Search and rescue operations are set to continue at a construction site in Ormonde in Johannesburg following a deadly building collapse. Six bodies were retrieved from the rubble on Monday, while three are still missing. The City’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) says three people are currently in hospital after a concrete slab gave way at the site. Search and rescue …
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Iran has detained at least six US citizens or permanent residents, according to detainee advocates, raising fears they and thousands of Americans believed trapped in the country could be used as bargaining chips in the escalating war with the US and Israel. The detainees are among what some experts estimate are possibly thousands of dual US-Iranian nationals and green-card holders …
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Zimbabwean nationals, Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matonhodze, are expected to apply for bail in the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. The pair briefly appeared in the same court last week, but the case was postponed for further investigation. The case relates to a shooting incident at former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s son’s house in Hyde Park last month, where …
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the United States (US) and Israel’s war against Iran may take “some time” but it will not take years. The US and Israeli air war against Iran began with attacks against Tehran on Saturday, killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and prompting Iranian retaliation against Israel and missile attacks at Arab nations with American …
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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) will establish a joint working group that will participate in preparations for a Conference of the Left through the establishment of a steering committee. The SACP is planning a conference of the left that will, in their words, unite progressive forces, including trade unions, NGOs, and civil society. …
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A traditional leader has been shot dead and a family member wounded during a robbery at Makhuvha village outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo. The wounded person has been taken to the hospital. Fifty-nine-year-old Chief Ntikedzeni Makhuvha was shot by armed robbers wearing balaclavas and security-type uniforms inside his house. The robbers had demanded vehicle keys and money. They fled with a …
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The minister says the three were removed from Parliament in August 2024.Macpherson also wants the court to order them to pay for litigation costs. He says no individual is above the law when it comes to unlawfully occupying state property. [STATEMENT] I’ve authorised formal eviction proceedings, including a cost order, against three former MK MPs who have been unlawfully occupying …
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James Lokwang, one of the victims nursing injuries at the Health centre after an attack from his garden by the stray buffalo Abim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Abim District are living in constant fear as stray wild animals continue to attack people and destroy property, leaving a farmer seriously injured. James Lokwang, a retired nursing officer from Abim …
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Yas needs shelter and health care, but Cameroon lacks resources to help Homeless transgender woman Yas COMMENTARY In Douala, Yas, a 37-year-old trans woman, lives in extreme poverty and constant danger. Rejected by her family and a victim of repeated violence, she is now homeless, without healthcare and without protection. Her situation illustrates the dramatic vulnerability of trans people in …
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US President Donald Trump said on Monday he ordered the attack on Iran to thwart its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, vowing to pursue the war for as long as necessary. He said, without providing evidence, the threat from Iran had been imminent when he made the decision to order the strikes. The attacks have killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali …
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his condolences to the families of the six people who died after a two-storey business park building collapsed in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg. Three bodies have been retrieved, while three other people are believed to be in the rubble. Three people sustained injuries, one of whom is being treated in hospital. Rescue operations are continuing …
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Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says over the past 30 years, the South African Constitution has delivered on many of its promises including the integration of the judicial system. Kubayi delivered the keynote address at the national launch of the 30-year anniversary of the Constitution’s signing into law at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. Kubayi says while challenges …
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Aviation expert Guy Leitch says it’s not possible to estimate how long the current air travel disruptions could last as a result of the conflict in the Middle East. Flights in the region have been cancelled amid continued strikes by the US and Israel on Iran. Tehran has launched barrages of missiles and drones at Israel as well as at …
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Ratidzo C. Makombe The African Union’s (AU) 2026 theme, “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,” serves not only as a development slogan but also as a political challenge. If the AU genuinely commits to this goal, a key source of practical experience it can reference is the Southern African Development Community’s …
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