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SABC expects Motsoeneng back at work

SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago has told News24 he expects to see Hlaudi Motsoeneng back at work on Friday, despite the Western Cape High Court upholding its ruling that the SABC COO be suspended. “Yes, I expect him to see him at work,” Kganyago told News24 on Friday. “I don’t see[…]

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Case against Krejcir and seven others postponed

The case against Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir and seven others accused of conspiring to kill a police officer and a forensic investigator was postponed to next Wednesday in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, sitting as the High Court in Johannesburg, on Friday. ”The case against all of you is postponed[…]

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Protesters set fire to train station in Paarl

The ticketing office of a train station in Mbekweni, Paarl was burnt down on Thursday night during a protest by residents over demands for electricity. Police were deployed from the surrounding areas to handle the situation at about 19:30, Lieutenant Colonel Andre Traut told News24 on Friday. “Police took action[…]

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Armenians mark centenary of mass killing

Armenians are marking the centenary of the massacre of up to 1.5 million of their people allegedly by Ottoman forces, with world leaders holding a minute’s silence in the capital, Yerevan. Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian and First Lady Rita Sarkisian laid a wreath at a hilltop memorial at the start[…]

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Israel denies Nzimande visa to visit Palestine

The Israeli government has denied Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande a visa to travel to Palestine, his spokesperson said on Thursday. “This is not only an act against him, but also an act against him as a member of Cabinet, so by extension it’s an anti-government protest by Israel,” Khaye[…]

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Make Marikana inquiry findings public: Cele

Former police commissioner Bheki Cele says the Farlam Commission of Inquiry’s findings into the Marikana shooting should be released. “It should be made public,” he told News24. “Some of us, our commissions were live and the results were there for everyone to read.” Thirty-four people were killed near Lonmin’s platinum[…]

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Obama’s grandma arrives for Umrah

Sara Omar, grandma of US President Barack Obama, has emphasized the significance of the Prophet Muhammad exhibition in Makkah and said it reflects the moderate teachings of Islam that calls for tolerance and rejects violence. Sara has come to Makkah with her son Saeed Obama, uncle of President Obama and[…]

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