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Three killed in Burundi as toll from political violence rises

A ruling party official and two others were killed in a bar in southern Burundi, an official said on Tuesday, as the toll from 18 months of political violence grows. Unidentified gunmen attacked the bar in Saga village, Rumonge province, at around 8:30 p.m. on Monday evening, regional official Joachim Manirakiza told Reuters. Manirakiza said a school principal was among the victims. The African country has been gripped by political […]

11 October 2016

International News

Russia, Turkey call for urgent end to bloodshed in Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have urged a swift end to the bloodshed in war-torn Syria, following talks between the two leaders in Istanbul on Monday. “Both Russia and Turkey stand for the earliest cessation of bloodshed in Syria. In Russia we think that the switch to a political settlement must happen as soon as possible. We suppose that everybody, who wants peace, should […]

11 October 2016

International News

Hurricane Matthew: ‘1.4 million need help in Haiti’

Haiti faces a crisis that requires a "massive response" from the international community, the United Nations has said, with at least 1.4 million people needing emergency aid after Hurricane Matthew. The storm killed almost 1,000 people in the impoverished Caribbean nation, with that toll likely to rise as rescue workers reach previously inaccessible areas. Matthew, the most powerful Atlantic storm since 2007, last week leveled homes, fouled water sources and […]

11 October 2016

International News

Colombia to begin peace talks with ELN rebels

Colombian President, and freshly-crowned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Juan Manuel Santos and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group are to start peace talks, officials have said. The negotiations with the 2,000-strong National Liberation Army (ELN) will start on October 27 in Ecuador's capital Quito, according to an agreement signed in Caracas by both sides under the auspices of Venezuela's government. "We are a special nation that grows despite adversities," […]

11 October 2016

News

South Africans voice concern at umrah visa price hikes

A petition, called new Umarah Visa Fees Must Fall, has been circulating on social media calling for Saudi Arabian authorities to reconsider increasing visa charges for repeat haj and umrah pilgrims. More than 7300 supporters have thus far signed the petition. This follows a decision by Saudi authorities to impose a fee of 2,000 Saudi riyals, which converts to approximately R8 000, on any repeat pilgrims travelling to the kingdom. Last […]

10 October 2016

News

Leigh-Ann Naidoo opens-up about her ordeal in Israeli custody

On Friday, an emotional Leigh-Ann Naidoo returned home to a crowd of pro-Palestinian supporters after being captured in international waters while on board the Women’s Boat to Gaza. Naidoo, a wits academic and activist, along with 12 other women from around the world, was enroute to attempt to break the blockade imposed on the besieged territory by Israel. The women were captured approximately 35 nautical miles from the shores of […]

10 October 2016

News

Capetonians urged to get carpooling

With October earmarked as Transport Month, a local initiative is underway to get South Africans to carpool. Carpool Week, which runs from the 3 – 9 October, is an initiative to raise awareness of all the benefits of carpooling and it encourages people to rethink their traveling choices for a better country. Commuters that live near each other and share a common destination form the simplest and most common "carpool" […]

6 October 2016

News

‘Human trafficking on the increase in SA’

Appropriately corresponding with school holidays, this week South Africans are marking Human Trafficking Awareness Week. In an effort to highlight a crime that has impacted citizens throughout the world, from October 2 to 9 South Africans are calling attention to the millions of children, women, and men who have been forced into slave labour, sexual slavery and other forms of exploitation. While human trafficking is generally understood to be […]

6 October 2016

News

Details of the capture of the Women’s Boat to Gaza

On Thursday, the Women’s Boat to Gaza was intercepted by the Israeli navy after they had embarked on a journey to attempt to break the blockade on the besieged territory. The 13 female passengers, inclusive of crew and activists, who set sail from the shores of Barcelona in mid-September, 2016, are confirmed to have been detained by Israeli forces within 35 nautical miles of the coast of the Gaza Strip. […]

6 October 2016

VOC

Three killed in Burundi as toll from political violence rises

Russia, Turkey call for urgent end to bloodshed in Syria

Hurricane Matthew: ‘1.4 million need help in Haiti’

Colombia to begin peace talks with ELN rebels

South Africans voice concern at umrah visa price hikes

Leigh-Ann Naidoo opens-up about her ordeal in Israeli custody

Capetonians urged to get carpooling

‘Human trafficking on the increase in SA’

Details of the capture of the Women’s Boat to Gaza

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