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Holiday programmes to boost Manenberg youth

Learners in Manenberg put their time to good use on Thursday as the Step Aboard Programme provided high school pupils with extra classes in Maths and Science. The programme, founded by Pastor Sam Henkerman is focussed on preparing grade 8, 9 and 10 pupils in life skills and academics for[…]

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Ramaphosa will be prosecuted: EFF

The Economic Freedom Fighters does not intend on letting Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa off the hook when it comes to Marikana, insisting that one way or another it will have charges against him instituted. “The reason we are opening a case against Ramaphosa is because it is only through criminal[…]

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Abbas denounces Sinai attacks

President Mahmoud Abbas expressed condolences to the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as well as solidarity with the Egyptian people Wednesday after an attack in the Sinai Peninsula that left dozens of Egyptian soldiers dead. In his message, the Abbas described the groups responsible for the attack on Egyptian soldiers[…]

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US asks Swiss to extradite Fifa officials

The US has asked Switzerland to extradite seven Fifa officials arrested on corruption charges in dawn raids in May, according to Swiss authorities. The officials – who include Fifa vice-presidents Jeffrey Webb and Eugenio Figueredo – may face months in detention as the requests are processed. The Swiss Federal Office[…]

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Unfortunate SA had to disobey Bashir court order: Duarte

It was unfortunate that South Africa had to disobey the High Court in Pretoria’s order and not arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, deputy ANC secretary general Jessie Duarte said on Wednesday. “It’s unfortunate that we actually had to disobey a judge’s order to comply with an international obligation that we[…]

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EFF, ISS to dissect Marikana report

The EFF and the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) will hold separate discussions on Thursday about retired Judge Ian Farlam’s report on the violence and deaths at Marikana. ISS political analyst Gareth Newham has said there were 2 glaring gaps in the report of the Farlam Commission of Inquiry, one[…]

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Cosatu must sort out own issues: Mantashe

The tripartite alliance will defend Cosatu’s unity, but the trade union federation needs to sort out its own problems, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Wednesday. “The summit also affirms its support of the right of Cosatu to make its own decisions concerning internal discipline,” he said at the[…]

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Egypt’s Brotherhood urges revolt

The Muslim Brotherhood has warned of “serious repercussions” and has called on its supporters to “rise in revolt” after Egyptian police killed several of its members. Egyptian police raided an apartment in the Cairo suburb of 6th of October on Wednesday and killed at least nine of the outlawed group’s[…]

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Hamas forces deployed at Egypt border

The Ministry of Interior in the Gaza Strip deployed forces along the border with Egypt on Wednesday after attacks in Sinai by radicals affiliated with the Islamic State killed over 70 people. Iyad al-Buzem, spokesman of the ministry, said security forces and patrols were deployed along the southern border to[…]

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