The process of sending the bodies of those killed in the Nigerian church building collapse to their places of burial has commenced, government said on Tuesday. This followed the official reception ceremony for 74 victims held at Waterkloof Air Force Base on Sunday, Nigeria inter-ministerial task team spokeswoman Phumla Williams[…]
The ANC saluted and thanked President Jacob Zuma on Sunday for intervening in the prolonged repatriation of the bodies of 85 people killed over two months ago in a church building collapse in Nigeria. “The situation of delayed repatriation of the deceased made the pain and agony of the bereaved[…]
The death of 81 South Africans in the Nigeria church building collapse has united South Africa in anguish, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday. “These people were our colleagues and friends. They went to church with us. We worshiped with them. They were people who had hopes and dreams[…]
Communities and organizations of all religious backgrounds gathered outside the constitutional court in Johannesburg on Sunday, for an inter-faith vigil in solidarity with those killed at the hands of radical religious groups. The protest came in light of the actions of the Islamic State (IS) group, who have terrorized communities[…]
France is to repatriate the bodies of all 118 people who were aboard an Air Algerie plane that crashed in Mali, as it declared an unofficial three-day period of mourning. “When it will be possible, all bodies will be brought back to France, all the bodies of all the passengers[…]
Family members of victims of a plane crash were flying to the small Taiwanese island on Thursday where the plane had unsuccessfully attempted to land in stormy weather, killing 48. There were 10 survivors, and authorities were searching for one person who might have been in a wrecked house on[…]
Thousands gathered Sunday for a final farewell to 284 people killed in Bosnia’s 1992-1995 war, after their remains were exhumed from one of the largest mass graves found in the country. “I hope it will be easier now,” said 48-year old Suad Tatarevic, who came to bury some 40 family[…]
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