Three men accused of kidnapping and murdering a Strandfontein man, who died without regaining consciousness, were remanded in custody after making a brief appearance in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Ricardo Jackson, Romano Jenniker and Warren Challen appeared in the dock where they made a formal bail application.[…]
The outcome of a disciplinary inquiry into Gauteng Hawks head Major General Shadrack Sibiya’s alleged involvement in the rendition of a group of Zimbabweans could be known on Thursday, Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said. “We are waiting for a decision from the chairperson,” said Mulaudzi. He explained that if[…]
The United Nations envoy for Syria has said government forces have dropped a large number of barrel bombs on Zabadani city, “causing unprecedented levels of destruction”. Staffan de Mistura cited local sources on Thursday, saying the air strikes caused many civilian deaths in the city, located about 45km northwest of[…]
Palestinian leadership across factions reacted to a recent string of deaths at the hands of Israeli forces Thursday hours after a third Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces this month. The spokesperson for President Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil Abu Rdeineh, said recent incidents of Israeli forces killing Palestinian civilians[…]
President Hassan Rouhani defended a nuclear deal criticized by Iran’s conservatives, arguing on Thursday that the agreement reflected the nation’s will and was “more valuable” than domestic carping about its details. The elite Revolutionary Guards, a powerful political, economic and military force, have started sniping at the deal, saying it[…]
The face of Manenberg will be transformed in the coming years after the Western Cape government announced a groundbreaking new plan to improve the condition of the gang infested area. At a briefing on Wednesday, Premier Helen Zille said that while the investment initiative will focus on addressing the issue[…]
In spite of being under fire over the Nkandla controversy and service delivery protests, the majority African National Congress (ANC) won seven out of 10 wards contested in by-elections around the country on Wednesday, according to results released by the Independent Electoral Commission on Thursday. The party retained Ward 1[…]
The release of the public protector’s report into maladministration at the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa), which was expected to happen on Thursday, has been postponed, the office of the public protector said on Wednesday evening. “The decision to postpone comes after some of the implicated parties approached the[…]
The Western Cape High Court on Wednesday granted an interim order allowing University of Cape Town student Chumani Maxwele to attend classes, his lawyer Barnabas Xulu said. “The interim order basically grants him the right to attend classes and tutorials. The most important thing is he is able to register.[…]
A visit to President Jacob Zuma’s private residence revealed that the homestead was not worth the price tag, the Nkandla ad hoc comittee chairperson said on Wednesday afternoon. Cedric Frolick was speaking to the media outside the president’s homestead in KwaNxamalala village in Nkandla shortly after conducting an in loco[…]
WhatsApp us 