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ACTIVIST SHOT: Zwelinzima Vavi demands justice following the assassination of Abahlali baseMjondolo leader
Zweli Mkhize’s assassination sparks fresh fears for Abahlali baseMjondolo leaders.
Condom crisis hits Milano Games on Valentine's Day
MILAN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Athletes at the Milano Cortina Games seem to have embraced Valentine’s week with their trademark Olympic intensity, racing through their free condom supply to leave dispensers empty before the big day itself.
Tunisian police detain opposition figure Olfa Hamdi at airport
TUNIS, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Tunisian police detained opposition figure Olfa Hamdi as she arrived at the country’s main airport on Sunday, local media reported, in the latest move against a critic of President Kais Saied.
VIDEO: Watch – Epstein records detail South Africa links
US Justice Department records detail Jeffrey Epstein’s links to South Africa, including references to business contacts and efforts to recruit South Africans staff and models. There is no indication that the business figures named were involved in wrongdoing.…
ANALYSIS: Joburg’s water crisis could smooth the DA’s path to mayoral victory
Johannesburg’s water problems offer an obvious route to a win for Helen Zille and the DA, thanks to the ANC’s poor handling of the situation.
Netanyahu says US deal with Iran must dismantle nuclear infrastructure
JERUSALEM, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he told U.S. President Donald Trump last week that any U.S. deal with Iran must include the dismantling of Iran's nuclear infrastructure, not just stopping the enrichme…
FORGOTTEN IN THE GROUND: City of Cape Town’s wall of silence as families demand answers on paupers’ grave scandal
The Cape Town families whose loved ones were buried in paupers’ graves without their consent wanted answers. Just one problem: the City of Cape Town didn’t seem all that keen to supply them.
CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS?: Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink, bath, wash clothes, or do dishes
Citizen despair over Johannesburg’s growing water woes as solutions remain elusive and officials continue to say, ‘Keep moving, nothing to see here, although there will be a ministerial working group.’ What can be done?
BLUE LIGHTS: Paul Mashatile’s VIP Protection Unit convoy accused of flouting traffic laws in Midrand
Yet again, the motorcade of Deputy President Paul Mashatile is in the spotlight — this time accused of abusing its power in plain sight, regularly blocking early-morning traffic in Midrand, where he lives, driving against traffic on one-way sections and forci…
PERSISTENT VIOLENCE: The usual suspects remain crime hotspots in Nelson Mandela Bay — latest stats
With the release of the latest crime statistics last week, MEC for community safety Xolile Nqatha highlighted certain police stations as crime hotspots while the figures showed that violent crime remained a persistent challenge in the same places year after y…