Malaysia Airline Plane Shot Down Over Ukraine

A Boeing 777 operated by Malaysia Airlines has allegedly been shot down over the Ukraine border with 295 passengers on board, just hours ago, according to news agency Interfax. Flight MH17 was reportedly flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down inside Ukraine, just shy of the Russian border, whilst carrying 295 passengers on board. News agency Reuters  posted a tweet at 17:34 stating that all 280 passengers on board and the 15 crew members on the flight ... Read more »
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By Robert On Wednesday, July 16th, 2014

Oscar Pistorius Regrets Going Clubbing After Altercation Occurs

Oscar Pistorius, the paralympian athlete accused of murdering his girlfriend at the time, Reeva Steenkamp, released a statement through his public relations agency stating that he regrets having gone clubbling,... Read more »
By Robert On Tuesday, July 15th, 2014

South Africa Needs R10 Billion For Sport

R10 billion is needed to give sport in South Africa a much needed boost to enable it to become one of the global sporting powerhouses, South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) president... Read more »
By Robert On Monday, July 14th, 2014

Oscar Pistorius Tweets Enrage Many, But Not In Contempt of Court

The murder-accused paralympian athlete, Oscar Pistorius, caused a large stir on social media site, Twitter, when he broke his media  silence for the first time since the anniversary of Reeva Steenkamp’s ... Read more »
By Robert On Monday, July 14th, 2014

Numsa Strike Hitting Auto Producers Hard

American motor vehicle producer, Ford, have closed shop this week in South Africa, with Japanese automobile manufacturer, Toyota, apparently next in line to shut their doors temporarily this week. General Motor... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, July 14th, 2014

DA Going to Court Over Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s Appointment as SABC COO

There is much furore over the permanent appointment of Hlaudi Motsoeneng as the SABC’s Chief Operations Officer. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has decided to take this matter to court so that this appointm... Read more »
By Robert On Saturday, July 12th, 2014

Public Protector to Investigate Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s Appointment as SABC COO

The Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, will once again look into Hlaudi Motsoeneng following his permanent appointment as Chief Operations Officer of state broadcaster, SABC. Thuli Madonsela probed Motsoeneng e... Read more »
By Robert On Friday, July 11th, 2014

More Than 20 Initiation Schools Shut Down

Over 20 initiation schools have been forced to close down by government in Sekhukhuni district in Limpopo, since initiation season started this year. Government intends to close more of these illegal schools an... Read more »
By Robert On Thursday, July 10th, 2014

Apartheid Assassin Eugene de Kock Denied Parole

Former apartheid regime head of covert police unit, which allegedly tortured and killed dozens of people during white minority rule in South Africa, has been denied parole after serving eighteen years in prison... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, July 9th, 2014

Oscar Pistorius Trial: Defence Closes its Case, Final Arguments to be Heard in August

Tuesday saw the defence in the Oscar Pistorius trial close its case amid claims that there were some witnesses who were not willing to testify given the publicity of the trial. In addition, the fact that the ca... Read more »