Henri van Breda’s murder trial is expected to resume in the Western Cape High Court on Monday with the testimony of a blood spatter analyst who had been booked off sick. Last month, the State had asked for another postponement as its police expert witness Captain Marius Joubert was ill.[…]
Hurricane Irma took aim at heavily populated areas of central Florida on Monday as it carved a path of destruction through the state with high winds and storm surges that left millions without power, ripped roofs off homes and flooded city streets. Irma, once ranked as one of the most[…]
Bangladesh’s foreign minister has said that “a genocide” is being waged in Myanmar’s violence-hit Rakhine State, triggering an exodus of nearly 300,000 Rohingya to his country. Rohingya families torn apart by Myanmar crisis “The international community is saying it is a genocide. We also say it is a genocide,” AH[…]
Rohingya fighters in Myanmar have declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire in their fight against the army to enable aid groups to address a humanitarian crisis in Rakhine state. The ceasefire announced on Saturday in a statement by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) is scheduled to start on Sunday. “ARSA[…]
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh left the besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday morning for an official visit to Egypt, where a Hamas delegation is expected to meet with Egyptian officials, according to a statement released by Hamas. In his first visit to Cairo since being elected chief of the Hamas movement[…]
Hurricane Irma began pummeling Florida late on Saturday, threatening almost the entire southeastern US state after cutting a deadly path of destruction through the Caribbean. Tens of thousands of Floridians were hunkering down in shelters for a direct hit from the monster storm, after more than 6.3 million – nearly[…]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Friday from Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who said he is willing to discuss the demands of the four Arab states that are boycotting Doha, according to reports in both countries’ media outlets. The phone call happened[…]
A nine-year-old boy is the latest victim of ongoing violence in the seaside neighbourhood of Ocean View in Cape Town. According to a statement by Western Cape police the child was shot dead in the early hours of Saturday morning. In addition two men‚ aged 19 and 26‚ and a[…]
The return of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to Parliament leaves the door open for President Jacob Zuma to make an early exit from government once his successor has been elected at the ANC’s elective conference in December, party insiders say. Dlamini-Zuma is expected to be appointed to Cabinet in what would be[…]
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) claims that it has not abandoned processing corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma, adding that it is investigating a previous decision not to prosecute the president and has reinstated some of the charges that were dropped. This comes after a DA complaint about Zuma’s alleged[…]
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