The ANC’s National Disciplinary Committee has found ANC Western Cape provincial chairperson Marius Fransman guilty on two counts of misconduct and has suspended his ANC membership for five years. The two counts of misconduct related to “abusing his office for the purpose of attempting to obtain a sexual favour from[…]
Demonstrators marched in cities across the United States on Wednesday to protest against Republican Donald Trump’s surprise presidential election win, blasting his controversial campaign rhetoric about immigrants, Muslims and other groups. In New York, thousands of protesters filled streets in midtown Manhattan as they made their way to Trump Tower,[…]
Marriage, a journey through life that many women aspire to embark upon, in the minds of the romantic is viewed as a testing but wonderful experience. However, for many South African women, who wed non-south Africans, nuptials are accompanied by great difficulties. For one South African wife and mother, known[…]
The recent death of a Cape Town man in police custody has raised alarm within the Cape Town community about ‘stop-and-search’ police operations. Last week, Nadeem Khan died in police custody after police accused him of being in possession of a stolen cell-phone. Khan was arrested outside a local mall[…]
The family of a 37 year old man who died in police custody have hired a private forensic investigator to determine what caused their son’s death. Nadeem Khan was arrested last week on suspicion of trying to sell a stolen cell phone in the Rondebosch shopping hub. The Independent Police[…]
Fifteen municipal ward by-elections will take place across six provinces on Wednesday, the Electoral Commission of South Africa has said. These are the first by-elections since the August 3 local government elections. Sixty-six candidates representing 16 political parties and two independent candidates are contesting. Nine of the contested wards are[…]
Former National Youth Commission chair Nobulumko Nkondlo is expected to be sworn-in as a member of the Western Cape legislature on Wednesday. This follows the resignation of embattled ANC Western Cape leader Marius Fransman as a member of the provincial legislature but not as the leader of the ANC in the[…]
NPA head Shaun Abrahams is unfit for office and must be suspended, the Helen Suzman Foundation and Freedom Under Law are arguing. The two organisations have launched an application to order President Jacob Zuma to suspend Abrahams, along with the head of the priority crimes litigation unit, Dr Torie Pretorius,[…]
On Tuesday, local Moroccan human rights organisations denounced the raising of the Israeli flag in the at the United Nations climate conference, UNFCCC Cop 22, which kicked off in the northern city of Marrakesh on Monday. The National Working Group for Palestine, an NGO, said in a statement that it[…]
Politicians all over the world are reacting as Donald Trump has become president-elect of the United States. Some are congratulating him, while others are in shock. Russian President Vladimir Putin has become one of the first global leaders to congratulate Trump with the victory, expressing hope that the two countries[…]
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