A 7-year-old boy is lucky to have his sight after a firework exploded in his face at a Delft park. Jahmeil Galant and a relative, also 7, were playing together when an older child threw a firecracker in his direction, his mother Sharlene Galant told News24 on Thursday. “He went[…]
Government will regret its decision of a 0% increase in tuition fees, University of the Free State Vice Chancellor Professor Jonathan Jansen said on Thursday. Jansen was speaking at the Cape Town Club about the recent student protests and the future of tertiary institutions. He also highlighted three possible scenarios[…]
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s belly shook with mirth as the National Assembly again descended into arguments over House rules during questions on the Sudan peace process and #FeesMustFall. In a volley of points of order, some MPs shouted insults at each other across the floor, while others, like Science and[…]
Egyptian opposition groups and human rights campaigners have called for the investigation and arrest of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and members of his entourage during his visit to London amid condemnation of the “red carpet” welcome extended by the British government to a leader accused of plunging his country[…]
The Palestinian Authority’s UN representative has claimed Israel is harvesting the organs of dead Palestinians, leading Israel’s envoy to accuse the PA of spreading a blood libel. In a letter to the UN secretary general, ambassador Riyad Mansour protested Israel’s “persistent aggression against the Palestinian people” over the past month[…]
British and US officials say they have information suggesting the Russian jetliner that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula may have been brought down by a bomb. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Wednesday that there was a “significant possibility” the crash was caused by a bomb, and Britain was[…]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has warned that police and law enforcement will be on high alert at schools on Guy Fawkes Day on Thursday. The department is concerned by the numbers of learners who do not attend school in order to participate in Guy Fawkes Day activities. Often[…]
A female traffic official based at the New Ottery Testing Center is due to appear in court on Thursday on charges of corruption. The licensing official and a driving school instructor were arrested in a sting operation after taking a R3 500 bribe from a driver’s licence applicant, the City[…]
In the little time that Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande spent answering questions in the National Assembly on Wednesday, he mostly went through figures for funding, including the R19.7bn needed for university subsidies. His figures were mentioned by the director general of Higher Education and Training, Gwebinkundla (Gwebs) Qonde, to[…]
“Down with the DA” were the chants of angry District Six claimants at a protest outside the Cape Town Civic Centre on Wednesday. The demonstrators demanded Mayor Patricia de Lille address them on the land claims process but the mayor was a no-show. Hundreds of people marched to the civic[…]
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