A man was shot dead and three others injured, including a six-year-old, in what appears to be part of an escalating pattern of shootings in Athlone, Cape Town. No arrests had yet been made for the shooting on Saturday night and the motive for the murder and attempted murders was[…]
The school governing body (SGB) of Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke has put security measures in place to ensure the safety of its learners and teachers on Monday morning. SGB chairperson Jozeph du Plessis told the publication on Sunday that the school would be open on Monday. “We have put appropriate measures in place,[…]
The devastated historic Moravian mission town of Wupperthal will get a disaster management centre to help more than 200 people who lost their homes and belongings in a fire two weeks ago, the Moravian Church of Southern Africa announced on Friday. An old glove factory building in the remote town[…]
Israel’s botched undercover operation in Gaza last November was aimed at bugging Hamas’ communications, the military wing of Hamas has said. Hamas, the Palestinian group which governs Gaza said on Saturday that the November 11 special forces operation, which Israel said was an intelligence-gathering mission, turned deadly when the undercover soldiers were spotted near[…]
Washington’s top diplomat said he was “optimistic” an agreement with Ankara could be reached which will protect Syrian Kurdish groups while allowing Turks to “defend their country from terrorists” following a US pullout from Syria. “We are confident we can achieve an outcome that achieves both of those,” United States Secretary of[…]
US President Donald Trump hid details of his conversations with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the Washington Post has reported. The Washington Post report, published on Sunday, comes two days after the New York Times disclosed that the FBI had opened an investigation into Trump’s relations with Russia. Citing current and former officials in the White[…]
The partial government shutdown became the longest closure in the history of the United States when the clock ticked past midnight on Friday as President Donald Trump and nervous Republicans scrambled to find a way out of the mess. A solution could not come soon enough for around 800,000 federal workers who got pay[…]
The Macedonian parliament has amended the constitution to rename the country as the Republic of Northern Macedonia. Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev secured the required majority in parliament on Friday that was needed to rename the country in line with a landmark agreement with Greece to end a decades-long dispute. Parliamentary speaker Talad[…]
Overnight rain has brought some relief to firefighters battling the blaze in the Overberg area in the Western Cape. An immediate evacuation order was issued for the Franskraal area on Friday, after three fires flared up once again. The fire reportedly jumped across the road and spread towards Mooiuitsig. The[…]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman remains in regular contact with his adviser Saud al-Qahtani, accused of masterminding the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post reported. The newspaper, citing unnamed US and Saudi sources, said that Prince Mohammed, also known as MBS, continues to seek advice from Qahtani.[…]
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