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‘Easter road toll down from 2015’
Motorists seem to have heeded officials’ calls to behave on the roads this Easter, and early indications are that transport minister Dipuo Peters could announce lower preliminary road crash and fatality statistics than in previous years. Peters was scheduled to announce the preliminary statistics during a media briefing in Pretoria[…]
6 cases of child ‘good luck’ sacrifices reported in run-up to Ugandan elections
Several children were murdered and mutilated as ‘good luck’ sacrifices in the run-up to the recent Ugandan elections, a charity has announced. It stated that many locals believe such acts bring wealth and power. Six cases of mutilation and murder were reported in the lead-up to the elections, Shelin Kasozi[…]
Refugee crisis brewing on South Africa’s doorstep
Malawi, which once battled to shelter more than a million Mozambican refugees fleeing that country’s brutal civil war, has gradually found itself in the same quagmire once again. Unlike the huge numbers of refugees it hosted during the conflict between 1977 and 1992, Malawi is currently hosting about 6000 Mozambicans,[…]
150 allegedly ‘burned alive by Turkish military’
A member of the Turkish parliament from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party has accused the military of atrocities in Turkey’s southeast, claiming they have ‘burned alive’ more than 150 people trapped in basements. “In the Cizre district of Sırnak, around 150 people have been burned alive in different buildings by[…]
Indonesia arrests ISIL suspects after attacks
Indonesian police have arrested three men over links to attacks in Jakarta that left seven people dead including five attackers, local TV reported. The arrests on Friday came less than 24 hours after the shooting and bombing rampage, the first such attack in the country since 2009. Colonel Dwiyono told[…]
‘Touch-ups’ needed before announcing poll date: Minister
Some “touch-ups” needed to be done before a date for the local government elections could be announced, Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister David van Rooyen said on Thursday. The finalisation of voting districts and the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the Tlokwe by-elections were some of the reasons why a[…]
Jakarta attacks: ISIL claims responsibility
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has claimed responsibility for the coordinated bomb and gun attacks in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, a news agency linked to ISIL reported on Thursday. At least seven people, including five attackers, were killed in the explosions and gun battle between[…]
Suicide bomber kills 10 in Istanbul tourist hub
A Syrian suicide bomber is thought to be responsible for an attack which killed at least ten people including foreigners in the heart of Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet tourist district on Tuesday, President Tayyip Erdogan said. There was a high probability Islamic State militants were behind the blast near the Blue[…]
Jerusalem expulsions target activists
By Budour Youssef Hassan – Whenever Palestinians stand up for their rights in Jerusalem, it is a safe bet that Samer Abu Eisheh will be there. It is hard to imagine a protest near the Damascus Gate — an entrance to the Old City — without his bellowing voice. It[…]
Bombs in Homs kill 32, wound 90
At least 32 people were killed and 90 wounded in two bomb explosions in the Syrian city of Homs on Monday, monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The blasts, one from a car bomb and another from a suicide attack, struck the Zahra district in the middle[…]