The gees for the Rugby World Cup 2015 (RWC) is riding high on the streets of Cape Town as the nation gets ready to witness the Springboks go head to head with Fiji at Brighton Community Stadium, England this Saturday. For the first time in Springbok rugby history, South Africa[…]
South Africans who are worried about the controversial and expensive nuclear deal being shoved down their throats have received support from an unexpected quarter. Fikile Majola, ANC MP and chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on energy, has turned out to be a champion for transparency in the nuclear deal. In[…]
Eleven South African adults and three children have reportedly returned home from ISIS-held territory in Syria. Recent reports suggest these individuals returned after their experience fell short of what they had expected. However, the Muslim Lawyers Association (MLA), representing the eleven individuals say these reports have not been confirmed and[…]
South Africa’s “youngest self-made millionaire” has been accused of plagiarising his training company’s course material and falsely claiming to have made R30 million in profit. After 23-year-old Sandile Shezi shared his success story in the media, several industry players contacted News24 raising suspicion over the operations of his company Global[…]
The warnings of a possible terror attack against US interests in South Africa should be taken seriously, the Institute for Security Studies said. However, South Africa did not have a high risk of such attacks and people should not get too carried away, its executive director Jakkie Cilliers said. “The[…]
Opinions are divided on reports that the ANC-led government are contemplating a ban on dual citizenship for South African nationals, aimed at curbing South Africans from taking up arms with foreign military forces, in particular the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). While some sectors of the pro-Palestinian lobby have welcomed the[…]
US government and business interests in South Africa are under threat from extremists, that country’s embassy warned on Tuesday. “The US Diplomatic Mission to South Africa has received information that extremists may be targeting US interests in South Africa, to possibly include US Government facilities and other facilities identifiable with[…]
South Africa has not yet been asked to provide help during the European refugee crisis, the Department of Home Affairs said on Monday. Spokesperson Mayihlome Tshwete said the country helped through its contributions to various United Nations agencies, but so far had not been approached by individuals or any of[…]
The Khoi and San community wants the government to amend the Constitution so that it acknowledges them as the first indigenous people of South Africa, the National Khoi and San Council said on Thursday. “The preamble of the Constitution needs to say the Khoi people are the first people of[…]
The Department of Basic Education has confirmed Mandarin will be introduced as a subject in South African schools next year. A circular was issued by the department to national and provincial education authorities, indicating that the Chinese language will be added to the school curriculum in January 2016. Basic Education[…]
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