PRETORIA – Protests that began on Monday evening over the announcement of Thoko Didiza as the ANC’s Tshwane mayoral candidate continued throughout Tuesday. The situation became so volatile that by the end of the working day, commuters were left stranded as buses and taxis lessened their services in fear of violence. Earlier claims that government…
PRETORIA – Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on Tuesday said that the army would be only be deployed in Tshwane as a last resort only. “The situation is assessed on a daily basis and depending on the outcome of that assessment we will make a choice on whether to deploy the SANDF or…
PRETORIA – There was a heavy police presence on Pretoria streets on Tuesday morning as politically-related violent protests continued for the second consecutive day across the city. Tshwane Metro Police Department spokesperson Isaac Mahamba said there has been serious “challenges” around the Daspoort tunnel, north of Pretoria. “The protesters blocked the tunnel twice. We reopened…
CAPE TOWN – Thousands of people have been displaced by flooding in informal settlements in Cape Town, disaster management has said. Informal settlements in Khayelitsha, Phillipi and Gugulethu have been flooded following heavy rain this past weekend, spokesperson Charlotte Powell said. So far, 1 600 shacks with 6 500 residents have been affected. No emergency…
ABUJA – Malawi has ruled out the implementation of the death penalty against killers of people with albinism, saying that such legislation would go against human rights agreements that the country had entered into, according to Nyasa Times. Information Minister Patricia Kaliati confirmed the government’s position following calls made by parliamentary official Bon Kalindo, who…
CAIRO – The Islamist former President of Egypt, Mohammed Morsi, has been sentenced to life in prison at the end of an espionage trial. He was one of a number of defendants accused of passing documents to Qatar. Morsi’s lawyer told AFP that he had been acquitted of spying in this case, but convicted of…
CAIRO – The flight data recorder from the EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea last month has been retrieved, Egyptian investigators say. The news comes a day after search teams recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of Flight MS804. Both recorders, known as the “black boxes”, are crucial to discovering why…
JOHANNESBURG – Ongoing oil strength, with limited support from the exchange rate, has set the stage for further increases in the fuel price, the Automobile Association (AA) warned on Friday. Commenting on unaudited mid-month data released by the Central Energy Fund, the AA said the data predicts a rise of up to 27 cents a…
DAR ES SALAAM – About 630,000 counterfeit mobile phones have so far been disconnected in Tanzania, the telecom authority says. A government ban on using fake phones came into force at midnight, causing communication difficulties for those who owned them. Tanzania joined Cameroon, South Africa and Nigeria in efforts to boost security and health measures…
CAIRO – Wreckage of the EgyptAir flight that went missing over the Mediterranean last month has been found, Egyptian investigators say. A statement said “several main locations of the wreckage” had been identified. A deep sea search vessel had also sent back the first images of the wreckage, the statement added. There were 66 people…
