It’s been a waiting game for hundreds of South African hujjaj who have been stranded at the OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg since Monday. The situation arose when the airline reported a technical fault with its plane which was expected to depart from OR Tambo Airport on Monday. Around fifty[…]
The demolition of Palmyra’s Temple of Bel represents a tragedy, not only for the history of the Syria people but that of the global community as well, according to The U.N. Training and Research Agency (UNOSAT). The nearly 2,000-year old Roman Temple, considered amongst the most historically significant structures in[…]
Local retailer Woolworths has sent a legal letter to BDS South Africa threatening to take the organization to court if it continues to protest at its stores. Pickets during the National Day of Action on Saturday turned tense when Woolworths allegedly called police to several branches in a bid to[…]
An Uber taxi driver who witnessed the shooting at the BP garage just outside the Cape Town International Airport on Wednesday told News24 he was standing outside his car at the garage when a Toyota Tazz pulled up behind a cigarette delivery vehicle. “They pointed guns at the delivery men[…]
The EFF disrupted proceedings at Parliament on Wednesday, delaying Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s update on plans to improve the efficiency of key state-owned enterprises. Ramaphosa sat patiently while EFF members said they had been traumatised by being thrown out of Parliament at a previous sitting. He is expected to update[…]
National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega has not been suspended pending an inquiry into her fitness to hold office, Police Minister Nathi Nhleko said on Wednesday. “You would know as much as I do that the national commissioner has not been suspended. Any decision regarding the national commissioner rests with the[…]
Men wearing military uniforms have stormed a construction site in Baghdad and seized 20 workers, including at least 17 from Turkey and several from Iraq, security sources have told Al Jazeera. They say the workers were employed by a Turkish construction company, Nurol Insaat, contracted to build a sports complex[…]
Two Red Cross employees were shot dead in the northern Yemeni province of Amran by an unknown attacker on Wednesday, the international aid group said, in a rare case of violence against humanitarian workers in a five-month war. The pair were Yemeni nationals and were returning from aid work in[…]
Israel is considering giving its security forces a freer hand to shoot at young Palestinian stone-throwers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday. Under standing orders, Israeli soldiers facing violent Palestinian protests can open fire with live bullets only in life-threatening situations. That effectively bans firing at Palestinians who[…]
An open invitation has been extended to the Open Stellenbosch movement to engage in discussions on transformation at the Stellenbosch University, the institution’s management said on Tuesday. This followed a meeting between management and Parliament’s portfolio committee on higher education earlier in the day. “We are listening, we are talking,”[…]
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