At least two people are believed dead after being shot at the Durban Magistrate’s Court. Reports state a man was angered when his wife showed up at a divorce hearing with her boyfriend. The shooter then opened fire on them, before shooting himself. The man allegedly survived the shooting. This[…]
With the excitement and preparation for the festive season, comes numerous arrests and deaths in Cape Town. In the past week, traffic officers arrested some 88 motorists and issued over 2000 fines. 71 of these were arrested for drunken driving. A roadblock in Wynberg on Friday saw 27 arrests. Western[…]
Bahrainis voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election from which opposition groups have been barred, amid a crackdown on dissent in the small Sunni-led, Western-allied kingdom, reporters Reuters. Activists had called for a boycott of the vote, describing it as a “farce”. The government said the election is “democratic” and[…]
An Israeli technology firm specialising in cyber intelligence offered Saudi Arabia a highly advanced system that hacks into mobile phones, months before Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched a mass purge, according to Haaretz. The Israeli daily reported on Sunday that representatives from NSO Group Technologies held negotiations with Saudi[…]
As many as 145 pilot whales died in a mass stranding on a remote New Zealand island, authorities said on Monday. The Department of Conservation (DOC) said two pods of pilot whales were stranded on a beach on Stewart Island, 30km off New Zealand’s South Island. The whales were found[…]
Minister of Women, Bathabile Dlamini, denied banning eNCA from the 16 days of activism campaign launch. In a statement released on Sunday evening, she said an investigation will be launched into the incident. On Sunday eNCA reporter Thubalihle Vilane and camera operator, Bongumusa Mkhize were filming the minister’s arrival in[…]
A South African mercenary who fought Boko Haram jihadists in Nigeria spoke out on Sunday against President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of the Islamist insurgency, blaming “poor political decisions” for an upsurge in violence. In a statement posted to Facebook on Sunday, Eeben Barlow criticised Buhari for claiming that Boko Haram[…]
The Bo-Kaap: Quaint! Colourful! Picturesque! Historic! Experience city living at its finest! The CBD just on your doorstep! Majestic mountain views! Majestic harbour views! Location, location, location! An investor’s dream! While all conceivable property jargon applies to the Bo-Kaap, for the close-knit community of more than 6 000 people, whose[…]
French President Emmanuel Macron has lashed out at demonstrators who clashed with police in Paris during the latest protests sparked by rising fuel prices. “Shame on those who attacked” officers, he tweeted. “There is no place for violence in the [French] Republic.” There was chaos on the Champs-Elysées on Saturday[…]
Theresa May has written a letter to the British public pleading for their support for her Brexit deal, as the EU prepares to formally sign it off. The prime minister said her agreement promises a “brighter future” for the UK and leaving the EU next year will be “a moment[…]
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