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Israel army kills Palestinian siblings

Israeli forces on Wednesday shot and killed a pregnant Palestinian woman and her 16-year-old brother after they allegedly attempted to carry out a stab attack on border police at Qalandiya military checkpoint near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, police and witnesses said. Israeli police spokesperson Luba al-Samri said two suspects[…]

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Refugee riot breaks out on Greek island

The stale stench of burning rubbish hung in the air outside the Moria detention centre a day after some of the worst rioting seen on the island where refugees are held. Thick black smoke billowed out from the facility on Tuesday after a fight between some of the unaccompanied children[…]

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Freedom Day: ‘Cast your ballot, no matter what’

On this day, 22 years ago, South Africa became a democratic country where non-white South Africans were granted the opportunity to vote for the very first time. Every year on April 27, we celebrate freedom day as we recall the traumatic experiences, which the apartheid government inflicted  upon people of colour,[…]

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#ZumaMustFall campaign, revitalised on Freedom Day

With more than 20 years of democracy, tomorrow South Africans will celebrate the day that the dream of an equal South Africa was realised – Freedom Day. April 27, 1994, is a day that is marked by images of thousands queuing to cast their vote in the first democratic elections.[…]

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Palestinians to receive Mandela statue

The City of Johannesburg will hand over a 6 meter Nelson Mandela statue to the people of Palestine on Tuesday. Mayor of the City of Johannesburg Parks Tau, is currently in Palestine for the unveiling of the monumental statue of the former President of the Republic of South Africa and global[…]

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ANC opens treason case against Malema

The ANC has officially opened a case of treason against EFF leader Julius Malema, it said on Monday. “The ANC has just opened a case of high treason against EFF and its leader Julius Malema in his personal capacity with Hillbrow police station,” national spokesperson Zizi Kodwa told News24. “The[…]

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Militants shell Aleppo, killing 16, amid ceasefire

Al-Qaeda-linked militants have shelled the Syrian city of Aleppo, killing 16 people and injuring 86, state news agency SANA reports, as the fragile ceasefire is being threatened by resurging violence. A source at Aleppo police command told SANA on Monday that shells fired by al-Nusra fighters landed in Aleppo’s al-Sulaimaniyeh[…]

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E-toll contract legal, says minister

The process to procure a company responsible for e-tolls was above board and Sanral complied with all the requisite legislation, say. In a written responses to parliamentary questions by the Freedom Front Plus’s advocate Anton de Waal Alberts as well as the DA’s Gordon Mackay, she added that the South[…]

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