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Murder case opened after bus petrol-bombed

Western Cape police are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder after two people were killed and several others were injured when petrol bombs were thrown at an Intercape bus near Lwandle on Tuesday night. On Wednesday, police spokesperson Constable Noloyiso Rwexana said no arrests had been made since[…]

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Bombs found on bus at border post

Two hundred bombs have been found in a bus that had come from Zimbabwe at the Beitbridge border post, the SA Revenue Service (Sars) said on Wednesday. “Sars officials discovered 200 explosive detonating devices in a bus at the Beitbridge border post on June 23, 2015 [Tuesday],” it said in[…]

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MyCiTi a game-changer for weary commuters

Clutching onto her valuables while holding on for dear life on an hour-long daily commute has become a distant memory for June Heyns. The Tafelsig woman is one of almost 650 000 commuters who have in the last 11 months made use of the MyCiTi N2 Express Route, which was[…]

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Netanyahu halts bus ban against Palestinians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday ordered the suspension of a controversial measure banning Palestinians from riding the same buses as Jewish settlers when returning from Israel to the West Bank. The announcement came several hours after a three-month pilot project which was approved by Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon[…]

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US judge allows ‘Muslims killing Jews’ ads on buses

A United States federal judge has ordered New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to display on its buses a controversial ad that refers to Muslims killing Jews, rejecting the argument that the ad could incite “terrorism” or imminent violence. In his ruling, published on Tuesday, US District Judge John Koeltl[…]

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1 dead, 26 injured in Cape Town bus accident

One person has died, one suffered serious injuries and at least another 25 suffered minor to moderate injuries in a collision involving a bus on Lansdowne Road in Phillipi in Cape Town on Tuesday, paramedics said. ER24 spokesperson Chirta Bodasing said in a statement on Tuesday that it was believed[…]

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Bus passengers killed in Afghanistan attack

Armed men have killed 13 passengers travelling on a bus towards southern Afghanistan, officials say, the latest attack to target civilians in the country’s conflict. Tuesday’s killings in Wardak province, which lies close to the capital Kabul, highlighted Afghanistan’s fragile security situation as President Ashraf Ghani holds talks in Washington.[…]

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41 dead in Tanzania road accident

At least 41 people have died after a long haul truck rammed into a bus in the Iringa region of Tanzania, officials said Wednesday. It’s not clear how many people are injured, said regional police commissioner Ramadhan Mungi, but survivors had been rushed to Iringa Hospital. Efforts to free some people[…]

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30 injured in WCape bus crash

A total of 30 people were injured when a bus reportedly went off the road on the Franschhoek mountain pass in the Western Cape on Saturday, paramedics said. “The injuries that are recorded as of now is standing at 30 people. Injuries range from minor to critical,” ER24 said on[…]

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