‘No justification for killing journalists in Gaza’

FILE | Al Jazeera journalists place posters with the photos of their colleagues killed during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza One of the organisers of a vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza, Mohammed Zahid Hassan says there is no justification for killing or targeting journalists in the war-torn country. Currently, South African journalists are…

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LIVE: Lungu burial court case

The dispute over the final resting place of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu is back in court. The full bench of the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria will hear the Lungu family’s bid for leave to appeal the entire judgment of the court which found that the Zambian government is entitled to repatriate the remains…

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Aunt says slain e-hailing driver just started working

Locals chant slogans as they protest, following local media reports of a killing of an e-hailing driver the previous day The family of slain e-hailing driver, Mthokosizi Khuzwayo, is reeling following his brutal murder last night. The 27-year-old was gunned down and his vehicle set alight allegedly by disgruntled taxi operators outside the Maponya Mall…

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Precautionary suspension of SA Tourism CEO unlawful: De Lille

SA Tourism CEO Nombulelo Guliwe. Tourism Minister Patricia De Lille says the precautionary suspension of the SA Tourism CEO Nombulelo Guliwe is unlawful. The Board of South African Tourism has placed Guliwe on precautionary suspension effective immediately, following serious allegations of misconduct. However, De Lille says the board cannot suspend Guliwe as there is no…

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Correctional Services expands prison bakery programme

Correctional Services Minister Dr. Pieter Groenewald opens a bakery at Westville Prison Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald says his department is moving ahead with the roll-out of bakeries across its facilities. He says this will save the department billions of rands in outsourcing fees. Minister of Correctional Services Dr Pieter Groenewald opened a newly established…

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