Public discussions on ‘religious’ holidays
JOHANNESBURG - The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities is to hold public discussions over the number of public holidays.
Nationalisation fears to be quelled
Long-running investor concerns about whether South Africa might nationalise its mines will be laid to rest at a ruling party conference later this month, Mines Minister Susan Shabangu said on Tuesday.
NATO says it will refrain from bombing homes in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Due to strong Afghan anger and criticism of an airstrike that killed 18 civilians last week, most of them women and children, the NATO force has agreed to refrain from aerial bombardment of residential buildings, a military spokesman said Sunday.
Israel could be isolated by Egypt vote
A presidential victory for the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) candidate in Egypt would leave Israel isolated and vulnerable in the Middle East, according to senior Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad, who serves as the Palestinian militant group's deputy foreign minister.
Syria: Rebels call for mass defections
The new head of Syria’s main opposition group said yesterday the regime is on its last legs, as the death toll in the uprising topped 14,000 amid calls for military defections and civil disobedience.
ANC to regain control of Western Cape
The ANC in the Western Cape is convinced the party will regain control of the province in 2014, saying it is more prepared than ever to take on the DA.
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Human Settlements Minister expected to be kicked out
Johannesburg - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale is expected to be kicked out of President Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet, it was reported on Sunday.
Egypt will ‘no longer be submissive to the west’
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohammed Mursi pledged late Wednesday that the country would “no longer be submissive to the West” if he assumes office after a runoff vote later this month.
New Israeli Settlement Plans Outrage Palestinians
The new Israeli plans of building 551 more settlement units in the West Bank have on Thursday outraged the Palestinians, who said the plans would undermine the efforts to revive the peace process, which had been stalled since October 2010.
Criminals target N2 drivers
Cape Town - Western Cape police say criminals are targeting motorists on the N2 highway and it's getting out of control, the Cape Times reported on Friday.
Syria crisis will ‘spiral out of control’
DAMASCUS - Envoy Kofi Annan told the Security Council the Syria crisis will "spiral out of control" if more pressure is not put on the regime, after UN monitors trying to visit the site of a new massacre were fired on.