shoes from Shoe City, which displayed a price tag with[…]
By Ra-ees Moerat With the landmark ruling in the Western Cape High Court, regarding the private home usage and the cultivation of cannabis, which was previously deemed unlawful, experts say the legislation may negatively impact communities, where the use of narcotics has since increased. Former British undercover policeman, Neil Woods,[…]
BREAKING: Relief organization, the Gift of the Givers has confirmed that al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has released South African hostage, Stephen McGowan. #McGowan was abducted by al-Qaeda militants in 2011 along with Swiss national Johan Gustafson and Dutchman, Sjaak Rijke. Gustafson and Rijke have since been released. Details[…]
An Australian nurse has been jailed for 18 months in Cambodia for providing commercial surrogacy services. Tammy Davis-Charles was arrested in Phnom Penh in November last year, shortly after the Cambodian government had banned commercial surrogacy. During her trial the 49-year-old denied the charges and said she only provided medical[…]
Brazil’s lower house of congress voted on Wednesday to reject a corruption charge against President Michel Temer for allegedly taking bribes, saving him from facing a possible Supreme Court trial that could have ousted him from office. At least 172 of the 513 members of the lower Chamber of Deputies[…]
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has retained Ward 4 in Wednesday’s by-election in Cape Town. The ward includes areas such as Milnerton and Joe Slovo. The vacancy was created after the DA fired its councillor for incompetence. Seven parties, including the DA, African National Congress, Economic Freedom Front and the African[…]
Secret records of suspected financial crimes committed during the apartheid-era and linked to controversial business figures are back in focus as archivists are intent on exposing those who were involved in corruption more than two decades ago. The South African History Archive has for three years been trying to have[…]
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has enforced its freeze on new mining right or prospecting right applications a day before the closing date for comments on the proposal and a day before an urgent court interdict was to be heard, the Chamber of Mines said on Thursday. Asked to[…]
By Abubaker Abrahams The humanitarian conditions in the barren East Africa belt have deteriorated so badly yet the global response to the crisis remains inadequate. Over 20 million people across South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya are in urgent need of food, following months of drought, which have caused a[…]
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