At least 10 people have been killed and 150 injured in protests by India’s agricultural Jat community in support of caste-based quota systems, according to police. The violence in the north Indian state of Haryana on Saturday and Sunday affected water supplies in the capital New Delhi as protesters cut[…]
Cracks are forming in the Gupta family’s perceived influence over state resources, with Treasury’s decision not to take part in the post-budget New Age Breakfast this Thursday. A Treasury official told Fin24 on Wednesday that the department will still hold a post-budget breakfast with Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, but it[…]
A series of suicide bombs near a Shia shrine in Damascus and in Homs have killed at least 129 people on a day the US and Russia claimed progress in securing a ceasefire to end the Syrian conflict. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, which has[…]
After 19 long years, the truth about Zephany Nurse’s kidnapping might finally be revealed. The trial of the woman who allegedly snatched baby Zephany from a hospital two decades ago is set to begin in the Western Cape High Court on Monday. The 51-year-old suspect, who may not be named[…]
It was another weekend of carnage on South Africa’s roads, with at least 19 people reported dead in Gauteng and seven in the Western Cape. Most of the fatalities in Gauteng were as a result of motorists driving under the influence of alcohol, according to traffic police spokesman Obed Sibasa.[…]
Uganda’s main opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been arrested for the third time in a week, as provisional results gave veteran President Yoweri Museveni an early lead in an election overshadowed by persistent claims of vote-rigging. A Reuters news agency witness saw Besigye and several of his supporters loaded in[…]
US warplanes have carried out air strikes targeting fighters aligned with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Libya, killing dozens of people, possibly including a senior leader of the armed group. US military sources told AFP news agency the operation hit an ISIL training camp early[…]
Serbia has closed its border with Macedonia to unregistered refugees, imposing stricter border controls for the purpose of preventing illegal migration, local state TV reported citing officials. The Serbian border with Macedonia has been closed to refugees who have not been registered at the Greek-Macedonia border in accordance with the[…]
It was deeply concerning that after 22 years of democracy, a few South Africans are still defending or justifying racism, the ruling ANC has said in a memorandum to government. The party said on Friday that the country had recently “witnessed the resurgence of incidents of racism, often disguised as[…]
Fourteen people have been arrested for violating a court interdict that the University of Witwatersrand obtained earlier this year, the institution said on Friday. Some of the individuals were not students, spokesperson Shirona Patel said. They were currently being held at the Hillbrow Police Station. “The safety and security of[…]
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