adminEgypt court sentences four to three years in jail for killing dog
CAIRO — An Egyptian court has sentenced four people to three years in jail for torturing and murdering a dog, official news agency MENA reported. Among the defendants is the animal’s…
Venezuela FM tells US official to mind her manners
CARACAS – Venezuela’s top diplomat called a senior US official “petulant” and ill-mannered on Wednesday in response to her contention that sanctions were intended to change the government, not topple…
Zuma says no need to repay Nkandla money
Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma frustrated the opposition when he finally returned to the National Assembly on Wednesday to face their questions on the Nkandla saga, flatly denying personal…
Zuma one of the highest paid heads of state
DURBAN – President Jacob Zuma is among the world’s highest paid heads of state with a salary that dwarfs those of leaders whose countries’ economies are bigger. According to CNN Money,…
NUM may seek 100 percent pay hikes
JOHANNESBURG – The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) may seek pay hikes of up to 100 percent for its lowest paid members in upcoming wage talks in the gold, coal…
Risk consultant wary of disputed Nigeria election outcome
LAGOS – Deepening political divisions between Nigeria’s regions over the presidential poll and the absence of a clear front-runner increase the risk of a contested outcome and a turbulent aftermath. This…
I will quit if I’m unfit for office – Zambian leader
CAPE TOWN – Zambian leader Edgar Lungu, who is in South Africa for medical tests and possible surgery after he was diagnosed with a blocked windpipe, says he will quit…
150,000 sign treason petition on US Republican letter to Iran
WASHINGTON – More than 155,000 people by Wednesday had signed a petition to the White House urging charges be filed against 47 Republican senators who they say committed “treasonous” offenses…
Putin alleged illness dismissed by press secretary
MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin’s press secretary has dismissed reports that the Russian president is ill as rumours, adding that the news itself could be a result of “spring madness” among…
Fidel Castro write Maduro on US sanctions against Venezuela
HAVANA – The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro has written to the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in reference to his speech addressing US threats to his country. In…