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Ex-South Sudan general vows to topple president Kiir

A disaffected South Sudanese army general who quit his position last month announced on Monday that he had formed a new anti-government rebel group, underscoring mounting resistance to the rule of incumbent president Salva Kiir Lieutenant General Thomas Cirillo Swaka, formerly deputy head of logistics, resigned after he accused Kiir of turning the country's military into a "tribal army." The military, police and other security branches, he said, heavily recruited […]

today7 March 2017

International News

Palestinian activist ‘executed’ by Israeli forces

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian activist early Monday morning, culminating a two-hour-long gun battle in the Ramallah area of the central occupied West Bank, after Israeli forces had been pursuing the man since he was released from Palestinian prison last September. The raid sparked clashes, which left two Palestinians shot and injured by Israeli forces. No Israelis were injured in the incident. Israeli police identified the slain man as […]

today7 March 2017

News

Sahuc roadshow preps hajjis for demands of hajj

By Thakira Desai In preparation for the Hajj 1438, the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) on Saturday hosted its annual Hajj roadshow. The roadshow, which was hosted at Belgravia High School in Belgravia, was the third leg, following the completion of the Johannesburg and Durban events. Sahuc, though not obligated, hosted numerous accredited haj operators, providing prospective hujjaaj an opportunity to interact with the operators in order that […]

today6 March 2017

Local

President Zuma in Jarkata to strengthen ties

The 20th session of the Indian Ocean Rim Association will begin in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Monday. It is a meeting of at least 21 countries bordering the Indian Ocean. Leaders of the  coastal countries including South Africa are meeting to find ways of how they can use the ocean to revitalise their economies. President Jacob Zuma in the Indonesian capital Jakarta to attend the Indian Ocean Rim Association […]

today6 March 2017

Local

Former Western Cape top cop back in dock in corruption case

Former Western Cape police commissioner Arno Lamoer and his co-accused, who are at the centre of a corruption case, are expected back in the dock in the High Court on Monday. Lamoer and three brigadiers – Darius van der Ross, Sharon Govender and her husband Colin Govender – together with businessman Salim Dawjee, face 109 charges of corruption, racketeering and money laundering involving R1.6m. They are all out on bail. […]

today6 March 2017

Local

Sassa’s 3 phase plan to take over grant payments

Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has a plan in place to take over the distribution of social grants to 17 million beneficiaries. This is the agency's plan: - Phase 1: Planning for the transition including the phase-out of the current service provider, which must be done between the 2015/16 and 2016/17 financial years. Sassa has told the Constitutional Court the following: "We […]

today6 March 2017

International News

Somalia drought causes ‘110 deaths in 48 hours’

Some 110 people died in southern Somalia on Thursday and Friday as a result of drought, Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has said. “About 110 people have died in the past 48 hours due to drought and severe water-related diarrhea in southern Somalia, especially in the Bay and Bakool areas,” Khaire said in a statement released on Saturday. “Somalis, wherever they are, must rescue their needy brothers, who will […]

today6 March 2017

International News

Factions fight for two Libyan oil terminals

An eastern Libyan group says it is carrying out air strikes against rival factions as part of its attempt to push them back from positions around the major oil terminals of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf. The Libyan National Army (LNA) is attempting to regain control of the ports after being forced to withdraw on Friday by an attack by the Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB). The BDB is composed partly […]

today6 March 2017

News

SAHUC’s Cape Town road show kicks-off

After much anticipation, the South Africa Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) will this week be hosting its Cape Town leg of its annual Road Show. Previously scheduled to take place in February, the road show is set to take place this Saturday at Belgravia High School, between 9:30 and 13:00. Prospective pilgrims will be given an opportunity to engage with SAHUC and the haj operators about packages and logistical details […]

today3 March 2017

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