Israeli security forces shot and killed a Palestinian teen at the al-Zaayim checkpoint, on a road that leads to the entrance of the illegal Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, east of occupied Jerusalem, on Wednesday morning. Hebrew-language news sites reported that Israeli soldiers deployed at the checkpoint opened fire at[…]
The Human Rights Commission says it intends to initiate legal proceedings against Angelo Agrizzi in the Equality Court. This follows his testimony at the state capture commission in which he admitted to using racial slurs. He also admitted to being a “racist”. In the audio clip played at the inquiry,[…]
Parliament will hold an all-day inquiry into what transpired at Clifton Fourth Beach in Cape Town, where beachgoers were allegedly escorted off the beach by a private security company. The incident was deemed racist by a number of organisations and compared to apartheid-era beach bans. In the wake of the[…]
The #VodacomShutdown movement is expected to protest outside the mobile giant’s headquarters on Thursday. Consumers are unhappy over Vodacom’s handling of the “Please Call Me” matter. Activists from the Vodacom Shutdown Movement are demanding the mobile operator pay former employee Nkosana Makate for his invention. Angry consumers have taken to[…]
The Democratic Alliance says the South African rail system has “gone to the dogs”. The party held a picket outside the offices of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) in Hatfield, Pretoria on Wednesday. The small throng demanded the immediate improvement of passenger safety for rail commuters in[…]
Newly emerged footage of the BMW crash that took place on the N1 near Century City last Monday, shows a second person in the car at the time of the crash. The footage, allegedly taken by the mystery passenger, showed the driver of the vehicle Taufiq Carr racing alongside another[…]
One person has died following a fire outbreak in Rolbal Street in Beacon Valley Mitchells Plain. The City’s Edward Bosch said the incident occurred last night. “Just after 10 last night, the City’s Fire & Rescue Services responded to a Wendy house alight. Two fire engines and 12 fire fighters[…]
At least two people have been killed and four others wounded in a grenade attack on a mosque in the southern Philippines, say local officials. The attack in Zamboanga city took place in the early hours of Wednesday, just days after deadly twin blasts at a Roman Catholic cathedral in[…]
Venezuela’s chief prosecutor has asked the Supreme Court to place a travel ban on self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido, as well to freeze the opposition leader’s accounts. The United States, along with several other countries, have recognised Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate head of state and denounced leftist President Nicolas Maduro[…]
A United Nations probe into the death of Jamal Khashoggi will not immediately land any of the Saudi journalist’s killers behind bars, but it may kickstart a process that could lead to sanctions and international criminal prosecution, legal experts told Middle East Eye. The first independent probe into Khashoggi’s death[…]
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