An American air strike on a Shebab training camp in Somalia killed more than 150 fighters planning an imminent attack on forces from the United States and its regional allies, the Pentagon said Monday. While the US military regularly conducts operations targeting the Al-Qaeda-linked fighters in Somalia, Saturday’s raid had[…]
More than 3,000 Palestinian schoolteachers protested outside the Palestinian Prime Minister’s office in Ramallah on Monday, as a month-long teacher’s strike showed no signs of abating. The teachers, some of who managed to reach Ramallah despite extensive checkpoints being put in place by the Palestinian Authority, demanded new representatives in[…]
Heavy clashes between Tunisian security forces and Libya-based jihadists killed at least 51 people on Monday near the border between the two countries, Tunisia’s interior ministry said, fueling concerns that Libya’s political chaos is spilling into its more stable neighbor. Tunisian security forces killed at least 35 jihadists after the[…]
Turkey and the European Union have reached agreement on the main points of a proposal to tackle the influx of refugees into Europe, according to statements by officials. The next step involves the presentation of the proposal to EU leaders at a key European Council meeting due to be held[…]
In a salvo reminiscent of 2002, Thabo Mbeki yesterday warned people to take antiretroviral drugs with caution and to eat healthily as a way to treat HIV. Between 1998 and 2004, former president Mbeki’s Aids policies, which denied people access to antiretroviral treatment, were shown by Harvard researchers to have[…]
Walking into the Masiphumelele community hall, the noise of children crying and chatter between their parents welcomed visitors. The room was cold and dim. The people staying there do not know whether the lights work or not. There were mattresses laid on the floor. In one corner the residents have[…]
“Yes, I was desperate. But not desperate enough to steal a baby.” This was the testimony of a Lavender Hill woman on trial in the Western Cape High Court for kidnapping baby Zephany Nurse 19 years ago. The soft-spoken seamstress, whose identity is being withheld to protect the new identity[…]
A teenager who went running in Tokai Forest was found murdered on Monday afternoon. Police suspect she was strangled. The 15-year-old, from Kalk Bay and a Constantia Waldorf pupil, had been with her mother, younger sister and the family dog, according to a friend of the family. The girl jogged[…]
Zeekoevlei, which is a popular fishing spot and playground for the residents of Pelican Park, is said to be tainted by pollution and litter. Residents in Zeekoevlei were left astounded on Friday after mounds of fish washed up on the shores of the lake on Fisherman’s Walk. The City of[…]
Over the weekend over 50 000 Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) officials were assigned to process voter registration during the 2016 national voting registration. While the IEC has increased the number of voting stations around the country, the impact of added voting stations, on reducing the number of unregistered eligible voters,[…]
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