Another Malaysia-linked Plane Disappears

Another plane which is based in Malaysia has disappeared. This time it is the AirAsia Indonesia, which is reported to have disappeared in the early hours of Sunday only two hours after take off on its journey from Indonesia to Singapore. It had 162 people on board. It is reported that the Airbus A320-200, which had taken off from Indonesia at about 4 am local time, contacted air traffic control requesting a change to its planned flight path due to bad weather. It is further r... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, December 24th, 2014

ANC Pays Tribute to Motsoaledi Family on the Death of Mama Motsoaledi

The African National Congress has paid tribute to one of its cadres in the struggle who has since passed away. In a statement, the ANC said it felt heartbroken by the passing on of Caroline Motsoaledi who is th... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014

Parliament to Respect High Court’s Decision to Set Aside the Suspension of EFF MPs

Parliament has announced that it will respect the judgement made in the Western Cape High Court which sought to set aside the suspension of some members of the Economic Freedom Fighters from parliament followin... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014

Robber Killed in Roodekop

The police in Gauteng have reported that they shot and killed a man who is suspected of having been a member of a gang that had earlier robbed a scrap yard in Roodekop. According to a police spokesman, Lieutena... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, December 21st, 2014

Kraaifontein Murders: One Suspect Let Off The Hook

Charges against one of the eight men accused of killing the six men that were found tied up and murdered in Kraaifontein, Cape Town have been dropped. Seven other men have been taken into police stations in the... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, December 13th, 2014

Mugabe Announces New Cabinet, Replaces Fired Ministers

In a move that was widely expected of him, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has announced the new cabinet ministers of his government who replace those that he fired together with the former Vice Presid... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, December 10th, 2014

Oscar Pistorius’s Defence Lawyer Barry Roux Says Prosecution Has No Grounds For Appeal

The prosecution in the Oscar Pistorius case have no ground to appeal both the conviction and sentencing for Oscar as the law was applied correctly, the North Gauteng High Court heard on Tuesday. This was said b... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, December 9th, 2014

Shrien Dewani Acquitted of Charges Relating to the Murder of his Wife Anni

Shrien Dewani, the British businessman who was on trial in The Western Cape High Court in Cape Town for arranging hit men to kill his newly wedded wife in November, 2010 was acquitted of the charges by the pres... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, December 7th, 2014

Mugabe Emerges Stronger From Congress, Grace In!

President Robert Mugabe emerged a stronger and more sure leader of his party and government from the party’s week long congress which was held in Zimbabwe. The party’s first vice president, Joice Mu... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014

The Good Man Actor Dies In An N2 Accident

The emphasis of the traffic police and all those involved in traffic accident awareness came rudely to the fore when the talented actor and singer, Thabang Sidloyi, was seen on social media being slung from a s... Read more »