Israeli police have said they have found evidence to recommend pursuing bribery and corruption charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife. Authorities claimed on Sunday that Netanyahu gave favourable contracts to Bezeq Telecom in exchange for better coverage of the prime minister and his wife on its news[…]
Sports Minister Tokozile Xasa says South Africans should support the fight for equal pay in sports. She’s called on corporates to come on board and back Banyana Banyana financially. Xasa was speaking at the team’s homecoming at the OR Tambo International Airport. This comes after Banyana Banyana qualified for the[…]
A UN plane will evacuate 50 wounded Houthi fighters from Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa on Monday as a “confidence building measure” ahead of planned peace talks in Sweden, a Saudi-led military coalition said. “A UN chartered plane will arrive at Sanaa international airport Monday to evacuate 50 wounded combatants… three[…]
Eskom has warned of a full day of load shedding on Monday, saying a number of power generating units are still out of service. The power utility had hoped to have enough generating units functioning to not have to ration electricity at the start of the week. Eskom spokesperson Khulu[…]
The Cape Town Islamic Educational Centre (CTIEC) hosted the graduation and certification of Ulama, Imams and Huffaath at the Ebrahim Karim Hall on Wednesday. This year saw nine graduates, in addition to awarding 410 students on their achievements for the 2018 academic year. The ceremony was attended by principal Moulana[…]
After two years of deep grief, the mother of murdered baby Zahnia Thorne Woodward closes a traumatic chapter and is relieved that the case is finally over. Six-month-old Zahnia was killed in 2016, in a tragic and senseless gang related shooting on late afternoon in Carnation Street, Ocean View. Baby[…]
Power utility Eskom is currently facing coal shortages and maintenance backlogs. South Africa faces a dark festive season after Eskom announced loadshedding will be implemented for the remainder of the year. Eskom deputy spokeperson Dikatso Mothae said the power stations are not operating optimally. “We’ve seen a lot of breakdowns[…]
The Bo-Kaap Youth Movement held a closed press conference on Thursday in response to allegations that the movement entered into an agreement with development company Blok to allow for the construction of high-rise buildings in the area. A member of BKYM Robyn Moore said the group is registered as a[…]
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak is now the second largest in history, behind the devastating West Africa outbreak that killed thousands a few years ago, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr Peter Salama, WHO’s emergencies chief, called it a “sad toll” as DR Congo’s health[…]
The United Nations is “working hard to ensure the start of meaningful peace talks in Yemen” before the end of the year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday. Speaking in Buenos Aires ahead of the start of the Group of 20 summit of industrialized nations, Guterres said he did[…]
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