Some social grant beneficiaries in Ceres who cancelled their “green cards” in June have for the first time in months received their full social grant amount. GroundUp reports that “Green cards” are issued by Net1 subsidiary company EasyPay Everywhere (EPE) to social grant recipients who wish to take out loans[…]
The South African Communist Party (SACP) in the North West province, will, during its party’s 14th National Congress starting on Monday, lobby other provinces to support the move for the communist party to contest the coming elections, should the ANC fail to comply with its call for a reconfigured alliance.[…]
The president of Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission said on Sunday that a vote to replace President Joseph Kabila will probably not be possible this year, violating a deal that let Kabila stay on past the end of his mandate. Kabila’s refusal to step down at the end of[…]
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to arrive in Kuwait on Monday to help seek a resolution to the crisis between Qatar and four Arab states. Tillerson will “meet with senior Kuwait officials to discuss the ongoing efforts to resolve the Gulf dispute”, the state department said in[…]
Salie Fredericks epitomized a generation of fighters and as captain of both Saru and Western Province rugby, “he led from the front”. These are the words of the ANC in the Western Cape, as it paid tribute to the enormous contribution made by the legend to South African rugby. The[…]
The United Nations’ cultural arm declared the Old City of Hebron a protected heritage site in a secret ballot, an issue that has triggered a new Israeli-Palestinian spat at the international body. UNESCO voted 12 to three – with six abstentions – to give heritage status to Hebron in the Israeli-occupied[…]
Parliament’s International Relations Committee (IRC) says the findings of the International Crimes Court, against South Africa is justification for the country to withdraw from the ICC as a matter of urgency. In a statement, committee chairperson Siphosezwe Masango says South Africa acted in the best interests of Africa by not[…]
At least 28 inmates were killed in a brutal prison fight on Thursday in the Mexican Pacific resort of Acapulco, in one of the worst outbreaks of violence in the country’s troubled penal system in recent years. Acapulco is the biggest city in Guerrero, one of Mexico’s most lawless states[…]
At least 76 police officers and dozens of protesters have been injured in clashes in Hamburg ahead of the G20 summit, officials said. Police used water cannon, pepper spray and batons to disperse marchers after some attacked them with bottles and other objects on Thursday. The skirmishes came hours before[…]
By Zaakiyah Gabier Local Palestinian solidarity organizations have lauded the African National Congress (ANC) recommendation to downgrade the South African Embassy in Israel due to the ongoing conflict with Palestine, calling it a bold step that is “more than just rhetoric”. At its 5th national policy conference this week, ANC[…]
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