adminEFF barred again beACcause of dress code
Johannesburg – Economic Freedom Fighters representatives in the Gauteng provincial legislature were barred from entering the chamber yesterday for being dressed inappropriately, the legislature said.
Crisis talks held as Ebola death toll soars
Health ministers from eleven African countries met in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, yesterday to plan “drastic action” against the worst Ebola outbreak in history as dozens of new cases continue…
Seleka rebels kill 3
Bangui – Muslim Seleka rebels killed three people in a Central African Republic village overnight, residents said yesterday. The fatalities in Ngakobo, in the centre of the country, included an…
Nigeria: Missing girls, silent state
Maram Mazen Lagos (Nigeria) — Families of the hundreds of Nigerian girls kidnapped in April by the hard-line Boko Haram group are distressed over fading public attention and the…
Editorial Comment: Let’s strive to fulfil Dr Nkomo’s aspirations
On Tuesday, Zimbabweans from different corners of the country commemorated the 15th anniversary of Vice-President Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo’s death. Dr Nkomo, who died on July 1, 1999, was also…
Pistorius a ‘suicide risk’, court told
Pretoria – Paralympian star Oscar Pistorius, on trial over the killing of his girlfriend, is suffering from post-traumatic stress and is a suicide risk, a South African court heard yesterday.
22 die in Sudan tribal militia battles
Khartoum – Battles between Sudanese tribal militias armed with machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades have left up to 22 people dead in a border region of Darfur, sources said yesterday.
India summons US envoy over spying claim
India has summoned a top US diplomat in New Dehli to complain for the third time about spying, following new claims that the National Security Agency (NSA) targeted Prime Minister…
Kenya drug plane crash kills 4
Nairobi – Four crewmen were killed yesterday when a plane carrying the stimulant khat crashed into a commercial building in the Kenyan capital Nairobi shortly after taking off, police said.
Right to fair trial, representation in labour matters
Labour Matters Davies Ndumiso Sibanda LABOUR Court places restrictions on who can represent a party in a case before the Labour Court, unions, employers and individual employees who are barred…