# A suspected kidnapping kingpin was killed in a shootout with police and private security at the R21 in Kempton Park, Gauteng, last night. This follows the rescue of kidnapped Benoni businessman, Mohammed Bashir Ahmed Seedat. The 42-year-old was taken by gunmen from his business, Rynfield Drapers and Outfitters, on the 23rd of July, following […]
# The National Council of SPCAs says it has lodged a detailed submission in opposition to the proposed regulations for the exportation of live animals by sea. The Department of Agriculture published the regulations for public comment in July. NSPCA’s Nazareth Appalsamy says in the regulations, there is no mandatory embargo on exports to the Middle East […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies werk nou saam met Pakistanse owerhede om vas te stel watter invloed die onlangse oorstromings op mense gehad het, behoeftes te bepaal en probleme met die hantering van die ramp op te los. Die oorstromings in die noorde het meer as 400 lewens geëis. Die VN sê die ramp, veroorsaak deur […]
# Die GOOD Party sê hulle is erg bekommerd oor Burkina Faso se terugwaartse wysigings aan hul Persone- en Gesinskode, wat deur die land se Oorgangsparlement aangeneem is. Die party sê die wysigings kriminaliseer selfdegeslag-verhoudings, wat ‘n gevaarlike stap terug vir menseregte op die Afrika-kontinent aandui. Keagen Gertse van GOOD sê Burkina Faso sluit hom […]
# Die Verenigde Arabiese Emirate het Israel gewaarsku dat die anneksasie van die besette Wesoewer ‘n rooilyn sal oorskry en die strewe na streeksintegrasie beëindig. Die Israelse premier Benjamin Netanyahu sal vandag ‘n kabinetsvergadering byeenroep om anneksasie te bespreek. Dit is in reaksie op die planne van verskeie groot Westerse lande om ‘n Palestynse staat […]
# The United Nations says it is working closely with Pakistani authorities to rapidly assess the humanitarian impact of the recent floods, identify needs, and address gaps in the response to the disaster. The floods in northern Pakistan have claimed over 400 lives. The UN says this disaster, caused by a severe monsoon exacerbated by climate […]
# The GOOD Party says it is deeply concerned by Burkina Faso’s regressive amendments to its Persons and Family Code, passed by the country’s transitional Parliament. The party says these amendments criminalise same-sex relations, marking a dangerous step backwards for human rights on the African continent. GOOD’s Keagen Gertse says Burkina Faso joins a growing […]
# The United Arab Emirates has warned Israel that annexing the occupied West Bank would cross a red line and end the pursuit of regional integration. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to convene a cabinet meeting today to discuss annexation. This is in response to the plans of several major Western countries to […]
# Minstens 15 mense is dood en 18 ander beseer na Lissabon se beroemde Glória-kabelspoor in Portugal ontspoor en neergestort het. Volgens berigte het ‘n kabel langs die spoorlyn se roete losgekom, wat veroorsaak het dat dit beheer verloor en teen ‘n nabygeleë gebou gebots het. Owerhede sê daar was buitelandse burgers onder die oorledenes, […]