‘Timol died so that men and women may be free’: Advocate Howard Varney adapted lines from a book about coping with harsh interrogation, which was given freedom fighters like Timol to read. ……
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Rights group condemns Joburg CBD clean up process as inhumane: The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa’s Stuart Wilson says the authorities have no right to treat all illegal occupants as criminals. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
DA: Too soon to say who’ll replace ousted Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor: Eastern Cape DA leader Qaba Bhanga says the reason for showing Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor Mongameli Bobani the door is because he’s been making the coalition unstable. ……
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Son shot dead for funeral funds: Johannesburg – A Soweto family are in mourning after suffering a double tragedy when their loved one was shot and killed by armed robbers while they were busy making arrangements to pay for a deceased relative at a funeral parlour in Jabulani, Soweto, on Tuesday. Mother-of-three Irene Mollo, 61, survived the shooting when a bullet grazed her head but had to endure the agony of watching her son die after the thugs gunned him down in the parking lot at the funeral parlour. The gunmen robbed the family of R23350 they had just withdrawn from a…
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BLF leader #andilemngxitama defiant on Holocaust: Durban – A defiant Andile Mngxitama, the leader of Black First Land First (BLF), has refused to apologise or delete a controversial tweet about the Holocaust, saying those who condemned his comment were hypocrites. He further launched an attack on those who spoke out against the tweet, saying they did not care about the suffering of others, adding that the Holocaust was an “insignificant footnote in (the history of) human suffering”. Mngxitama received condemnation from the Jewish community after he tweeted: “For those claiming the legacy of the holocaust is ONLY negative think about the lampshades and Jewish soap.” For those claiming the legacy of the holocaust is ONLY negative think about…
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South Africa: Alleged Clitoris Collector Paid Man to Help Kill His Wife, Court Hears: [News24Wire] Alleged clitoris collector Peter Frederiksen paid a wheelchair-bound man R32 000 to help him kill his wife, the Bloemfontein High Court heard on Thursday. ……
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South Africa: Man Shocked to Learn Brother Is Accused of Cannabalism: [News24Wire] An Estcourt landlord who rented a room to a traditional healer accused of cannibalism was shocked to learn that his younger brother is one of the accused in the case. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Father of Lekita Moore won’t forgive her killer Cameron Wilson: The 20-year old Wilson was handed four life sentences plus 71 years in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
No quick fix for Cape Town’s trains, commuters told: There is “no quick fix” to the problems with Cape Town’s trains, says Metrorail, in response to a letter from eight train commuters complaining about constant delays and shortages of trains. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Tobacco farmers are losing out to illicit cigarettes: Seven years ago, maize farmer Ntando Sibisi switched to growing tobacco, but now fears this sector is under threat from the illegal trade in cigarettes. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
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