The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has said it's unapologetic about the removal of Athol Trollip as Nelson Mandela Bay mayor.
Trollip has been ousted from the job through a no-confidence motion vote on Monday, tabled by the EFF, and UDM's Mongameli Bobani elected as his successor.
The motion was then …
read moreFormer African National Congress (ANC) parliamentarian Vytjie Mentor says she informed then ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe and Jesse Duarte about her encounter with former President Jacob Zuma and the Guptas at their home in Saxonwold.
Mentor is giving testimony at the State Capture Commission of Inquiry for the second day …
read moreEskom once again finds itself in a precarious coal situation due to a lack of investment in its coal-supplying mines, and more recently, industrial action.
Board chairperson Jabu Mabuza says a plan is in place to deal with low stockpiles.
But with the rainy season approaching, the company says it …
read morePresident Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed British Prime Minister Theresa May’s commitment to ensuring that trade relations between the United Kingdom and countries in southern Africa are not disrupted by Brexit.
May earlier announced her intention to carry over the European Union (EU)'s joint Southern African Customs Union (Sacu …
read moreormer Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste will give evidence under oath at Parliament – but not this week.
Jooste and former Steinhoff chief financial officer Ben La Grange were both subpoenaed by Parliament to come and answer questions from Members of Parliament on Wednesday.
The Standing Committees on Finance and Public Accounts …
read moreJohannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) chief David Tembe has committed to transforming his department to include women in managerial positions.
Female officers and Emergency Management Services (EMS) personnel staged a seven-kilometre walk on Tuesday, calling for equal gender rights in the workplace.
As Women’s Month draws to an end …
read moreSeven members of the security forces were killed early Tuesday after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in eastern Burkina Faso, security sources said. The fatalities were gendarmes and troops who had been sent to the town of Pama as reinforcements after a police station there came under attack, they …
read moreNorth Korea's state newspaper accused the US of "hatching a criminal plot to unleash a war against the DPRK" while "having a dialogue with a smile on its face" Sunday following a report on South Korean radio that American forces in Japan were running drills aimed at invading Pyongyang.
"We …
read moreThe car used to transport Pope Francis during his two-day visit to Ireland will be donated to a homeless charity. The Archdiocese of Dublin said in a statement on Monday that the car will be used by Crosscare staff to help transport families to new homes.
The Archdiocese added that …
read moreRival protests over a murder in the east German city of Chemnitz have ended with several people injured as objects were hurled by both sides, police say. Far-right activists had gathered in the centre for a second day as a Syrian and an Iraqi remained under arrest on suspicion of …
read moreFive people have been charged in the French capital Paris with murdering a Peruvian transgender prostitute who reportedly tried to defend her client when robbers attacked his car. Vanesa Campos, 36, was shot dead on the night of 16-17 August in the Bois de Boulogne, a city park long known …
read moreFrench President Emmanuel Macron told France's overseas ambassadors gathered in Paris on Monday that Europe can "no longer rely" upon the US for its security.
Since his election in 2016, US President Donald Trump has been distancing himself from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, challenging a post-World War Two consensus …
read moreTheresa May has announced plans to boost Britain's investment in Africa after Brexit, during her first trip to the continent as prime minister. In a speech in Cape Town, she pledged £4bn in support for African economies, to create jobs for young people. She also pledged a "fundamental shift" in …
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