East Africa Silent About Protests as Burundi Slides into Constitutional Crisis: Amnesty International

As Burundi tightens its hand on all forms of media coverage on the issue of protests against their President Pierre Nkurunziza running for a third term and moved to clamp down on protesters, a rights group has noted with disdain the silent and aloof attitude that has been adopted by the neighbouring countries in East Africa. In a statement released on Wednesday, a representative of Amnesty International has said that the organisation notes the deafening silence that has been ... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

Justice Portfolio Committee Meeting Turns into a “Circus” as Madonsela Presents Her Report

What started off as a meeting to allow the Public Protector’s Office to propose to the Justice Portfolio Committee why it required an expanded budget in order to finance its operations degenerated into wh... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, April 28th, 2015

Security Guard Shot Dead in Durban Cash Heist

Police in Durban have confirmed that a security guard was, on Tuesday afternoon, shot dead by unidentified gunman at a mall in the coastal town on Tuesday morning. This was in a suspected cash in transit robber... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, April 28th, 2015

One Killed and More than 200 Injured in Johannesburg Train Crash

One person was killed and more than two hundred others injured when two trains collided at Denver railway station in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning. According to the Chief executive officer for Prasa Rail Mose... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Tuesday, April 28th, 2015

Guard Killed and Over 200 Injured in Johannesburg Train Crash

The CEO for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), Mosenngwa Mofi, has confirmed that a Metrorail guard was killed and a female train driver was airlifted to hospital, while 240 people were injured ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, April 27th, 2015

Xenophobia: Nigeria Starts Taking Action

The South African government has condemned and described as “an unfortunate and regrettable step”, the move taken by the Nigerian government to recall their two top envoys to South Africa as a react... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, April 26th, 2015

Social Development Minister Threatens Xenophobia Refugees

A Burundian national is recovering in a coma in hospital after an altercation which involved the police in Durban, the media has revealed recently. He was apparently assaulted by the police with the butt of a p... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, April 26th, 2015

Nepal Earthquake: Indian Under 14 Girls Team Trapped

The Indian Under 14 Girls Soccer Team are reported to have become some of the victims of the Nepal earthquake disaster, which has claimed the lives of more than 1900 people. The girls were still trapped in the ... Read more »
By Brian Harry On Saturday, April 25th, 2015

Tremor Hits Johannesburg

Areas including Kagiso, Mellville and some parts of Soweto experienced a tremor at around 8:30 am today morning. The tremor, the cause of which is clearly unknown at this moment, caused a great amount of fear a... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, April 25th, 2015

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Fires Back Over Nzimande Visa

The Israeli government on Friday reacted to the South African Communist Party’s (SACP) statement in which it said it would further intensify its campaign against the Israelis after they denied their leade... Read more »