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[…]
Greece has said it is taking action to persuade Macedonia to take in Afghan refugees as thousands remain stranded at the border and the main port in Athens. “We have begun diplomatic moves … we believe the problem will be resolved,” Yiannis Mouzalas, the junior interior minister for migration, told[…]
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been bundled into a van outside his home by police as his supporters planned a march to protest against the results of a presidential election. The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party leader had been under heavy police guard since he was placed under[…]
President Zuma announced the reinstatement of various disbanded units, specifically the Drug and gang units. It’s no secret that communities and organizations within the Western Cape are fighting a losing battle against crime in the Province. President Jacobs Zuma addressed various topics during his State of the Nation Address and[…]
There have been numerous reports of Manenberg residence being unsatisfied with the service they are receiving from SAPS officials in the area, allegedly due to the language barrier. Most of the people who live in the Manenberg community are Afrikaans speaking and are therefore unable to effectively communicate with Xhosa[…]
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