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Blind Cricket SA goes to HRC

Blind Cricket South Africa (BCSA) has lodged a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission, after Cricket South Africa pulled funding ahead of the 2014 World Cup that was to be held in South Africa this week. The organization says they have now been left with a mountain of[…]

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Qatar does not finance Islamic State: Emir

Qatar’s emir said in Germany on Wednesday that his wealthy Gulf state does not back Islamic “terrorist organisations”, and Chancellor Angela Merkel said she had no reason to doubt him. The leaders spoke in Berlin where the emir was visiting, some three weeks after a German minister angered Doha by[…]

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Cabinet approves Eskom funding package

Cabinet has approved a package to close the funding gap at Eskom, the National Treasury said on Sunday. The package, approved at a special Cabinet meeting in Cape Town on Thursday, would guarantee energy security and support gross domestic product growth, spokeswoman Phumza Macanda said in a statement. “This package[…]

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Coke propagating “untruths”, says activist

A local filmmaker and pro-Palestinian activist has questioned the stance of Peninsula Beverages (Penbev), after the local bottlers of Coca Cola firmly denied sharing political affiliations with Israel. Fahrie Hassan, who produced and directed a 2009 documentary on the multi-national company’s role in support of the Apartheid state, has accused[…]

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Qatar denies funding Islamic State

The Gulf nation of Qatar is hitting back at suggestions that it supports the Islamic State radical group, saying that “determined, collective action” is needed to end sectarian violence gripping Iraq and Syria. The energy-rich OPEC member has come under renewed scrutiny over its ties to rebels, including the Palestinian[…]

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