The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works says it will continue to closely monitor the Bellville and the Bloekombos taxi ranks after reopening them yesterday. The busy transport hubs were closed following taxi conflict and shootings over the weekend. The department’s Jandré Bakker said the decision to reopen[…]
A United Nations agency that supports Palestinian refugees received contributions of $118 million on Thursday, narrowing a budget gap for this year to $68 million as it aims to fill a shortfall left by a cut in US funding, Reuters reports. Pierre Krahenbuhl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and[…]
The companies leading the development of Israel’s offshore gas reserves have announced a deal that lifts one of the last major obstacles holding up the exportation of Israeli natural gas to Egypt. Noble Energy and its Israeli partner Delek, along with Egyptian East Gas Company, bought a 39 percent stake[…]
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas spoke in harsh and unflinching terms about Israel and the US at the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, while Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the platform to once again brand the Iran nuclear deal a “lie”. Abbas began his address by stating[…]
By Tauhierah Salie Nine Kramats across South Africa including the Kramat (shrine) of Sheikh Yusuf in Macassar has been identified as historical burial places. ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte made the announcement in Maccassar on Heritage day, noting that the areas will be recognized as national heritage sites. This announcement[…]
Two men have been convicted of the murder of two-year-old Braydon Graaff and the attempted murder of his mother and another man in Atlantis two years ago. A stray bullet fired during a gang shootout hit Graaff in the chest while he was in the arms of his mother Rostan at[…]
Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo has allowed data on three hard drives containing what has become known as #Guptaleaks to be received as evidence in the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture. Zondo also said should any specific person or party wish to have access to the data, leave[…]
The City of Cape Town’s drilling programme is threatening the Unesco status of the Kogelberg biosphere, says the chairperson of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve Company (KBRC), which has an oversight role in terms of the Unesco ‘Man and Biosphere’ (MAB) agreement. “The KBRC will not pay lip service to the[…]
Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith and local councillor Angus McKenzie were ejected from the meeting at the behest of the protesters on Wednesday. Protesters claimed that Smith and McKenzie were trying to use the community’s social ills to their political advantage. The meeting follows Tuesdays “Total[…]
Rival Libyan militias have agreed a ceasefire to pause fighting that has killed more than 100 people over the past month, Libya’s internationally recognised government announced on Wednesday. Representatives of the Government of National Accord (GNA) signed a deal with Tarhouna, the town southeast of Tripoli whose fighters were battling[…]
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