Expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema’s corruption case will continue in the Pietersburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday. On Thursday, Malema told the court he feared that a delay in setting a trial date for his case could jeopardise the launch of his new political party. “The sooner this case is finished, the better. I
Read more: Malema case to continue in Pietersburg Magistrate’s Court today
A heroic American whistleblower chooses, oh-so wisely, to expose Uncle Sam’s usurpations to the veteran reporters of the British Guardian and not to the partisan hacks of the American press. This fact tells you all you need to know about US presstitutes. Confirmation of the degree to which American media has been co-opted by power
By Lynn Elber James Gandolfini’s lumbering, brutish mob boss with the tortured psyche will endure as one of TV’s indelible characters. But his portrayal of criminal Tony Soprano in HBO’s landmark drama series “The Sopranos” was just one facet of an actor who created a rich legacy of film and stage work in a life
The trial of a Western Cape constable who tried to extort money from a taxi driver allegedly caught with perlemoen continues in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court on Friday. Constable Mjatya Bukani, 35, and a police reservist were on patrol on December 8, 2010, when they searched a taxi driven by Wanana Gwadino and
Sapa reports that Cosatu and its some of its affiliates make up a large portion of Sekunjalo Independent Media’s (SIM) shareholding, the company said on Thursday. But a mysterious Chinese investor is providing some of the funding and could end up with a 20% stake in one of South Africa’s most influential newspaper groups. Employees
Read more: Black groups and mysterious Chinese investor take control of Independent media group
During a debate on the 1913 Land Act today, Dr. Pieter Mulder of the Freedom Front Plus said that the former British protectorates Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland should be included when calculating the percentage of black-owned land in South Africa. All three territories formed part of British South Africa in 1913 and were also administered
The Muslim Lawyers Association (MLA) intends taking the NPA to court for refusing to arrest US President Barack Obama on his South African visit later this month. “We will ask the court to review the decision neither to investigate or prosecute and to order them to commence a full investigation in terms of the Rome
Read more: South African Muslims want Obama arrested for war crimes
The inhumane and degrading treatment of African foreign nationals is a threat to democracy and freedom in South Africa, Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said on Thursday. “Our brothers and sisters on the African continent played an important role in the achievement of democracy and freedom in South Africa,” she said in a speech prepared
Read more: Attacks on foreign Africans ‘a threat to democracy’: South African minister
Marine Le Pen faces prosecution for comparing Muslim immigration to the Nazi occupation of France after the European Parliament’s legal committee recommended that the nationalist leader be stripped of her immunity. The full parliament is now expected to formally lift her protection from prosecution as an MEP after a vote on the recommendation on July
Read more: Marine Le Pen to face prosecution for comparing Muslims to Nazis
An Italian court on Wednesday sentenced Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana to one year and eight months in prison for tax evasion. The pair’s lawyer, Massimo Dinoia, said they planned to appeal, adding that the case is “groundless.” The designers, known for their sexy styles favored by celebrities such as Madonna, Naomi
The US government’s secret seizure of Associated Press phone records had a “chilling effect” on newsgathering by the agency and other news organizations, AP’s top executive said Wednesday. “Some longtime trusted sources have become nervous and anxious about talking with us,” AP president and chief executive Gary Pruitt said in a speech to the National
Read more: US seizure of journalist records called ‘chilling’
The Catholic media is up in arms over comments President Obama made during a speech while in Northern Ireland for the G8 summit. Obama made what is described as “an alarming call for an end to Catholic education,” in spite of the fact that it is considered “a critical component of the Church.” In front
Read more: Obama makes ‘an alarming call to end Catholic education’
What a difference 5 years make: Obama braves blistering Berlin heat to make speech before invite-only crowd of 4,500 (that’s 195,500 FEWER than last time he was in Germany) It was a more muted affair for President Obama in Berlin today as he spoke at Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate before an invite-only crowd of 4,500
Tax havens used by major international firms are depriving impoverished African states of tens of billions of dollars each year, former UN secretary general Kofi Annan said. Annan told a Security Council meeting on natural resources and conflict that tax avoidance and “murky” deals result in a loss of state revenue that fuels the wars
Read more: Tax havens cost Africa tens of billions: Kofi Annan
