Voices are being raised in South Africa for pit bull dogs to be banned as pets, after an eight-year-old child was allegedly mauled to death last Saturday by a pit bull. According to reports, South Africa has one of the highest numbers of deaths related to dog attacks in the …
Read More »Church treasurer jailed for stealing tithes and offerings
A 43-year-old Zimbabwean church treasurer has been sentenced to three years in prison on 128 counts of theft by the Pretoria Specialist Commercial Crimes Court in South Africa. As a treasurer, her responsibilities was to transfer tithe and offering money deposited to the church account, to the Northern Conference of …
Read More »South Africa: civil servants on strike for better working conditions
Hundreds of thousands of civil servants in South Africa have started a nationwide strike over wages and working conditions. Local media have described it as the first major strike by public servants in the decade. Members of the Public Servants’ Association (PSA) had for weeks staged lunchtime pickets, but have …
Read More »South African authorities take steps to regulate crypto assets
South Africa’s financial watchdog has classified cryptocurrency assets as financial products, a notice in the government gazette said on Wednesday, enabling them to be regulated., Reuters reported In the brief notice, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) said a crypto asset, which it referred to as “a digital representation of …
Read More »South Africa: 16-month-old baby killed in giraffe attack
A giraffe killed a 16-month-old toddler at a game park in South Africa in a rare attack by the animal, local media reported. The toddler and her 25-year-old mother were in the park in northern KwaZulu-Natal when they were both trampled by the giraffe. The child died after being taken …
Read More »South Africa: Jacob Zuma does not rule out a political return
South African former President Jacob Zuma is not ruling out a political comeback after he was forced to resign in 2018 amid a storm of corruption allegations. The former president who was accused of placing the interests of corrupt associates ahead of those of his country, said he was approached …
Read More »South Africa: mine dam collapse highlights patchy regulation
The collapse of a tailings dam in South Africa earlier this month has put the spotlight on the need for binding global regulations of facilities used to store mining waste, investors and industry leaders said. A dam holding liquid mine waste from a tailings reprocessing operation near the historic Jagersfontein …
Read More »South Africa: Zulu king’s adviser assassinated
Dumisani Khumalo, adviser to King Misuzulu Zulu, whose accession to the throne is disputed, was assassinated on Saturday evening outside his home by armed men as he returned from a traditional festival celebrating the virginity of young women. Opponents of the Zulu King had predicted a bloodbath if the party …
Read More »South Africa ends residency for religious workers
Foreign religious workers will no longer be eligible for work permits or permanent residency in South Africa, news site EWN reports quoting the country Home Affairs minister. Minister Aaron Motsoaledi was appearing in front of a parliamentary committee investigating how controversial Malawian televangelist Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, fled …
Read More »South Africa: mining dam collapsed killing several people
At least three people lost their lives and nearly forty others were injured after the collapse of a mining dam in South Africa. The accident, which occurred on Sunday in the town of Jagersfontein, located about 100 km southwest of Bloemfontein, caused flooding and swept away several homes as well …
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