October2017

23 dead in CT’s Marikana as war rages between gangs

Hundreds of people, including children, have fled Cape Town’s Marikana informal settlement as gangs and community protection patrols fight it out in a war that has left 23 dead in the past three weeks. At night residents are woken by the sound of automatic gunfire as the patrols and criminals[…]

Read »

McBride due in court over daughter’s assault

IPID head Robert McBride, who is accused of assaulting his daughter, is expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday. McBride was charged with child abuse and an alternate charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. He was granted R10 000 bail in August. The[…]

Read »

Court to rule on E Cape ANC conference outcome

The East London High Court is on Monday morning expected to hand down judgment in an application to nullify the outcome of the ANC Eastern Cape conference, held over the weekend. Four ANC delegates, representing a faction that supports Premier Phumuo Masualle, are challenging the election of Oscar Mabuyane to[…]

Read »

Sassa confident of meeting grant deadline

Government has assured the nation that the social security agency (Sassa) will be able to meet the Constitutional Court deadline to set-up a partnership with the Post Office for the payment of social grants by next year. This follows chairperson of the Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Themba Godi’s[…]

Read »

On eve of Gaza reconciliation, Hamas frees Fatah men

Hamas freed five prisoners belonging to the rival Fatah party on Sunday and Egypt sent a delegation to the Gaza Strip to oversee the group’s planned handover of administrative control of the Palestinian enclave to a unity government. The West Bank-based Palestinian prime minister, Rami al-Hamdallah, and other officials of[…]

Read »

‘Yes’ wins Catalonia independence vote marred by chaos

Catalonia’s regional leader opened the door to a unilateral declaration of independence from Spain after voters defied a violent police crackdown and voted 90 percent in favour of breaking away. Carles Puigdemont’s comments followed a television address by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy who ruled out independence and accused separatists[…]

Read »
WhatsApp WhatsApp us
Wait a sec, saving restore vars.