Two students of the Tshwane University of Technology in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga were found lying in a pool of their own blood at the weekend., Police say the man and woman were discovered in a room at the Urban Cove student residence. “It appears the students, aged between 25 and 21,[…]
African People’s Convention (APC) Leader, Themba Godi, has welcomed cabinet’s decision to start the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC). This follows the announcement that was made by Justice Minister Michael Masutha on Friday. Masutha has already informed the National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete and National Council[…]
President Jacob Zuma is “dangerous for our fragile democracy,” Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane has said. Speaking at a public meeting in Nelson Mandela Bay ahead of by-elections in the area, Maimane again took potshots at the president, accusing him of corruption and state capture. “This community deserves better and[…]
Hacktivist group Anonymous said it had shut down the Ecuadorian government mail in retaliation for its decision to cut off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s internet connection for the period of the US presidential elections. “Shut Down The Internet; We’ll Shut Down Your Communications!” read the tweet posted by Anonymous on[…]
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya on Sunday pledged to investigate the causes of a rail crash that killed at least 75 people, as rescue workers scoured wreckage for more bodies. The packed passenger train carrying more than 1,400 people between the capital Yaounde and the central African country’s port city of[…]
26 Asian sailors freed after more than four years of captivity in a small fishing village in Somalia arrived in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, ahead of flights home, a maritime expert said. The crew from China, the Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Taiwan were seized when the Omani-flagged[…]
Migrants and refugees have begun arriving at official meeting points set by French authorities as part of the full evacuation of the so-called Jungle camp in Calais. Men and women carrying suitcases and bundles of possessions gathered early on Monday in front of a warehouse which is serving as the[…]
Turkey has confirmed its troops have fired at positions held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in a town near Mosul after receiving a request by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters for assistance. Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced on Sunday Turkey’s involvement in the military offensive near Bashiqa,[…]
Eighteen finalists are the running for the prestigious Minara Chamber of Commerce’s Business Recognition Awards at the Gala Dinner Banquet at the NMJ Hall in Morningside, Durban, on Friday, 21 October 2016. Global petroleum company Shell South Africa’s chairman, Bonang Mohale, will deliver the keynote address and the annual ceremony[…]
Over the past week, umrah and haj stakeholders have come out in opposition of calls to boycott the pilgrimage, following the announcement of an alarming 2000 Saudi Riyal visa change for repeat umrah and haj pilgrims. This after both Morocco and Egypt announced its boycott of both the minor and[…]
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