Former al-Qaeda captive Yolande Korkie recalled on Monday how devastated she was by the news of her husband’s death, but also how relieved she was to know his suffering had ended. “When I heard of my husband’s passing at the time, I was relieved that his suffering was finally over.[…]
Tension flared on the campus of the University of Pretoria on Monday over the use of Afrikaans and the situation deteriorated into a clash between black students and their Afrikaner counterparts. In yet another day filled with drama, white students stood their ground and declared they would no longer watch[…]
The family of a Cape Town teenager who was strangled, stabbed and beheaded in 2013 wants his killer to spend life behind bars. In a surprise turn of events on Monday, Aljar Swartz admitted in the Western Cape High Court to killing 15-year-old Lee Adams. He said in a document[…]
In recent weeks there have been numerous reports about police officers that were attacked and killed in the line of duty. As a result of these incidents, a seminar was convened earlier this week in an attempt to ascertain the reasons for the increase in attacks perpetrated against police officials.[…]
There was no bomb at the High Court in Johannesburg, officials said after the entire building had to be evacuated on Monday. Court official Zoleka Sondlo confirmed that no bomb had been found at the court. “After lunch, we received a call from a guy saying there was a bomb[…]
UCT had known it would be short of student accommodation but had turned down offers of accommodation for nearly 800 students, say the directors of two different property firms. They had foreseen the accommodation problem UCT now faced, but the university was seemingly not serious about the issue. While UCT[…]
A firefighter from Pietermaritzburg, Evershan Pillay, has taken to social media to vent his shock and disgust over racial comments made against him by a woman on Facebook. Pillay, stationed at the uMgungundlovu District Municipality fire department, said he was left stunned after messaging a woman on Facebook, only to[…]
A Johannesburg teenager, who was found 4 days after she was kidnapped, said on Monday that God kept her alive. “I am thankful for God for keeping me alive and safe during that difficult time. Although I did not get food and water for four days, His grace was still[…]
Austria has announced it will deploy extra troops to help patrol the border and carry out checks on those arriving in the country. The move comes amid a wave of criticism directed at the rigid asylum application limit imposed by the government on Friday. Austria’s Defense Ministry said it would[…]
A Palestinian journalist who went on hunger strike 90 days ago over his unlawful detention by Israeli authorities is close to death. He has almost lost the ability to speak and hear, and is paying a high price for freedom of speech, his lawyer says. “Mohammed al Qeq is in[…]
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