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Twitter tightens security for politicians and journalists
Accounts targeted for heightened security include federal and state politicians; political parties; candidates; presidential campaigns, and journalists who cover them. Read the full story: Read
India digs deep to boost defences on crucial China frontier
The nuclear-armed Asian giants blame each other for a brutal high-altitude battle in June that left 20 Indian soldiers dead and an unspecified number of
UK warns of possible return to lockdown across England
Britain has been the worst-hit country in Europe by the pandemic, with the government registering nearly 42,000 deaths from COVID-19. Numbers of new cases are
US to ban TikTok downloads, WeChat use from Sunday
The move, to be implemented Sunday night, comes amid rising US-China tensions and efforts by the Trump administration to engineer a sale of TikTok to
Canada, US travel ban extended to 21 October
The world’s longest border has been closed to nearly everything but goods trade since 21 March, with the travel ban extended several times since then.
US accuses Hezbollah of ammonium nitrate stockpiles in Europe
“Since 2012, Hezbollah has established caches of ammonium nitrate throughout Europe by transporting first aid kits whose cold packs contain the substance,” US counterterrorism coordinator
Golden Arrow confirms bus set alight in Mfuleni in night attack
In the first incident, at around 9pm last night, a bus was set alight in Mfuleni. Read the full story: Read More
Numsa, Sacca picket outside SAA offices after govt misses funding deadline
Workers demonstrated after government missed a deadline to make funding available for a restructuring plan. Read the full story: Read More
WC ANC’s Songezo Mjongile dies of cancer
Mjongile passed away in Johannesburg on Thursday following a battle with colon cancer. Read the full story: Read More
Minister Mkhize shocked and dismayed after murder of Dr Abdulhay Munshi
The anaesthetist was gunned down in Orange Grove on Wednesday afternoon. Police are investigating but no arrests were yet made. Read the full story: Read
Father of boy who died under Dr Munshi’s watch denies involvement in his murder
Mohammadh Sayed has broken his silence in a statement on Friday afternoon amid widespread speculation that Munshi’s death was a targeted hit. Read the full