On 26 February 2013, 29 year-old George Zimmerman shot and killed unarmed 17 year-old Trayvon Martin in the USA. Zimmerman was coordinating a neighbourhood watch service in Sanford, Florida when he came across ...
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“For the sake of Egypt and for historical accuracy, let’s call what is happening by its real name: Military coup.” This was a Facebook status update by Essam al Haddad who is the Egyptian pres...
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Shrien Dewani, a Chartered Accountant from London, has been depressed since 2010 following the murder of his wife Anni Dewani when a taxi they were travelling in was hijacked in Gugulethu Township near Cape Tow...
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This week, South Africa can look forward to a visit from United States president Barack Obama, marking the American leader’s first visit to the nation since he took office in 2009. However, South Africa is no...
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Americans have been warned to exercise due care and diligence when visiting South Africa. The US state department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security released a report that includes a travel advisory note to US t...
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After being ordered by the constitutional court to announce an election date no later than the end of July, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has settled on the last day of July. According to media reports on ...
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Edward Snowden – a former employee of America’s Central Intelligence Agency and currently employed by the country’s National Security Agency – faces criminal charges for reportedly leaking details of a ...
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The story of the outspoken lecturer who called Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe “a rotten old donkey” was widely reported on in the media this Saturday. Chenjerai Pamhiri is employed by the Great Zimbabwe...
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World-leading platinum group, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has given in to political pressure, resulting in a delay in its announcement of a restructuring plan that aims to leave 6000 miners jobless. Ampla...
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When George Zimmerman was set free by a jury of his peers, tense protests erupted all across the US. Social network subscribers from many countries also voiced their shock at the not guilty verdict. Others completely understood why Zimmerman was free to continue to his life after shooting unarmed Trayvon Martin. The court explained that the ‘Stand your ground’ law meant that when feeling threatened, even by an unarmed teenager, one can shoot the aggressor in self-defense ... Read more »
