A woman was killed and two other passengers were injured in a fatal crash on Cape Town’s M5 on Thursday evening, with emergency workers only managing to finish clearing the scene early on Friday morning. Western Cape traffic spokesperson Kenny Africa said the accident was just before midnight on Thursday[…]
Chairperson of the Nkandla ad hoc committee, Cedrick Frolick, on Thursday strongly defended President Jacob Zuma, saying that a damning police memo that suggested Zuma authorised the renovations in Nkandla needed to be interrogated. “I do not share the same views that there are serious allegations, all of a sudden,[…]
Astronomers hunting for another Earth have found the closest match yet, a potentially rocky planet circling its star at the same distance as the Earth orbits the Sun, NASA has said. Named Kepler 452b, the planet is about 60 percent larger than Earth. It could have active volcanoes, oceans and sunshine[…]
Turkey has launched air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) positions in Syria following a suicide bomb attack by a suspected ISIL affiliate in Suruc. Three F-16 fighter jets bombed three ISIL targets from Diyarbakir airbase shortly before 4am local time on Friday, Turkish Prime Minister[…]
Israeli forces injured eight Palestinians in the occupied West Bank town of Beit Ummar Thursday as clashes erupted after the funeral of Falah Abu Maria, who was shot dead in his home at dawn during an Israeli arrest raid, witnesses said. Spokesman for a popular committee in the Hebron-area town, Mohammad[…]
The Manenberg Safety Forum believes the Western Cape Governments’ plans to improve Manenberg is not in the favour of the local community but rather a gimmick in the lead up to the 2016 elections. The forum’s Rugshanda Pascoe says that the organisation’s stance has always been that the local government[…]
Human trafficking is a global issue with it being labelled as modern day slavery with an estimated 27 million victims worldwide. UNICEF estimates that 1.2 million children are trafficked globally each year. It is said that South Africa is a source, destination and transit for trafficked victims. Everyday people are[…]
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has hailed the trial of former Chadian President, Hissène Habre as a “milestone moment” for justice on the African continent. The former dictator of the Central African state made his first appearance before a Senegalase court in Dakar this week, where he is facing charges[…]
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has expressed concerns that new regulations published by government last week pertaining to Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), may promote corruption within the public sector tendering processes. Under existing regulations within the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act of 2000, which relate to dealings with organs[…]
Outspoken ANC MP Thandi Mahambehlala on Thursday attacked Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s Nkandla report, saying that it was misleading. “All these things [we are discussing] are mentioned in the public protector’s report as unduly benefiting the president. Mahambehlala said that she was traumatised by the fact that a person in[…]
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