Western Cape Premier Helen Zille was formally charged on Wednesday with bringing the Democratic Alliance into disrepute and damaging the party. DA federal committee chairman James Selfe confirmed that formal charges had been laid regarding her public views on colonialism‚ reported News24. TimesLIVE reported earlier this month that Zille would[…]
“If not wanting Zuma is racist‚ then we are proud racists‚” EFF leader Julius Malema told an tens of thousands of marchers at the Union Buildings. President Jacob Zuma steps down as president. EFF leader Julius Malema started his speech at the Union Buildings in Pretoria by praising leaders of[…]
Numsa rejected an offer by long-distance bus company Autopax on Wednesday afternoon, partly to avoid parallel negotiations outside the bargaining council. “Autopax was telling us that, so far, they have sourced some funds somewhere else. We didn’t even want to entertain the issue of the money that they say they[…]
United Kingdom public relations agency Bell Pottinger cut ties with Gupta-owned Oakbay last week, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Oakbay “agreed the termination of the contract just over a week ago,” the UK-based business newspaper reported. Bell Pottinger told FT that it was ending the relationship after becoming “the[…]
Jerusalem based archaeologist, Abeer Ahmed Zayyad, is set to visit South Africa on an educational and information tour hosted by Salaamedia. Zayyad will be in South Africa from 13-22 April 2017 with programmes scheduled in Pietermaritzburg, Cape Town, Durban, Lenasia, Roshnee, Benoni, Pretoria and Johannesburg. Holding a Masters Degree in Archaeology,[…]
The US defence secretary has said there is no doubt that the Syrian government was responsible for a poison gas attack last week on a rebel-held town, adding that it had used chemical weapons several times in the past. During a press conference in Washington on Tuesday, James Mattis told[…]
German investigators are hunting for possible suspects responsible for three explosions that rocked Dortmund football team’s bus, injuring a player. The assault, described by Dortmund city’s police chief as a “targeted attack” against the team, shook German football ahead of a Champions League quarter-final at home to Monaco. Borussia Dortmund’s[…]
Cartoonist, Jonathan Shapiro, popularly known as Zapiro, has defended the use of rape as a theme in his latest cartoon about state capture. The cartoon depicts a rape scene where President Jacob Zuma is buckling up his trousers, as one of the Gupta brothers prepares to “rape” a woman depicted[…]
Thousands of passengers across the country are likely to be left stranded on Wednesday due to strike action by bus drivers. Bus transport sector unions say their members won’t be returning to work until their demands are met. Starting Wednesday, drivers affiliated to five unions, including Satawu and Numsa will be protesting[…]
Scores of Economic Freedom Fighters kicked off the anti-Zuma protests, dubbed the National Day of Action, in the early hours of Wednesday morning. By 5am, the small group was singing and dancing around Church Square. A truck loaded with a huge public address system was playing loud music at the scene.[…]
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