February 6, 2020

Suspects sentenced for damaging railway lines

MPUMALANGA Sam Smago (36), and Clement Pafiwa (35), who were arrested by members of the Hawks’ Serious Organized Crime Investigation team assisted by Phoenix Security and Transnet in February 2019 for damaging of Infrastructure (railway lines) were se…

Armed men rob cellphone shop

Mount Road Cluster Detective Trio Task Team are on the hunt for four suspects who robbed a cell phone shop at a shopping centre in Linton Grange this morning, 6/02.It is alleged that at about 11:00, four males entered the shop pretending to be customer…

Kimberley SAPS seek missing person

KIMBERLEY – The police in Kimberley are looking for Cannon Francois Scheepers (27) from Colville, Kimberley who is employed as a truck driver in Johannesburg.His fiance last saw him in Kimberley on Sunday, 26 January 2020 at about 09:00, while he was o…

South Sudan Opposition Official Says ‘Unified Force Not Ready’

JUBA – A top South Sudanese opposition official says a unified military force will not be in place by February 22, the deadline for the country’s rival parties to form a transitional unity government.Angelina Teny, who chairs the South Sudan Strategic …

Merkel: Governor’s Election With Far-Right Help Inexcusable

BERLIN, GERMANY – Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned as inexcusable the election of a new German state governor with the help of the far-right as well as her own party, and said Thursday that the result must not stand. Wednesday’s surprise election …

Huawei launches Y9s targeting young consumers

JOHANNESBURG, HUAWEI has launched the Y9s, a smartphone the company says boasts some of the most impressive features for smartphones in its price range.The smartphone is priced at R6 399 (US$432).The Chinese maker stated the phone caters to the demand…

SADC undeterred by UK exit from Europe

JOHANNESBURG, BRITAIN’S long-drawn-out exit from the European Union (Brexit) has understandably sent shock waves through the global markets.The exit was on January 31.It has left investors in African markets panicking because many economies are alread…

MTN drives inclusivity of deaf community through music

JOHANNESBURG, MOBILE network operator, MTN, is driving acknowledgment and inclusivity of the deaf community with music tracks specifically for these disadvantaged members of the community.This is in realization of deafness as one of the largest prevai…

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