Mine ‘hostage’ drama over labour dispute
Some 250 miners were still underground at Gold One mine on the East Rand yesterday, allegedly being held as ‘hostages’, after 200 had managed to
Iceland PM joins gender-related pay, violence protest
Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir joined tens of thousands of women in the island state in refusing to work this week in protest at the
Malema calls for Israeli boycott
Julius Malema, the ‘commander-in-chief’ of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has called on South Africans to boycott Israeli goods. Speaking at a protest outside the
Iran approves SA support for Palestinian cause – report
Iran told International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor during her visit to Tehran at the weekend that it was pleased with South Africa’s ongoing support of
Seeking: Junior Graphic Designer
Do you have an eye for design and detail? The IRR is seeking a creative and enthusiastic junior graphic designer to join its comms team.
Argentinian presidential election to go to run-off
A presidential poll held on Sunday in Argentina saw no candidate win enough of the vote to be declared the winner. Sergio Massa of the
Iranian girl ‘brain dead’ after morality police intervention – state media
State media in Iran say teenager Armita Geravand is ‘brain dead’ after falling into a coma following an alleged altercation with morality police. The police
Man Utd pays tribute to ‘hero to millions’ Charlton
Sir Bobby Charlton, who has died aged 86, is regarded as one of Manchester United’s greatest players, having scored 249 goals in 758 appearances between
Cairo Peace Summit does not reach agreement
Arab leaders at a Cairo summit on Saturday condemned Israeli bombardment of Gaza while the Europeans said civilians should be shielded. As Israel and senior
A DPME chief director engineered his own appointment and discipline
A chief director in the Presidency’s department of planning, monitoring & evaluation (DPME) is accused of having engineered his own appointment to the post, and