A private security company says it had nothing to do with denying beachgoers night access to Clifton Fourth Beach in a move to “lock down” the beach over the busy holiday period. Professional Protective Alternatives (PPA) CEO Alwyn Landman told News24 that his guards were brought in to assist City of[…]
A two-year-old girl is receiving medical care after she survived a near drowning incident at a waterpark in Mosselbay, Western Cape on Wednesday. “Shortly after 16:00, paramedics from ER24 arrived on the scene where they found a local medic attending to the little girl,” ER24’s Wernar Vermaak said in a[…]
Torrential rain and the possibility of more huge waves are making Indonesia’s tsunami victims even more anxious, as authorities urge residents near a rumbling island volcano to avoid the coastline amid warnings of “extreme weather and high waves”. The powerful tsunami that followed an eruption of Anak Krakatoa hit settlements along[…]
Syrian state media says government air defences have intercepted missiles fired by Israeli fighter jets near the capital, Damascus. The reported raid on Tuesday hit an arms depot and wounded three soldiers, Syria’s state-run news agency SANA quoted an unnamed military official as saying. “Our air defences confronted hostile missiles launched by[…]
Riot police in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, used live ammunition and tear gas in an attempt to disperse protesters marching towards the presidential palace. Videos posted online appeared to show crowds of several hundred people heading towards the palace on Tuesday, which is located on the bank of the river[…]
Community leaders from Bonteheuwel and Valhalla Park will meet on Wednesday after a spate of gang-related shootings on Christmas Eve. The first incident occurred outside a shop in Simon Street in Valhalla Park when a group of men opened fire on a crowd killing a four and six-year-old and wounding[…]
Steady loud booms rupture the looping noise of the waves lapping the coast of Pandeglang province on Indonesia’s Java island. The thumping sound could easily be mistaken for the wind – but it’s not. Hidden in the gloom some 47km out in the sea, Anak Krakatoa volcano is still erupting,[…]
With less than a week remaining before Bangladesh’s much anticipated parliamentary elections, the main opposition Jatiya Oikya Front (National Unity Front) has accused the government of carrying out mass arrests of its leaders and supporters. About 7,000 activists and leaders have been arrested since the election schedule was announced in[…]
The Road Traffic Management Corporation ( RTMC) wants motorists to undergo K53 testing whenever they renew their drivers’ licences, which expire every five years. Other proposals include additional tests for taxi, bus and truck drivers, which will have a bearing on the granting of professional driving permits. RTMC says most[…]
The brutal killing of a community activist who was shot and killed by alleged gangsters, has brought to light the risk volunteers face. On Tuesday 18 December 2018, Samantha Cain had walked with her son to make sure he got into a taxi safely on his way to school. Upon[…]
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