Australia said that a piece of suspected aeroplane debris found east of Africa on Mauritius will be examined to see if it is part of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing two years ago in one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries. Australia has led the search for the[…]
The FBI’s method for breaking into a locked iPhone 5c is unlikely to stay secret for long, according to senior Apple Inc engineers and outside experts. Once it is exposed, Apple should be able to plug the encryption hole, comforting iPhone users worried that losing physical possession of their devices[…]
Students who survived the massacre at Garissa University in Kenya last year are still struggling to cope with the trauma of losing their friends who were shot and killed by the al-Shabab fighters. A year ago, attackers from the Somali armed group stormed the Garissa University College campus in the[…]
At least 30 soldiers have been killed in fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces along the frontlines of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, officials of both the countries said. Both sides blamed the other for the fighting that began overnight. Azerbaijan said on Saturday that Armenian forces killed 12 of its[…]
South Africans were delighted to witness a historic moment in South Africa’s democracy, in which the Constitutional Court of South Africa (ConCourt), in a unanimous judgement by all 11 judges, ruled that President Jacob Zuma must repay the cost of non-security upgrades of his Nkandla homestead. The ruling orders the[…]
As the drought worsens in parts of the country, the increase in food prices has not only impacted consumers but also community-based projects. One such initiative is the Peninsula School Feeding Association, a non-profit organization, which was inspired by a call from community members to assist in improving the learning[…]
Social media was abuzz following the announcement of the Nkandla Judgement, as numerous commentators celebrated the findings of the Constitutional Court. VOC News took to the streets to gain insight into the thoughts of ordinary citizens, many of whom expressed their elation upon hearing the news. “It is great to[…]
Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid, the first female winner of the top Pritzker Architecture Prize, has died at the age of 65. Hadid died after suffering a heart attack at a Miami hospital, where she was receiving treatment for bronchitis, her design firm said in a statement on Thursday. “Zaha[…]
An academic who became pregnant with her second child, aged 44, has shown that abnormal cells in the early embryo are not necessarily a sign that a baby will be born with a birth defect such as Down’s syndrome. Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, who describes herself as one of the growing[…]
Standing for the truth and remaining resolute pays off, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela on Friday morning as the country celebrated her following the Constitutional Court ruling that absolved her on her Nkandla investigations. Describing Thursday’s unanimous ruling that President Jacob Zuma had failed to uphold, defend and respect the constitution[…]
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