Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has named the former army chief who led a coup that ended Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule, as one of his two deputies in the ruling party, the presidency said. Presidential press secretary George Charamba said in a statement, retired general Constantino Chiwenga and long-serving state[…]
At least 200 people are feared dead and hundreds more are missing in southern Philippines after Tropical Storm Tembin triggered mudslides and flash floods on the country’s second largest island, Mindanao. Rescue efforts are under way after the storm lashed Mindanao on Friday, destroying dozens of homes. “We’re really on[…]
A federal judge in Seattle partially blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s newest restrictions on refugee admissions on Saturday, the latest legal defeat for his efforts to curtail immigration and travel to the United States. The decision by U.S. District Judge James Robart is the first judicial curb on rules the[…]
The four Khoisan activists who have been camping outside the Union Buildings since the beginning of this month have vowed to continue with their hunger strike until their demand for an audience with President Jacob Zuma or his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa is met. They have kept up their hunger strike[…]
Traffic volumes have increased as holiday-makers take to the roads for the festive season. An accident involving three light motor vehicles and a truck on the N1 near Beaufort West in the Western Cape has reportedly brought traffic to a standstill on Saturday morning. Western Cape Provincial Traffic Chief Kenny[…]
Israeli forces have shot and killed two Palestinian protesters in the Gaza Strip during clashes along the border fence with Israel, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The first Palestinian was identified as 24-year-old Zakariya al-Kafarne, who was killed after being shot with live ammunition by Israeli forces during[…]
The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to impose tough new sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang’s latest missile test. The sanctions, passed on Friday, include a ban on nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum exports to North Korea. The restrictions, proposed by the US, are designed to[…]
By Wardah Wilkinson The Department of Transport and Public Works has finally completed the construction of the new District Six Community Health Centre, built to the cost of R100 million rand. The centre which is based in Caledon Street District Six was built on the site of the old Peninsula[…]
With South African families embarking on the Umrah pilgrimage during the holiday months, Haj and Umrah operator, Al Mujaahiedeen, has been suspended by the South African Travel and Haj Operators Association (SATHOA) following the cancellation of flights of 20 mu’tamireen, who were scheduled to leave on December 25, 2017. Chairperson of[…]
By Wardah Wilkinson Christmas shoppers will find the Shoprite group of stores busier than usual on Friday as employees have embarked on a one day nationwide strike. Members of the South African Commercial‚ Catering and Allied Workers Union and Congress of South African Trade Unios (Saccawu) and with an expected[…]
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