Private security company Professional Protection Alternatives (PPA) and the City of Cape Town “sang from the same hymn sheet” on Monday when they made presentations to Parliament on what transpired at Clifton Fourth Beach on December 23. The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs conducted an inquiry, where both the City[…]
Controversial Cape Town businessman Mark Lifman has escaped unharmed after an alleged attempt on his life. Lifman told News24 that he was at a golf championships tournament when a silver Corsa pulled up and a shot was fired. “It (the bullet) hit the ground near my feet somewhere and nothing[…]
The man who allegedly bludgeoned his neighbour to death with a hammer in Knysna on Saturday is expected to appear in court. Police spokesperson Malcolm Pojie said the suspect was arrested shortly after he brutally attacked 67-year-old Lorna Hampson outside of her house in Marigold Street, Sedgefield. “Members found the[…]
The Gauteng Department of Education has announced the funeral dates of three of the four children who perished in the structural collapse on Friday at Hoërskool Driehoek in Vanderbjlpark. On Friday, News24 reported that a concrete slab above a corridor linking two blocks of buildings had come crashing down on[…]
Western Cape police have arrested four people in connection with an apparent gang-related shooting in Mitchells Plain on Monday. Three men, aged 21-34, were gunned down by five suspects in the Lentegeur area yesterday morning. The Lentegeur Community Policing Forum (CPF) said they condemn the “senseless” killings and demanded increased[…]
The United States warned its citizens in Kenya on Monday that “credible information indicates Westerners may be targeted by extremists”. The warning comes just weeks after a deadly al-Shabab attack on an upmarket hotel in the capital, Nairobi, in which at least 21 people, including a US citizen, were shot[…]
Tens of thousands of Catholics and several thousand Muslims attended an unprecedented public celebration of Mass on Tuesday by Pope Francis, the first pontiff in history to visit the Arabian peninsula. About 135,000 worshippers gathered in Zayed Sports City stadium in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates,[…]
A panel of British MPs and lawyers investigating the detention of women’s rights activists in Saudi Arabia has concluded that their treatment could constitute torture under Saudi and international law. In a report published on Monday, the Detention Review Panel said that the eight activists had been treated in a[…]
The European Union has reiterated its continued support for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, while citing concerns about the country’s ballistic missile programme and regional activities. In a series of resolutions adopted on Monday, the European Commission, the EU’s governing body, said it was disappointed at the United States’ decision[…]
Israeli settlers vandalized and spray painted racist, anti-Arab slogans, on a local mosque, on Monday, in the Deir Dibwan village, east of the central occupied West Bank district of Ramallah. Mansour Mansour, the mayor of the Deir Dibwan, said that Israeli settlers stormed the village and spray painted racist, anti-Arab[…]
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