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Is Obesity a Growing Problem in South Africa?
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), obesity is defined as, “a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health, both redu... Read more »
Young Girl Accidentally Shoots and Kills Instructor with an Uzi
A shooting instructor working in Arizona in the US was accidentally shot and killed in a shooting accident on Monday while teaching a nine-year-old girl to fire an Automatic Uzi, authorities say. Charles Vacca,... Read more »
ANC Concerned with Public Protector’s Behaviour
The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General, Gwede Mantashe, announced on Tuesday that the ANC is very concerned by the Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela’s behaviour. Mantashe said, after the AN... Read more »
Football stadium in Libya hosts public execution
A video has emerged of an Egyptian man being publicly executed in a football stadium by an extremist Islam group in the Libyan city of Derna on 19 August. The group, The Shura Council of Islamic Youth, have all... Read more »
Nkandla: Ad hoc Committee to be Established
The National Assembly has stated on Tuesday that an ad hoc committee will be established in order to review the response of President Jacob Zuma with regards to the reports on his Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-N... Read more »
Police to fight taxi violence
The South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Gauteng Department of Transport have issued a statement, saying that they will be collaborating in order to bring down taxi violence in Gauteng, after it has seen... Read more »President Zuma Submits His Response On Nkandla Upgrade
South African president, Jacob Zuma, has submitted his full response with regards to the Nkandla reports to parliament on Thursday, according to spokesperson for the presidency, Mac Maharaj. “The report h... Read more »
Nkandla Architect Under Fire
The architect allegedly in charge of inflating the Nkandla upgrade cost to in excess of R246 million, Minenhle Makhanya, has been singled out by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) as the primary reason for wh... Read more »
Robin Williams Dead – Suicide Suspected
World renowned actor, Robin Williams, was found dead on Monday in his home in Tiburon, California. According to the Marin County Sheriff’s Department, the Oscar winning actor and comedian is suspected to ... Read more »
