At least five people were killed in Guinea's capital of Conakry on Monday in protests sparked by a teacher's strike, the government said, reviving labor tensions in a country where previous strikes have led to dozens of deaths. Government spokesman Damantang Albert Camara later told Reuters that a deal to end the strike was signed with Guinea's main teachers' unions on Monday evening. The unions had launched the strike on […]
A week since news broke that the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had been assassinated, a clearer picture is emerging of the Cold War-style killing in Kuala Lumpur's international airport. But rumours still abound about the bizarre attack, and Malaysian police are keeping their cards close to their chest when it comes to their ongoing investigation. Here is what we know - and what we still don't know […]
A day after falsely suggesting there was an immigration-related security incident in Sweden, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday his comment was based on a television report he had seen. Trump, who in his first weeks in office has tried to tighten US borders sharply for national security reasons, told a rally on Saturday that Sweden was having serious problems with immigrants. “You look at what's happening last night […]
The Western Cape High Court will on Monday begin hearing the case of Australian mining company Tormin, which is accused of large scale environmental destruction in the province. The Department of Environmental Affairs had previously attempted to hold Tormin criminally responsible for transgressing environmental laws. Tormin’s mining operations are alleged to have caused the collapse of a cliff. However, the oversight of mining companies was transferred to the Department of […]
The City of Cape Town will with effect from today begin to name and shame consumers who use water irresponsibly. The decision comes as dam levels in the Western Cape continue to drop. Officials say the dam levels now stand at 36.2 %. They say consumption has to drop drastically to ensure sufficient water supply. Officials have vowed to take action against consumers who fail to cut consumption. The metro […]
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Mendi on Tuesday in the English Channel in 1917. The SS Mendi was carrying over 800 men from the South African Labour Corps to serve in France during the first World War. A collision caused her to sink to the bottom of the English Channel. Chief of the South African Army, Lieutenant-General […]
A car bomb ripped through a market in Mogadishu on Sunday, killing 39 people and injuring around 50, a local official said, days after Somalia elected a new president. The car was driven by a suicide bomber, said Ahmed Abdulle Afrax, the mayor of Wadajir district where the bombing happened. "We carried 39 dead bodies and there were many others injured," Dr Abdikadir Abdirahman, director of the Aamin Ambulance Service, […]
Ecuador has voted in general elections that could see the country move from the left to the right like several other South American countries in recent months. Voters cast their ballots on Sunday for 137 members of the national assembly and a new president, choosing between a candidate who intends to continue President Rafael Correa's platform or one of several more conservative contenders who pledge to attack corruption and cut […]
Throwing cigarette butts out of car windows should constitute attempted arson, Western Cape premier Helen Zille said on Friday. Presenting her State of the Province address in Cape Town, Zille outlined the threat fires presented to the economy of the Western Cape. She said 10 years ago, they were dealing with 12 000 fires in one year. “It was almost an unmanageable number. Now, more than 17 000 fires have […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
