The United States warned China on Wednesday against taking “additional provocative actions” following an impending international court ruling on the South China Sea that is expected to largely reject Beijing’s broad territorial claims. A senior State Department official voiced skepticism at China’s claim that dozens of countries backed its position[…]
Millions of Britons will head to the polls on Thursday to vote on whether the UK will remain a part of the European Union. The divisive referendum has sparked the greatest emergency in the EU’s 60-year history. A record 46.5 million voters have signed up to weigh in on a[…]
A 35 year old man was stabbed to death at his home in Pontac Street in District Six on Wednesday after he was confronted by an intruder. Relatives say Ebrahim Ely was sleeping after working a nightshift when a man broke into his home and stabbed him at around midday.[…]
Factory workers in the Western Cape clothing factories face more short-time working in coming months after companies have started using the short-time strategy to reduce the working hours of these factory workers. Many workers this winter have been place on short-time meaning that they will be working a shorter amount[…]
Residents in Retreat have been left shocked after two teenage boys were hit by a train at the White Road train crossing in the area earlier today. The two boys were allegedly riding on a bike and apparently did not see the oncoming train when they crossed the rail. When[…]
The hotel is located among embassy buildings in suburban Arcadia – and it was in this three-storey establishment that the plan to render the capital city ungovernable was finalised. The Pretoria News can reveal that hours after ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte named Thoko Didiza as the Tshwane mayoral candidate[…]
Police officers and lawmen from across Gauteng are bracing for another day of civil unrest in Tshwane after reports of widespread violence overnight. This follows days of protests in Atteridgeville, Soshanguve, Mamelodi, Hammanskraal and Mabopane after the announcement of Thoko Didiza as the ANC’s mayoral candidate for the sprawling metro.[…]
Family and friends of former SABC chief executive Solly Mokoetle are reeling with shock following his mysterious disappearance from his luxury Umhlanga estate on Friday. The 59-year-old father of four was last seen leaving his home in the plush Mount Edgecombe golf estate on Friday night and had not been[…]
The City of Cape Town will soon begin looking for a private sector partner to begin work on its landmark incomplete bridge in the city centre, a project which must be aimed at easing traffic congestion and providing affordable housing. This was told by City Mayor Patricia de Lille who[…]
A bitter row is raging between local residents and the Athlone School for the Blind over the demolition of a 60-year-old manor house to make way for a social housing development. Residents are concerned about the impact on pupils of the development which will see over 900 flats being built[…]
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