Africa on Terror Alert After Militants Shoot Sleeping Students in Nigeria

The world is still coming to terms with the violent attack on sleeping students at the College of Agriculture in the Yobe state of Nigeria. A group of militants stormed the college on Sunday morning and all hell broke loose. They set classrooms on fire and then headed to the dormitories where they shot students while they were sleeping. This shocking attack comes only a week after militants from the Islamist group al-Shabaab shot and killed around 60 people at the Westgate Ma... Read more »
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By PAW On Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

Suspect in Kenyan Mall Attack May Have Ties to South Africa

The facts surrounding certain crime stories have led many people to believe that South Africa is a haven for criminals and in particular, terrorists. Criminals either choose to come to South Africa to commit th... Read more »
By PAW On Monday, September 23rd, 2013

Latest on Kenyan Mall Shooting

The city of Nairobi in Kenya resembles a war zone after a group of heavily armed terrorists walked into the Westgate Mall and opened fire on patrons. The attack began without warning around lunch time on Saturd... Read more »
By Smanga Kumalo On Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

SADC Does Not Have A Regional Migration Policy

Southern African Development Communities (SADC) does not have a regional migration policy. Service standards and migration requirements vary from country to country within the SADC. This is what the chairperson... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Friday, August 9th, 2013

Whitney Houston Would Have Turned 50 on Women’s Day

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on 9 August 1963. She would have turned 50 this Women’s Day. When she was eleven years old, she started showing her vocal talent as a soloist in the choir of the New Hope Ba... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Wednesday, August 7th, 2013

Beyoncé Rides Bicycle to Last Show in Brooklyn

Celebrities hardly ever wander about on the streets without an entourage of bodyguards to protect them from over-enthusiastic fans who will do anything just to touch their idol. Things that regular people take ... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

50 Cent Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Domestic Violence

Rappers just can’t seem to keep out of trouble.  Curtis James Jackson III, known to millions of fans around the world as 50 Cent, had his day in court on Monday. The rapper, whose 2003 album Get Rich or Die ... Read more »
By Thandi On Thursday, August 1st, 2013

Edward Snowden Enters Russia After Being Granted One-year Asylum

Former United States National Security Agency (NSA) technical contractor Edward Snowden has finally been granted asylum for one year in Russia. He entered the country on Thursday after spending over five weeks ... Read more »
By PAW On Wednesday, July 24th, 2013

Shrien Dewani to Return to South Africa to Face Murder Charges

Chief Magistrate Howard Riddle considered all the information brought before him in the Shrien Dewani extradition case and decided that it would be in the best interests of justice for Dewani to be extradited b... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013

Royal Family Welcomes Prince of Cambridge

  The royal baby is a boy. On Monday afternoon, the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, gave birth at the same hospital wing that her late mother-in-law Princess Diana gave birth to both her sons, Willia... Read more »