A Spanish woman imprisoned in Iran since November on espionage charges after she was arrested during anti-government protests in November has been released, the Spanish Foreign Minister said on Sunday, Reuters reports. An activist who works for a human rights NGO, 24-year-old Ana Baneira Suarez was detained in Iran during nationwide protests[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s application to interdict former President Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution against him will be heard at the High Court in Johannesburg on January 10. Zuma is accusing Ramaphosa of assisting State advocate, Billy Downer, to violate sections of the National Prosecuting Act. The charges relate to News24’s publication[…]
INTERNATIONAL Iran has slapped 400 protesters in the capital Tehran with jail terms in connection with mass demonstrations over the death of a young woman in police custody, according to the city’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday, reports Anadolu Agency. “In hearings on cases of rioters in Tehran, 160 people were sentenced to[…]
Former Paralympian gold medallist Oscar Pistorius is set to spend another festive season in jail. He will only be eligible for parole in March next year. The hopes of Pistorius to spend the festive season at home have been dashed after the Supreme Court of Appeal said he was not yet eligible[…]
The situation is tense in many parts of Johannesburg where sporadic incidents of violent protests and looting have been reported. Police say more officers have been deployed to Maimai Hostel in Johannesburg and they are ready for Monday’s Constitutional Court hearing of former president Jacob Zuma’s rescission application. Gauteng Acting[…]
Former president Jacob Zuma on Sunday denied he refused to appear at the state capture inquiry, and claimed there is a narrative and propaganda to paint him as being defiant of the inquiry. Zuma was addressing a media briefing from his Nkandla home in KwaZulu-Natal after a chaotic day that[…]
A new act signed off by President Ramaphosa this month will ensure that those looking for a job are completely honest about their qualifications or they will face serious consequences. The National Qualifications Framework Amendment Act aims to prevent South Africans from lying about their qualifications on their CVs by[…]
Two men convicted of shooting dead two Cape Town teenagers and injuring three others got hefty jail sentences in the Blue Downs Regional Court in Cape Town on Thursday. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Andrè Traut said Preston Presence, 23, was sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment for the murders of[…]
An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced 71 persons to prison for 10 years each for “protesting without a security permission and inciting riots” over protests that took place in November 2016 and were dubbed in the media as “The Poor’s Uprising” protests, Anadolu Agency reported, citing the defendants’ lawyer. Amr[…]
Less than a month into his 12-year jail term, AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo is recovering from an ailment at a private hospital in the Eastern Cape, safe in the knowledge that his R1.1m salary and medical aid is still being paid. Eastern Cape Correctional Services spokesperson Zama Feni said Dalindyebo[…]
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