13 Soldiers Die in Central African Republic Defending a Dictatorship

During the Arab spring many governments put their logistical support to the rebels and now that the Central African Republic is having a revolt our very own South Africa chooses to side with the regime. Unfortunately in the late hours of march 25, we received reports from CAR that 13 SANDF soldiers were killed by marching 3000 rebel armies. More than two dozens were wounded and one person was unaccounted for. We ask ourselves whose war did our brothers die fighting? What is S... Read more »
by Sinethemba Mandyoli | Published 13 years ago

By Andrea Teagle On Saturday, March 9th, 2013

Curiosity Resurrected the Cat – Scientists Contemplate Recreating Extinct Species

Andrea Teagle – The Tasmanian Tiger has been extinct since 1930. Yet curious scientists may be on the brink of finding ways to see these and other extinct animals roam the earth again. A public Ted xConfe... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Saturday, February 23rd, 2013

Oscar Bail Application Successful

The Oscar Pistorius murder case has all the action and drama that one can expect from a movie. The plot includes a world-famous, inspirational athlete with violent tendencies who is attracted to guns and shoots... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Thursday, February 21st, 2013

Officer in Pistorius Case Facing Attempted Murder Charges

The plot keeps getting thicker in the Oscar Pistorius murder case leaving many to wonder if justice will prevail or if the case will be blown to bits by police incompetence. What the state initially thought was... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

Oscar Bail Application in Progress

It’s hard to pinpoint the last time that the world was so engrossed in a murder case as much as has been happening with Oscar Pistorius. Various publications, both local and international, have kept the publi... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

Chaos As Oscar Hearing Continues

The bail hearing of murder accused Oscar Pistorious was delayed on Wednesday morning as officials tried desperately to maintain order in an over-packed courtroom. Both local and international media personnel st... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

Lawyer Reads Oscar Affidavit in Court

After days of speculation and rumours, Oscar Pistorius gave his account of the events of the morning of Valentine’s Day at his expensive and secure home in Pretoria. Oscar’s lawyer laid out the facts accord... Read more »
By Ms. Tsungi Moyo On Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

Federation of African Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations to be launched in Addis Ababa

ADDIS ABABA, 21 January 2013 – In an effort to further develop and strengthen local production of pharmaceutical produce in Africa, three African regional associations of African Pharmaceutical Manufacturers ... Read more »
By Thandi On Wednesday, November 7th, 2012

US election results: Obama wins second term

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday night despite a fierce challenge from Mitt Romney as well as a weak economy and high unemployment that crimped the middle class dreams of m... Read more »
By Thandi On Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

Hurricane Sandy wreaks havoc in the US

Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc in the Eastern parts of the US this week. At least 181 people have been reported killed by this storm.  Weather forecasters have been praised for correctly forecasting Sandy, lead... Read more »