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‘Nervous driver’ leads cops to R200K worth of illicit cigarettes hidden under pineapples

An "anxious driver" arose suspicion at a roadblock between the Eastern and Western Cape, leading to the discovery of illicit cigarettes worth R200 000 hidden beneath a layer of pineapples. According to police spokesperson Captain Malcolm Pojie, a Ford bakkie with a load of pineapples approached the roadblock at the Tsitsikamma tollgate as it was en route from Grahamstown to George on Tuesday at about 06:50. "A vigilant member attached […]

14 May 2020

Local

SA’s largest cigarette company drops proposed legal action against tobacco ban

British American Tobacco South Africa, the largest player in the country's cigarette market, says it will not be pursuing legal action in an attempt to force the state to permit the sale of cigarettes. At the start of May the company described government's decision to continue the ban on the sale of tobacco products under level 4 restrictions as "bizarre and irregular". "We have taken the decision not to pursue […]

6 May 2020

Local

Stellenbosch University temporarily bans alcohol in residences

Stellenbosch University has temporarily banned alcohol in university residences and private student accommodation in a bid to combat alcohol abuse among students and gender-based violence. The temporary ban came into effect on January 1, 2020. In a brief to students, the university said the decision was reached because of rising concern for students, with two incidents in the past year being highlighted. The first surrounded the death of a student […]

29 January 2020

International News

Dutch senate passes law banning veils in public buildings

The Dutch Upper House of parliament on Tuesday passed a law banning the wearing of face-covering veils in public buildings, such as schools, government offices and hospitals. The Lower House approved the bill in 2016, after attempts to impose a more general ban on burqas and other face-covering veils failed. The new law bans all face-covering garb, including for instance motor helmets and ski-masks, in public buildings, but not on […]

27 June 2018

Local

SA issues ban on Brazilian firms implicated in meat scandal

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has suspended all exports from establishments in Brazil found to be producing unsafe meat. This after Brazilian police found major meat producers had bribed health inspectors to certify tainted food as fit for consumption. The Department has requested Brazilian authorities to provide a list of such establishments. It says the ban will stay in place until the issue has been resolved to the […]

23 March 2017

News

‘US a dangerous place for Muslims’

“The US has become a much more dangerous for Muslims than it was before”. These are the words of Middle East analyst Naeem Jeenah, in response to the global outrage against US president Donald Trump’s ban on Muslims. On Friday, Trump signed an executive order which bans Muslims from seven countries from entering the US. Despite a judicial order which temporarily blocked the Executive Order, dozens of travellers and immigrants […]

30 January 2017

International News

Trump’s Muslim ban sparks outrage and fear

"Disgraceful", "a travesty", "racist". These were some of the words used to describe a measure signed off by US President Donald Trump that suspends immigration from several Muslim-majority countries, and indefinitely bans Syrians - including refugees - from entering the United States. Closing off his first week in office, Trump signed the order on Friday at the Pentagon, saying the move would help protect Americans from "terrorist" attacks. "Trump's latest […]

28 January 2017

International News

Trump signs executive order banning Syrian refugees

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending the US refugee programme for 120 days, specifically barring Syrian refugees until further notice. Trump signed the order at the Pentagon, saying the moves would help protect Americans from "terrorist" attacks. "I'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America. Don't want them here," Trump said earlier on Friday. "We only want to […]

28 January 2017

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