Polls have opened in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the right-wing Likud party, seeking a fifth term in office. If his party wins, he could become Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. Polling stations opened at 7 am on Tuesday (0400 GMT) with exit polls expected at the end[…]
Heavy gunfire has been heard at a protest outside the Defence Ministry in Sudan’s capital Khartoum and activists said in a statement that security forces were trying to break up the protest by force. Witnesses also said that Sudanese security forces fired tear gas at thousands of anti-government protesters demonstrating[…]
The US State Department has banned 16 Saudis it believes to be complicit in the gruesome murder of the Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi from entering the US. One of the alleged culprits is not included on the blacklist. In a statement on Monday, US State Secretary Mike Pompeo said[…]
Israeli authorities declared that a general closure will be imposed on the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip from midnight on Monday and continuing until midnight on Wednesday, as Israelis prepare to head to the election polls. In addition, West Bank and Gaza checkpoints and border crossings will be[…]
By Anees Teladia Social media has erupted with outcry recently, with the release of videos depicting scenes of violent child abuse at an early childhood development (ECD) centre in South Africa. This comes after another incident relating to the abuse and neglect of children resulted in a toddler reported missing,[…]
By Anees Teladia As provincial and national elections draw closer in South Africa, political parties have ramped up their campaigns and are seeking to gain political points through the typical rhetoric that has come to be characteristic of election season. Last week, however, saw South African politics faced with an[…]
The Department of Higher Education and Training is expected to build a R380 million Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Campus in Mitchell’s Plain in Cape Town, aimed at up skilling it’s youth. This announcement was made by the Minister of Higher Education and Training Naledi Pandor during a[…]
Palestinian leaders reacted with anger to Netanyahu’s vow to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins another term in office. Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator and a close aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said: “Israel will continue to brazenly violate international law for as[…]
80-year-old Rodrigues has argued that prosecution will violate his right to dignity as he would be tried at his old age for a crime allegedly committed 48 years ago. Former Apartheid police officer Joao Jan Rodrigues will know on Monday whether his application for a permanent stay of prosecution is successful. Rodrigues[…]
An IDF tweet that appears to show a silhouette of a woman pregnant with ‘terror’ with a slogan accusing Iran of ‘breeding’ terrorism, has triggered uproar, with some accusing Israel of hitting rock-bottom with Nazi-style rhetoric. Israel, infamous for its overly simplistic ways of describing the perceived Iranian threat, has[…]
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