Israeli authorities on Monday offered to free Palestinian hunger striker Muhammad Allan if he leaves the country, a demand his lawyer immediately dismissed, while the Israeli Supreme Court postponed taking a decision on whether to release him. Issa Qaraqe, the head of the Palestinian Authority Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs, said that[…]
A Grade 8 pupil who saved a man from drowning was given an award by the National Sea Rescue Institute on Monday night. Devon Dodd, who got the Waterwise Academy Recognition Award, was surfing at Buffalo Bay, Knysna, on April 27, when he saw a man get knocked over by[…]
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has asked members of the public to refrain from speculating on the cause of the plane crash that claimed five lives at the weekend. The plane crashed in the Tygerberg nature reserve. “The minister has called on members of the public, regardless of their status in society,[…]
The DA will propose a motion in the National Assembly on Tuesday to have Police Minister Nathi Nhleko’s report on Nkandla substituted with a report that the party drafted with other opposition parties. The DA said the opposition report found that Nhleko misinterpreted his mandate and only concentrated on four[…]
More than 200 hujaaj left the shores of Cape Town over the past weekend during the first phase of departures for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, with a further 100 departing during the early hours of Monday morning. Capetonians will this year fill around 800 of the 2000 person quota afforded[…]
An organisation with a vested interest in public transport safety is set to meet with Metrorail on Tuesday to address concerns around inadequate security on carriages and at stations. This comes amidst an increase in train-related crimes which has left many commuters feeling vulnerable, and has led to further pressure[…]
Media houses will not be permitted to televise or take photos of a Guatemalan murder-accused because the police investigation is still at a very sensitive stage, a court ruled on Monday. E.Sat (eNCA) and Times Media had applied last week for greater media access in 42-year-old Diego Dougherty Novella’s case[…]
It is not true that the country’s state-owned enterprises are in crisis, ANC national executive committee member Lindiwe Sisulu said on Monday. She acknowledged that the “ones that are in your face, are those that are probably in difficulty right now”. However, this was not an accurate reflection of all[…]
President Jacob Zuma has expressed his “shock and outrage” at criticism against Judge Ian Farlam who led the inquiry into the Marikana shootings. “An attack on a member of the judiciary, whether past or present, from a senior member of the legal profession who also sits on the Judicial Services[…]
The Progressive Women’s Movement of SA (PWMSA) has written to Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha opposing the release of paralympian Oscar Pistorius from prison. There was concern that Pistorius was being released on correctional supervision during women’s month. “We need clarity of why this month,” PWMSA Gauteng co-convenor[…]
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