Moments after he witnessed a black gunman shoot his father, he held him in his arms. Ricky Correia, 48, tried desperately to revive his father, Broadway Confectionery and Deli owner Manuel “Manny” Correia. But the 70-year-old man died on Friday at Vincent Pallotti Hospital. Manuel was shot in the face during an armed robbery at
Cape farm attackers still on the run
Western Cape police on Monday released the identikits of two suspects wanted in connection with a robbery at a farm in Wolseley in the Breede River Valley. The two men robbed the farm owner of several firearms and personal items on July 22. “According to information the suspects, two males in bullet proof vests, entered
Ilana Mercer: Trump could send the system’s sycophants scattering
During the first prime-time Republican debate, in Cleveland, Ohio, Donald Trump delivered the same slogans and failed to flesh out positions. While the man is quick and engaging, he came unprepared. Ideas have not solidified Trump’s success, but rather a powerful persona, true-blue patriotism and a willingness to put his substantial estate to the service
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Albert Brenner: Chan Island
It was not supposed to happen this way. The colonisation of the virtual world was supposed to have shown Humanity the path to the Pearly Gates. The Baby Boomers were told that the human imagination is the unimpeded voice of the processes holding sway in the unconscious. Furthermore, fantasy has the innate abilty to circumvent
Extent of black matric cheating exposed
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has revealed the extent to which teachers helped matric pupils cheat in last year’s exams. Motshekga yesterday disclosed some of the evidence given during hearings into group cheating at some KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape matric exam centres, where only black schools are implicated. She said teachers and principals who encouraged
Girl poisoned, strangled for revenge
A four-year-old black girl has been poisoned and strangled, and her body hidden in the base of a bed by her black mother’s black boyfriend in Lawley, south of Joburg. Asinia Mashaba’s body was found on Thursday morning after the man confessed to the police. His RDP house is just across the dirt road from
Lavrov calls Saudi diplomat imbecile
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov prompted a wave of social media buzz this week after being filmed swearing under his breath during a press conference in Moscow with his Saudi counterpart. Lavrov and Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubier met Tuesday to discuss how to resolve the worsening Syrian civil war, and the fate of President Bashar
US owes Cuba millions says Castro
Fidel Castro, the leader of the Cuban Revolution, marked his 89th birthday with an essay in which he states the USA owes Cuba a huge debt for decades of embargo, and claims he “would not stop struggling for peace… and well-being” of every person on Earth. In his brief essay, published in Granma, Cuba’s official
Zim state broadcaster fires hundreds
Zimbabwe’s state broadcaster said on Thursday it has laid off nearly 300 workers as it battles financial woes. The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) board of directors has “so far terminated the contracts of some 282 staff members on three months’ notice”, chairman Fidelis Munyoro said in a statement. It said the ZBC had decided to
US baker must make gay cakes
An appeals court ruled on Thursday that a Colorado baker cannot refuse to sell wedding cakes to same-sex couples because it goes against his religious beliefs. The decision comes nearly two months after a landmark Supreme Court decision legalised gay marriage across the United States. Masterpiece Cakeshop has joined a growing number of businesses successfully
China probes two large Tianjin blasts
Investigators searched for clues on Friday to identify what caused two huge explosions at a warehouse storing volatile chemicals at a busy port in north-east China, as foreign and local companies assessed the damage to their operations. The blasts in the city of Tianjin on Wednesday night killed at least 50 people, including a dozen
Jimmy Carter has cancer
Former US president Jimmy Carter said on Wednesday that recent liver surgery revealed he had cancer that had spread to other parts of his body. “I will be rearranging my schedule as necessary so I can undergo treatment by physicians at Emory Healthcare,” Carter, 90, said in a statement. “A more complete public statement will
Virgin Active throws out pro-Palestinian member
A furore has erupted at Virgin Active’s Old Edwardians gym in Houghton. Muhammed Desai, a gym member, was asked to leave the gym after arriving for a session in a t-shirt presenting a political message. Desai, the coordinator of pro-Palestine organisation BDS and an ANC Youth League branch president, was wearing a t-shirt calling for
Violence errupts in PE
A number of cars have been burned and others have been stoned, as violent protest action resumed in Port Elizabeth on Thursday morning. At least one person, a woman, was injured when she drove her car into a tree in shock after being caught up in the middle of the uprising. She was transported to