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Police arrest 4 suspects after murder of ‘witness’ outside Cape Town court

Western Cape police have arrested four suspects in connection with the murder of a woman near the Wynberg magistrate’s court last Thursday, saying they have forensic evidence to link them to the brazen shooting. A video of a gunman approaching three women and shooting the lady in the middle on May 25 has gone viral. On Friday, provincial police spokesperson Lt-Col Malcolm Pojie said: “Investigation by a dedicated integrated investigation […]

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Pakistani lawyer and activist Jibran Nasir abducted, wife says

Islamabad, Pakistan – The wife of a prominent Pakistani rights activist and lawyer says her husband has been “abducted” from the southern city of Karachi. In a video released on social media late on Thursday night, Jibran Nasir’s wife Mansha Pasha said the couple was returning home from a dinner when some men forcefully took Nasir away. “We were coming back to our home. A white Vigo car intercepted our car […]

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Here’s when to get your Sassa grant in June

South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will pay grants for June from Friday, starting with the old age grant. People receiving disability and children’s grants would have to wait until next week. Sassa confirmed the following dates for June payments; June 2 - old age grants June 5 - disability grants June 6 - children grants While many of the people receiving grants get stuck in long queues to withdraw the money, […]

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Palestine citizens of Israel call out Israeli forces ‘complicity’ in rising murder rates

Palestinian citizens of Israel have been protesting outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office against Israeli forces "complicity" in the increasing murder rates in the Arab towns. According to the Middle East Eye, the protesters staged a demonstration for three days since Monday, calling out Israeli authorities for failing to control crime in Arab communities and urging them to solve the rising violence among the citizens. Some 587 Palestinian citizens of Israel […]

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Weather Service issues yellow Level 2 warning for Western Cape

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued two yellow Level 2 warnings for damaging winds in parts of the Western Cape this weekend. This as a series of cold fronts are expected to make landfall on Friday evening, which could cause localised flooding in low-lying areas. Damaging winds are expected along the coast between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas from this evening and will spread to the south coast […]

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Syria regime arrests university students near Damascus

The Syrian regime's security services have arrested a number of university students as they passed military checkpoints near the capital Damascus. Local sources said a militia force backed by the Fourth Division arrested three university students from the towns of Wadi Barada area as they were returning from their universities in Damascus. According to the sources, the campaign of arrests came through two checkpoints, the first near the entrance to […]

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UAE withdraws from US-led maritime coalition

The UAE said Wednesday it had exited a US-led multinational security force that protects shipping in the Gulf, in a high-profile sign of the ongoing rift between Washington and a key Middle East security partner. “As a result of our ongoing evaluation of effective security cooperation with all partners, two months ago, the UAE withdrew its participation in the Combined Maritime Forces,” the Emirati Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. The statement was […]

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Ramaphosa sending special envoy to G7 countries in bid to find peaceful solution to Russia-Ukraine war

President Cyril Ramaphosa is sending a delegation to G7 countries in a bid to bring about a peaceful and negotiated end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Ramaphosa will use the opportunity to continue to explain South Africa’s non-aligned stance in the war which broke out on February 24, 2022. “I will be sending the minister of international relations and co-operation, the minister of trade, industry and competition, the minister of finance […]

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Cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal possibly linked to police training college: Minister

The current Cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal could be linked to the police training college in the area after the first reported case was recorded at the college. Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says a police officer who enrolled for a three-week course arrived at college on the 7th of May. He was rushed to hospital four days later after complaining of diarrhoea and vomiting. He was confirmed cholera positive on May 15 and […]

today1 June 2023

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