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FF Plus to lay charges against statue vandals

While the Freedom Front Plus was preparing lay charges against the Paul Kruger statue vandals on Tuesday, Cope said there was a need to be creative with the country’s past. Congress of the People leader Mosiuoa Lekota supported an argument by retired Constitutional Court Judge Albie Sachs that one should[…]

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‘ISIS teen not required to disclose minor status’

Comair says aviation industry regulation stipulated by the trade association of the world’s airlines, International Air Transport Association (IATA) only requires passengers below the age of 12 to be identified as unaccompanied minors. This follows an incident where a 15-year-old girl was taken off a British Airways flight in Cape[…]

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Malaysia revives detention without trial

Malaysia’s parliament has passed an anti-terrorism bill that reintroduces detention without trial, three years after it was revoked by Prime Minister Najib Razak. Opposition members of parliament proposed several amendments to the legislation, under which individuals can be detained for up to two years with two-year extensions thereafter, but it[…]

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PLO committee slams detention of Khalida Jarrar

The Palestinian Higher National Committee has lashed out against the “arbitrary decision” by Israeli military courts on Sunday to sentence Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member Khalida Jarrar to six months’ administrative detention. In a statement released Tuesday, the PLO committee tasked with following developments at the International Criminal Court said[…]

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Heavy fighting erupts in Syria’s Yarmouk camp

Fresh fighting was taking place on Tuesday in the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, on the southern outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, with those fleeing battles with the Islamic State (ISIS) militia reporting a dire humanitarian situation. Refugees said they had run out of food and water before taking[…]

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GH luncheon throwback to 50’s

VOC will pay homage to its elderly listeners at the 5th annual VOC Golden Hour luncheon, set to take place on Saturday the 11th April. This yea’s event is centred around the theme “The Star Bioscope-District 6”, as a throwback the popular youth hangout during the 1950’s and 1960’s. The[…]

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PA to speed up probe into Israeli war crimes

The Palestinian Authority is providing new documents to the International Criminal Court to speed up a preliminary probe into possible Israeli war crimes, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyad al-Malki said Monday.The probe, which was opened on Jan. 16 by ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, is not a full investigation but[…]

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PLO to host talks with Syria over Yarmouk

A senior Palestinian official said Monday he was headed to Damascus for talks on helping residents inside the Yarmouk refugee camp, parts of which have been overrun by the Islamic State group. Hundreds of families have been evacuated from the camp in a southern neighborhood of Damascus after IS militants[…]

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Gunshots in Manenberg overnight

Cape Town – Gunshots and screaming could be heard on the streets of Manenberg on the Cape Flats late into Monday night, a resident and community forum spokesperson Rugshanda Pascoe said on Tuesday. “Between 23:00 and 23:45 last night we could still hear shooting. We could hear people screaming,” Pascoe[…]

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