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ICC prosecutor signals charges against US armed forces, CIA

The US may have committed war crimes of torture, cruel treatment and rape, when it interrogated dozens of people in Afghanistan between 2003 and 2014, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said. The International Criminal Court's preliminary probe of the US armed forces and CIA activities in Afghanistan between 2003 and 2004 shows there to be a “reasonable basis to believe that, in the course of interrogating these detainees … members […]

15 November 2016

International News

ISIL claims suicide attacks in Fallujah, near Karbala

ISIL fighters in Iraq launched a series of suicide bomb attacks in the city of Fallujah and an oasis town south of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people and wounding dozens. The attacks came as Iraqi forces and their allies continue fighting ISIL in the northern city of Mosul, the armed group's last major population centre in the country. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) […]

15 November 2016

International News

Turkish jets hit al-Bab in push to take ISIL’s Raqqa

Turkish jets hit 15 "targets" in the al-Bab area of northern Syria on Sunday in an operation with Syrian rebels that could foreshadow a push on ISIL's de facto capital Raqqa, the Turkish military said. Ten defensive positions, command centres and an ammunition store used by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group were destroyed in the raids, the army said in a statement. Nine Syrian rebels […]

15 November 2016

News

Local CPF’s, NHW’s seek funding

As criminal activity continues to impact communities, local community police forums (CPF) and neighbourhood watches are requesting funds, remuneration and escorts for additional security when conducting tasks. But, minister of community safety, Dan Plato says that the phrase, ‘we want money for what we are doing’ has surfaced in every related meeting. Plato says that the work of CPF’s and neighbourhood watches is meant to be voluntary work. “We want […]

14 November 2016

Local

Stepping down as FF Plus leader was imperative: Mulder

Former Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) leader, Dr Pieter Mulder, says it was imperative for him to step down as the party's head, as the party gears up for the 2019 general elections. Mulder resigned from the top post at the weekend in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg at the party's reorganisation congress, Dr Pieter Groenewald will now take over the reins. Mulder has been at the helm of the Freedom […]

14 November 2016

Local

Zuma refuses to answer questions on State Capture Report

President Jacob Zuma wouldn't answer any of the questions, stating instead that the report is under consideration.(REUTERS) President Jacob Zuma has refused to answer written Parliamentary questions pertaining to the State of Capture Report by former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written at least 15 questions to Zuma about various allegations contained in the report. These pertain to the influence of the Gupta familyon the appointment […]

14 November 2016

Local

Sharp increase in sexual offences by teachers – SACE

The SA Council for Educators (SACE) painted a bleak picture of the incidence of sexual offences committed by educators in schools around the country, saying there had been a sharp increase. SACE CEO Matseliso Dipholo told journalists on Monday that the council was expecting the rest of its financial year to be busy as an increased number of complaints of sexual offences had been brought to them to investigate this […]

14 November 2016

Local

De Klerk must suffer – Malema

EFF leader Julius Malema says former president FW de Klerk deserves to suffer in jail instead of criticising him for calls he's made for the appropriation of land without compensation. Malema addressed supporters outside the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on Monday following his brief court appearance for the contravention of the Riotous Assemblies Act. This was the second such appearance. His first appearance was in Newcastle on November 7. "Who is […]

14 November 2016

International News

Turkish jets hit al-Bab in push to take ISIL’s Raqqa

Turkish jets hit 15 "targets" in the al-Bab area of northern Syria on Sunday in an operation with Syrian rebels that could foreshadow a push on ISIL's de facto capital Raqqa, the Turkish military said. Ten defensive positions, command centres and an ammunition store used by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) were destroyed in the raids, the army said in a statement. […]

14 November 2016

VOC

ICC prosecutor signals charges against US armed forces, CIA

ISIL claims suicide attacks in Fallujah, near Karbala

Turkish jets hit al-Bab in push to take ISIL’s Raqqa

Local CPF’s, NHW’s seek funding

Stepping down as FF Plus leader was imperative: Mulder

Zuma refuses to answer questions on State Capture Report

Sharp increase in sexual offences by teachers – SACE

De Klerk must suffer – Malema

Turkish jets hit al-Bab in push to take ISIL’s Raqqa

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