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MTN experiencing network problems

MTN on Monday informed its customers that the network was experiencing some technical difficulties. “We are currently experiencing intermittent connection issues affecting some customers. Our engineers are working on resolving this asap,” the network said on its Twitter account. The network’s official site showed that the majority of problems reported[…]

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Mbeki ups the intrigue

Former president Thabo Mbeki has denied that there was a conspiracy to prevent Jacob Zuma becoming president. Mbeki said yesterday that the allegations of a conspiracy were manufactured by people with an interest in seeing Zuma take power. Mbeki claimed that this group accepted Judge Chris Nicholson’s “incomprehensible” and “discredited”[…]

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Israeli civil rights activist to visit SA

Professor Uri Davis will be on a South African speaking tour as part of the 12th annual international #IsraeliApartheidWeek (IAW) campaign between the 7th and 13th of March. The speaking tour is made possible by the Palestinian Embassy in South Africa. Dr Uri Davis has been at the forefront of[…]

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New campaign to preserve Bo-Kaap

A renewed fight to save the historical and cultural significance of Bo-Kaap has been launched, amid increased concern around the commercialization of the area.  This comes in response to a new development in the pipeline which could see a 19 storey, 60 meter building constructed in the neighbourhood.  The building[…]

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Grassy Park CPF to engage residents on gang violence

The Grassy Park Community Police Forum in its determination to prevent gangsterism and drugs from spreading is planning a new campaign titled, #GangsterismSHALLfall. The rationale behind the change of language in the title of the campaign is based on the determination of residence that gangsterism will eventually be eradicated. It[…]

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Whites should do more than protest

As the #ZumaMustFall movement gains momentum, there has been much criticism levelled at the campaign with some observing that the protests are predominantly supported by white South Africans.  The movement was formed a few months ago in response to President Jacob Zuma’s decision to axe Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister,[…]

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Australia police seize $1bn of meth

Australian police have seized more than $900M in methamphetamine, a narcotic known as ice, which had been hidden in gel bra inserts and art supplies, in one of the country’s biggest drug busts ever, authorities said. Three people from Hong Kong and a Chinese national were arrested during the joint[…]

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Israel’s ex-PM starts 19-month prison sentence

Ehud Olmert, the former Israeli prime minister, has begun serving his prison sentence, making him the first Israeli head of government to go to prison. Olmert will enter Ma’asiyahu prison near Tel Aviv on Monday to start serving a 19-month sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice. Hours before, Olmert[…]

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Half a million people killed in Syria

A report by the Syrian Center for Policy Research has said that nearly 12 percent of the Syrian population have been killed or injured in civil war. According to the report released on Thursday, 470,000 Syrians were killed and 1,900,000 others injured in the war which has entered in its[…]

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Deadly air strikes hit hospitals in Syria

At least 21 people have been killed and dozens others injured in air strikes and rocket attacks on a school and two hospitals in separate locations in northern Syria. In the deadliest incident, at least 14 people were killed and about 30 injured when air strikes and rocket artillery damaged[…]

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