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[…]
Myanmar has banned its officials from referring to the oppressed Muslim minority as Rohingya, instead insisting they are called “people who believe in Islam”. The order by the Information Ministry attempts to sidestep the controversy that surrounds the identity of the Rohingya and head off disquiet during an ongoing visit[…]
The Islamic Action Front (IAF), the political wing of Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood, announced on 11 June that the group would compete in the September 20 parliamentary elections. The IAF’s participation stands in contrast to the group’s boycotting of the previous two consecutive races in 2013 and 2010. Zaki Bani Rhaid,[…]
Confusion over command and control and rules of engagement marred a response by United Nations peacekeepers to deadly violence in a U.N. compound in South Sudan sheltering nearly 50,000 civilians, the world body said on Tuesday. During the two-day incident in Malakal in February, at least 30 civilians were killed[…]
North Korea has reportedly test-fired two Musudan mid-range ballistic missiles from its east coast. The first launch appeared to have failed, according to US and Seoul military sources, but it was not clear if the second was successful. “The North launched one missile presumed to be Musudan from areas near[…]
Rival sides in Britain’s referendum on European Union membership clashed in a passionate debate to the roars of an audience of six thousand in a London concert arena. The debate on Tuesday evening, ahead of Thursday’s referendum, was a final opportunity for the two camps to win over voters, with[…]
In a spate of violent gang activity over the past week, residents of Elsies River were once again forced to flee for the lives, as one of their own was fatally gunned down. While the area has a functioning police station, community members are unsatisfied with the inadequate level of[…]
While the Blikkiesdorp community awaits relocation, the community has been battling to ensure that all school learners attend and remain in school. A recent report by children’s right organisation Molo Songololo indicated that within Blikkiesdorp, at least 40 children have been left without formal education for approximately two years, as[…]
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