Rebel fighters are donning explosive belts and are prepared to fight if pro-government forces attempt to stop them leaving eastern Aleppo, according to the last journalist in the former rebel stronghold. Video footage posted on Tuesday by Bilal Abdul Kareem, a US journalist who has been trapped in eastern Aleppo[…]
Yemen is on the verge of collapse as poverty and disease, exacerbated by war and a lack of resources, have ravaged the country. Save the Children warned on Tuesday that tens of thousands of children were dying with the healthcare system crumbling as a result of scarce resources and the[…]
The number of people who have died on the country’s roads since the start of December is already higher than last year, Transport Minister Dipuo Peters said on Tuesday. “There are 845 fatalities recorded since 1- 19 December 2016, with an increase of 17% in comparison to the previous year’s[…]
Former defence minister Charles Nqakula has apologised to one of the SABC 8 journalists, Lukhanyo Calata, for not being the critical voice needed during the unfolding saga at the public broadcaster. Calata was one of four SABC journalists who testified on the violation of editorial policy at the public broadcaster[…]
Two City of Cape Town disaster risk management officials helped deliver a baby boy in a public bathroom near Bakoven on Sunday, the City said. The two officials – Sam Freeman and Dominique Daniels were on duty assisting with the Identikidz programme, said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety[…]
In a record feat, a pledge line by the five-day old NGO #OperationSA to assist with humanitarian efforts in Syria raised over R10 million within five hours. The #SAveSyria campaign was launched at the weekend following calls to assist victims in Aleppo and other parts of war-torn Syria. Social activists[…]
By Nawaal Adams The Gift of the Givers is reporting devastating scenes from Syria, where the humanitarian organisation is assisting hundreds of Syrians fleeing the war in eastern Aleppo. A 7 month malnourished baby girl from Aleppo arrived at the Gift of the Givers Ar Rahma Hospital in Idlib province[…]
OPINION by Shafiq Morton IN every way, 2016 has been a challenging year to be a journalist. Shrinking print space, incessant cyber-attacks, the dumbing down of hard news, local mamparas, diminishing employment opportunities and increasing danger in doing one’s job, have been the background to an eventful and action-packed 12[…]
Eight men accused of abducting and gang raping a 13-year-old girl in Nyanga are expected back in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The case was previously postponed for the men to get legal representation and for the State to get information relating to bail. During their last appearance, Magistrate[…]
Saldanha Bay Mayor Marius Koen must be suspended immediately following apparent “racist” remarks concerning beach access, the ANC’s West Coast branch said on Monday. “The people of Saldanha Bay are no drunkards, vandalist or noisy [sic],” said the regional branch’s spokesperson Sammy Claassen in a statement. “We reject the mayor’s[…]
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