Errant Witnesses to be Subpoenaed: Judge Seriti

The chairman of the Seriti Commission has indicated that he intends for the witnesses who had withdrawn from giving evidence on the commission last week to come back onto the platform and give their evidence. This stems from the announcement last week by three of the witnesses who were due to give evidence before the Commission, citing gross irregularities that they argued were so entrenched that they would compromise the work of the Commission and only render it as a form of... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014

IEC Chairwoman Pansy Tlakula Resigns

Things appear to have come to a head at the Independent Electoral Commission on Tuesday with the resignation of the chairperson, Pansy Tlakula. This follows a protracted struggle which started with the oppositi... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, September 1st, 2014

Male Student Commits Suicide at the University of Pretoria

Another man was, on Monday, reported to have committed suicide at the University of Pretoria Campus. Details of the suicide were initially, still sketchy apart from the fact that the person who had committed th... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, August 31st, 2014

Lesotho Coup Condemned by the Commonwealth and the SADC

It emerged on Saturday that there has been a coup in the mountainous kingdom of Lesotho, apparently staged by the country’s national army. According to the standing Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who has ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, August 29th, 2014

Supreme Court of Appeal Orders the NPA to Release the Zuma Spy Tapes

The now notorious Zuma Spy Tapes will have to be released by the National Prosecuting Authority to the Democratic Alliance within five days. This was after a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal, whic... Read more »
By Robert On Thursday, August 28th, 2014

Young Girl Accidentally Shoots and Kills Instructor with an Uzi

A shooting instructor working in Arizona in the US was accidentally shot and killed in a shooting accident on Monday while teaching a nine-year-old girl to fire an Automatic Uzi, authorities say. Charles Vacca,... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, August 25th, 2014

ANC Attacks Madonsela After letter to Zuma

The ANC and it allies have come out with guns blazing following the Public Protector’s letter to President Zuma about his response to the recommendations she made in her report about the upgrades at Zuma&... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, August 23rd, 2014

Tsvangirai’s MDC Withdraws Talks Offer, Threatens Protests

The Zimbabwean main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, on Friday hinted at the fact that his party had withdrawn its offer for dialogue with the ZANU-PF led government of veteran leader, Robert Mugabe. He al... Read more »
By Robert On Saturday, August 23rd, 2014

Football stadium in Libya hosts public execution

A video has emerged of an Egyptian man being publicly executed in a football stadium by an extremist Islam group in the Libyan city of Derna on 19 August. The group, The Shura Council of Islamic Youth, have all... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

Islamic State Jihadist Distribute Video of Decapitation of American Journalist Online

The United States government has condemned in the strongest possible terms the purported execution of one of it citizens, James Foley, which was seen in a video sent by his killer, the Islamic State. In a state... Read more »