South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has lost some supporters’ confidence and could totally lose them if it does not deal with discontent with President Jacob Zuma, an ANC official said on Sunday. The ANC has been in damage control mode since the country’s highest court ruled that Zuma failed[…]
German riot police used pepper spray and batons to subdue violent clashes that broke out as pro-Kurdish activists confronted participants in rallies supporting the Turkish government as they marched through several major cities on Saturday. Demonstrations were held in Cologne, Nurnberg, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and several minor German cities in response[…]
Rival sides in Yemen’s year-long conflict began a tentative truce overnight on Sunday, saying they were committed to the halt in hostilities despite pockets of fighting in the hours leading up to it. The conflict between the Yemeni army and the rival Houthi rebels has killed more than 6,200 people[…]
Metrorail Western Cape has warned rail commuters of delays of over an hour on Monday morning following arson attacks on trains at Cape Town Station on Saturday. A number of train services have also been cancelled. Metrorail said five platforms (numbers 8-12) at the station are out of commission while[…]
Panama has never been the premier destination for South Africans who play the offshore investment game. Most prefer the English gentleman act played by the suits from the Channel Islands. Or the comfort offered by Mauritius where one can engage in tax planning with a Mojito in hand over a[…]
Hundreds of Dunoon residents protested outside the Mayor’s Office in Cape Town to protest against the lack of service delivery in the Dunoon area. A memorandum containing the residents grievances had been handed over to City officials as the mayor was unavailable to receive it. Spokesperson for the Dunoon protest,[…]
Customers have allegedly lodged complaints to the National Credit Regulator pushing for an investigation of ghost accounts following repayments made to creditors of African Bank. Salma Van Der Skyf* reported that she had been harassed with calls by African Bank asking her to pay her Cell C account. The consultant[…]
The Western Cape government on Friday said it was of great concern that below average rainfall was predicted for the coming winter and could mean that water restrictions would be extended. Anton Bredell, the provincial minister for local government, environmental affairs and development planning, noted that dam levels were already[…]
President Jacob Zuma’s private residence at Nkandla has been in the spotlight for expensive upgrades for years, now it has been confirmed the official presidential residence in Durban will require repairs. The national Public Works Department has dispatched a team to assess the damage caused by storms to the residence,[…]
Flydubai flight FZ981 was on manual control when the cockpit crew apparently sent it into a nosedive, resulting in a fatal crash in Russia, investigators have reported, citing flight recorder data. The plane hit the ground at 600kph and was at an angle of 50 degrees. The flight records have[…]
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