News

Egypt F-16 crashes during training drill, kills crew

Cairo – Egypt’s military says an F-16 crashed during a training drill in an undisclosed location in the country, killing its entire crew. Thursday’s statement did not specify the number of dead or provide further details. Military spokesman Mohamed Samir says “these details only concern [them]. Why does it interest[…]

Read »

Attempt to cut down Rhodes statue foiled

An unidentified group of people attempted to cut down the Cecil John Rhodes statue in Cape Town’s Company’s Garden on Wednesday. DA ward councillor Dave Bryant confirmed on Twitter that the group tried to cut down the statue with an angle grinder. To confirm an attempt was made to cut[…]

Read »

DA calls on Eskom to pay back R63m in bonuses

Cape Town – The DA on Wednesday handed a petition to Eskom CEO Brian Molefe calling on the utility’s executive to pay back R63m in bonuses. “Since load-shedding began in 2008, Eskom executives have received over R73m in bonuses. This is an insult to hard-working South Africans, who continue to[…]

Read »

UN chief and Israeli PM trade barbs over settlements

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted angrily to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s comments about Israeli settlements, accusing the UN chief of “encouraging terror”. Speaking at the UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East in New York on Tuesday, Ban criticised Israel over reports it was planning to build “150[…]

Read »

Italy covers museum nudes for Iranian president

Italian premier Matteo Renzi has taken flak for hiding naked Roman statues from visiting leader Hassan Rouhani. Opposition politicians have accused him of “surrendering” Italy’s culture. Italian officials were the target of derision as it emerged late Tuesday that in order not to offend visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani ,[…]

Read »

Third rape puts UCT on edge

Cape Town – Three suspects have been taken in for questioning following the recent attacks on women in the vicinity of Rhodes Memorial – the latest of which was reported on Monday afternoon. It is believed that in the latest incident, the attacker assaulted the woman before attempting to rape[…]

Read »

Maimane to lead jobs march in Joburg

Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane will lead a jobs march through the Johannesburg CBD on Wednesday, his party said in a statement. The march will begin at the Westgate Transport Hub, Corner of Anderson Street and Pat Mbatha Busway. The DA said: “South Africans are bearing the brunt of a[…]

Read »
WhatsApp WhatsApp us
Wait a sec, saving restore vars.