Twenty-four people were killed when a train derailed in northwest Turkey this weekend, Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag said on Monday, a sharp jump from the previous toll of 10. The Anadolu news agency quoted Akdag as saying search operations this morning had now been completed at the wreck of[…]
Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan will fulfil a long-held ambition later Monday when he is sworn in as president with sweeping new powers over a country he has dominated and reshaped during his 15-year rule. Launching the executive presidency that he fought hard to secure, Erdogan will also appoint a streamlined cabinet[…]
Syria on Sunday accused Israel of targeting an air base in central Homs province, adding that its defences hit a jet involved in the attack. “Our air defences are responding to an Israeli aggression and intercepting a number of missiles targeting the airport, hitting one of the attacking planes and[…]
A traffic officer was robbed of his firearm after he was flagged down by a supposedly lost motorist on Sunday, the City of Cape Town’s traffic services said. Spokesperson Richard Coleman said the traffic officer was on his way to the Hillstar Traffic Department to report for duty at about[…]
Former President Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane has been formally charged with corruption‚ his lawyer has confirmed. The charge relates to his involvement in an alleged Gupta family plot to bribe former deputy finance minister, Mcebisi Jonas. Duduzane faces an alternative charge of conspiracy to commit corruption. Lawyer Rudi Krause spoke[…]
McKinsey will on Monday pay back R902-million of the R1.6-billion that Eskom awarded it in 2016‚ but will keep millions in interest it earned on the fee. The global consulting company will‚ through its new global managing partner‚ also make a public apology and “talk frankly” about how it handled[…]
A total of 260 students sent to study medicine in Cuba have returned to South Africa and will soon be helping with the health of the nation, the KwaZulu-Natal Health Department said on Sunday. “The return of the students is very exciting. It is humbling. You could see the parents[…]
Hout Bay youth activist Roscoe Jacobs has suspended his hunger strike after seven days. Jacobs embarked on a hunger strike after President Cyril Ramaphosa failed to respond to his open letter, which was sent on June 17 this year, in which he outlined the struggle for land and adequate housing[…]
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas granted Palestinian citizenship Friday to Swedish activist Benjamin Ladraa, who has been walking from Sweden to Palestine to raise awareness on human rights violations. “This step is taken to appreciate Ladraa’s efforts and his position to support the Palestinian people,” Abbas said according to a report[…]
Parliament says National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete has to consider various factors before responding or granting IFP MP Mkhuleko Hlengwa’s request for an urgent debate on the effects of the continuing fuel hikes. Prices at the pumps have increased five times since the beginning of the year. Hlengwa has written[…]
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