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Walk through D6 on Heritage Day

As South Africans mark Heritage Day on Saturday 24th September, the District Six Working Committee (D6WC) has planned a walk from the Grand Parade to Kaizergracht Street at 12pm. The walk forms part of a bid to raise awareness on the initiative to have District Six declared a heritage site.[…]

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Declare 2017 year to end Israel occupation: Abbas

President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the UN to declare 2017 the year “to end the Israeli occupation” of Palestinian land and people, saying that Israel’s settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank is destroying any hope of a two-state solution. During a speech before the UN General Assembly on Thursday,[…]

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Protests continue in Charlotte

Protesters massed on Charlotte’s streets for a third night as pressure mounted on authorities to release a video that could resolve different accounts of the latest police killing of a black man in the United States. Demonstrators on Thursday chanted “release the tape” and “we want the tape” while briefly[…]

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Hackers steal personal data from 500m Yahoo accounts

Computer hackers swiped personal information from at least 500m Yahoo accounts in 2014, the US tech company has announced, in what is believed to be the biggest ever digital break-in at an email provider. The massive security breakdown disclosed on Thursday was blamed by Yahoo on a “state-sponsored actor” –[…]

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Violent student protesters will not be let off the hook: Zuma

In line with lessening public sympathy with students damaging university property during protests‚ President Jacob Zuma on Friday warned violent offenders that they would have to account for their actions in court. “The destruction of property is a criminal offence and will be treated as such by the law enforcement[…]

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Campaign puts spotlight on junior doctors’ working hours

The South African Medical Association is launching a campaign to create awareness about the long and gruelling hours under which junior doctors operate. Its since emerged that many of these doctors often push themselves to the point of exhaustion. This issue was thrust into the spotlight earlier this year after[…]

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Public urged to nominate HRC commissioners

The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services has received nominations for suitable candidates to be recommended for appointment to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). The Committee was mandated by the National Assembly to initiate and oversee a process to nominate and recommend seven suitable candidates for appointment[…]

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