The interdict application by Blok against Bokaap residents has been postponed until June 10th – in order for both parties to deal with a number of procedural matters. It comes after Blok served papers on nine protestors recently – some of whom have provided affidavits in support of the Bo[…]
The United Kingdom said it will add the political wing of Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah to its list of banned “terrorist” organisations, despite the role it plays in the government and parliament. The move, which will come into effect on Friday, subject to approval by the British parliament, criminalises anyone[…]
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has submitted his , announcing the decision in a brief Instagram post. “Many thanks for the generosity of the dear and brave people of Iran and its authorities over the past 67 months,” he wrote on his Instagram page jzarif_ir, according to a Reuters[…]
Humanitarian aid leaders have voiced concern over Saudi Arabia’s and the United Arab Emirates’ large donations to Yemen, claiming of a double standard that the two Gulf countries give large cash flows amid their vicious military campaign in the war-torn country. Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are expected to pledge a[…]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that any plans that are not based on the resolutions of international legitimacy will not succeed as long as they do not result in an independent and sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. Addressing the first Arab-European Summit being held in the[…]
The ANC’s national working committee (NWC) has decided its spokesperson Pule Mabe and acting spokesperson Zizi Kodwa, who has been in that role since last month, should “step aside”. The two have faced allegations of sexual violence, with Mabe being accused of sexual harassment by his former personal assistant Kgoerano[…]
Fresh after having to defend herself against comments by finance minister Tito Mboweni questioning her ability, public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane will now come under scrutiny from parliament’s justice and correctional services committee. In a brief statement, the justice and correctional services portfolio commission said it would “consider a draft report[…]
EFF leader Julius Malema says the recent load shedding was a deliberate plan by government to justify electricity price hikes and the privatisation of Eskom to benefit a few individuals connected to the governing party. Malema attended a court case in Newcastle in northern KwaZulu-Natal on a charge of contravention[…]
Thirteen judgments in the Western Cape High Court are more than six months overdue, four of which are more than a year late. According to the judicial norms and standards, judges are expected to deliver judgments within three months of the last hearing, according to a GroundUp report. The latest[…]
The U.S. House of Representatives votes on Tuesday on a resolution to terminate President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build a wall on the border with Mexico. House Democrats introduced the resolution last week, challenging Trump’s assertion that he could take money Congress had appropriated for other[…]
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