A Tunisian commission probing human rights violations stretching back 61 years brought its first case to court on Tuesday, with former President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and 13 other ex-officials on trial. The Truth and Dignity Commission was set up in 2014 following the toppling of Ben Ali in[…]
The City of Cape Town has approached the South African Police Service (SAPS) to establish a priority committee to investigate protest action amidst an alarming spike in violent demonstrations in the city in recent months. Service delivery protests have erupted across 34 areas, with communities such as Siqalo in Mitchells[…]
Four years ago, after signing up for “My Green Home” – an effort by the Green Building Council of South Africa to make buildings more energy efficient – her family saw their house in the middle-class suburb of Pinelands retrofitted with energy saving LED lights, low-flow showerheads and roof-top solar[…]
The uMkhonto we Sizwe Veterans Association (MKMVA) says it will host a series of activities as it celebrates the centenary birthday of its first commander-in-chief Nelson Mandela. The celebrations will take place in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng as well as the Western Cape. Umkhonto we Sizwe was established on 16[…]
Two boats are set to sail from the Gaza Strip in a bid to break an Israeli-imposed 11-year siege which has prevented medical supplies from getting into the coastal enclave and patients from leaving. Scheduled to set off on Tuesday morning, the vessels will attempt to carry a group of[…]
Following weeks of sporadic protests, at least six businesses near Highlands Drive in Mitchells Plain, were severely affected by looting and vandalism on Monday night, as protests for housing and service delivery continued. Footage circulating on social media shows a Pick n Pay Express and an Auto Zone in Eisleben[…]
Israeli tank fire at an Islamic Jihad observation post killed two Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, the enclave’s health ministry and sources from the movement said. The ministry identified those killed as Hussein al-Amour, 25, and Abdul Haleem al-Naqa, 28. The incident happened east of the city[…]
Liverpool’s talismanic striker Mohamed Salah’s first appearance in a Champions League final ended in tears as the Egyptian international was forced off with a suspected shoulder injury in the 31st minute of Saturday’s final in Kiev against Real Madrid. Salah, who scored 44 goals in all competitions for Juergen Klopp’s[…]
Qatar said it was banning products originating from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain, almost a year after those states imposed an embargo on Doha, accusing it of supporting terrorism. “Products originating from the blockading states, which as a result of the blockade cannot pass the Gulf[…]
Nine people were shot dead and three others injured in alleged taxi violence in the Western Cape, police said on Saturday. The men were killed in different locations around Cape Town on Friday afternoon until the early hours of Saturday morning, police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana said. Rwexana said officers[…]
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