Eight suspected ATM bombers and a KwaZulu-Natal police officer were gunned down in an exchange of fire in Hammarsdale‚ outside Pietermaritzburg, early this morning. The police officer was a member of the elite National Intervention Unit. According to reports, officers from the unit intercepted the gang members who are said[…]
While the leaked tranche of Gupta emails reveal the government and the Guptas to have maintained very close channels of communication over recent years, they did not share everything. It may have displeased the Guptas’ pals in high places, for instance, to learn that the family was hoping to persuade[…]
Former Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille is set to appear before the party’s disciplinary panel on Friday for her tweets on colonialism. This was confirmed on Monday by Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach, chairperson of the DA’s federal legal commission, who said it would be a “first appearance”. “They will set timelines.[…]
In yet another devastating find, the body of a five-year-old has been discovered in Strand. The body of little Minentle Lekhatha was found under a bridge in Broadway. This following her disappearance on on Saturday afternoon – at the close of Child Protection Week. She was reported missing on the[…]
Everybody needs to give greater consideration to combating climate change, says Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille. In a statement marking World Environment Day on Monday, De Lille said this day was all the more important this year in Cape Town because of the severe drought crisis the city was[…]
Business Day Investigative journalist Stephan Hofstatter says he is confident that the leaked Gupta emails are authentic. Hofstatter’s comments come as some politicians including the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) and Black First Land First (BLF) leader Andile Mngxitama are questioning the authenticity of the leaked emails. But, Mngxitama[…]
Moroccan authorities stifled a women’s protest in the coastal city of Al-Hoceima, campaigning for access to jobs, health services and infrastructure in the northern Rif region. Police encircled hundreds of female protesters in a public park late on Saturday, impeding others from joining, as the women chanted “freedom, dignity and[…]
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain say they are severing diplomatic relations with Qatar. The Saudi kingdom made the announcement via its state-run Saudi Press Agency early on Monday, saying it was taking action for what it called the protection of national security. The news agency released[…]
A recent hijacking at the Waterloo Road Mosque in Kenwyn has raised deep security concerns for musallees who attend Taraweeh in Ramadan. Residents were left shocked this week after hijackers seen disguised in religious garb targeted a musallee who had left the masjid to attend to an emergency. The victim[…]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is calling on the Police Ministry to bring back specialized gang units within the South African Police Service (SAPS). This following an increase of learners who have gone missing during school hours and due to the high level of gang violence in the Cape[…]
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