Syria has called for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council concerning the Golan Heights, according to diplomats cited by AFP. The call follows Washington’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the area. The Syrian mission to the UN asked the Security Council to schedule an urgent meeting to[…]
Increased security in Mali has been called on after about 160 people were killed by suspected militiamen. Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita vowed Monday to beef up security as he visited a village where more some 160 Muslim farmers were killed by suspected militiamen from a rival ethnic group. “We[…]
By Anees Teladia With many Cape Town residents experiencing increases in their valuations and the accompanying rise in rates, a sense of distress has taken hold of many property owners. People already struggling to pay outstanding rates owed to the City of Cape Town will have even lighter pockets when[…]
At least 134 people have been killed in an apparent ethnically-motivated attack on a village in southern Mali. Another village was also attacked, according to local officials, and the body count is expected to grow even further. The village of Ogossagou, inhabited by Fulani herders, was attacked by a group[…]
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said the Israeli military may launch a full-scale offensive on Gaza in response to missile strikes into its territory, which intensified on Monday, prompting massive retaliatory fire from Israel. Netanyahu, who was supposed to speak at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference[…]
International Affairs and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says Africans cannot claim to be living in a post-colonial continent while the people of Saharawi are still fighting for their self-determination. She was at the opening of the SADC Solidarity Conference under way at the DIRCO offices in Pretoria. The two-day meeting called to[…]
The US’s “recognition” of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory is brazen – but it’s no surprise. Washington itself violates the sovereignty of other countries with such regularity that it barely even raises eyebrows anymore. US President Donald Trump signed a declaration on Monday recognizing Israeli “sovereignty” over the disputed, strategically important[…]
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Sihle Zikalala, says the Fourth Industrial Revolution summit is mainly focusing on technological innovations and how it can improve the lives of the ordinary people. Click here to see tweets & photos Zikalala has called on the youth to take advantage of the opportunities[…]
A UK opposition coalition has demanded an end to arms sales to the Saudi-led coalition waging war in Yemen after five British special forces men were reportedly wounded in combat in which they weren’t officially participating. “It is morally reprehensible that the UK government is not only not considering changing[…]
The culpable homicide trial of former President Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, is expected to begin at the Randburg Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. Zuma faces two charges of culpable homicide and one of reckless and negligent driving. This relates to a car crash in February 2014 on the M1 highway in Johannesburg.[…]
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