Rushdie attack accused goes on trial
The man who is accused of stabbing renowned author, Salman Rushdie in 2022 goes on trial in New York state this week. Hadi Matar is
S Korea reeling after teacher stabs child to death
An eight-year-old girl at an elementary school in South Korea was fatally stabbed by a teacher in an incident that has shocked the Asian nation.
Trump’s “Afrikaner” order result of “toxic cocktail of ignorance, vested interest and malice” – Madonsela
Former public protector Professor Thuli Madonsela says Donald Trump’s executive order halting aid to South Africa because of purported human rights violations targeting white Afrikaners
Trump insists he is “committed to buying and owning Gaza”
President Donald Trump has told journalists that he is “committed to buying and owning” the Gaza Strip and relocating the two million Palestinians living there,
Monkey blamed for mass power failure in Sri Lanka
A monkey has been blamed for a power failure which has affected most of Sri Lanka. The energy minister, Kumara Jayakody, told journalists that a
Guterres must ‘condemn Hamas’s cruel and inhuman treatment of hostages’ – Israel’s UN envoy
Israel’s UN envoy calls on Guterres to ‘condemn Hamas’s cruel and inhuman treatment of hostages’. Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon demands that
Legal bodies to defend Legal Sector Code in Norton Rose case
The General Council of the Bar (GCB) and the Pan African Bar Association (Pabasa), will intervene in a court case to defend the Legal Sector
Energy minister to protect the poor from expensive electricity
Electricity & energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is focusing his attention on protecting the poor from expensive electricity. Ramokgopa told the Sunday Times that he is
Trump wrong about Afrikaners, but helps underline state “abuse” in SA – IRR Legal
Donald Trump’s executive order terminating all aid and assistance to South Africa while promoting “the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees” should be credited insofar as it
IRR says Trump right to highlight SA government’s “egregious actions”
President Trump’s 7 February executive order has exposed the SA government’s anti-growth policies to the full glare of global attention. In a statement, the IRR