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French media call G7 ‘idiots’

Nicolas Bonnal of Boulevard Voltaire believes Russia is lucky that it wasn’t invited to the G7 summit this year, comparing the group to the company of hypocritical “idiots.” As the West is reaching new heights of absurdity, Russia should be happy that it didn’t end up in the company of “idiots,” Nicolas Bonnal said in

Bilderberg follows ANC in jamming signals

Cellphone signals were being jammed at South Africa’s Parliament ahead of the State of the Nation address, journalists and MPs reported. Now Bilderberg seems to have followed the move. After visiting one of the closest spots to the InterAlpen hotel that is still accessible, Infowars filmed a communications truck owned by the Austrian Federal Ministry

EU in chaos on TTIP vote

An historic vote on the biggest trade deal ever negotiated between the EU and the US has had to be postponed after the European Parliament descended into chaos. European MPs were due to vote on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on Wednesday. But the vote had to be delayed because there were too many

South Korea fails to contain MERS

Hong Kong issued a red alert and advised against traveling to South Korea, where an epidemic of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is gaining pace. The virus is spreading despite attempts to contain the outbreak. In Korea, the number of infected people passed 100 this week, reaching 122 on Thursday. Tenth patient died from the

Young enough for the ANC Youth League

Newly elected KwaZulu-Natal ANC youth leader Thami Ngubane says he’s young enough to lead the party’s Youth League. Ngubane is also the mayor of Greytown, near Pietermaritzburg. He was elected at the league’s controversial provincial conference in Port Shepstone on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast at the weekend during a chaotic conference. He looks much older

3rd presidential terms: ‘African leaders don’t hold elections to lose them’

Attempts by African leaders to circumvent constitutional term limits so they could stay in power longer had become a major source of conflict on the continent, analysts said on Tuesday. These attempts to cling to power – which have been dubbed “third-termism” – had become the “new coups” on the continent, a seminar on the

South African manhunt for escaped prisoners

Police have launched a manhunt for seven awaiting trial prisoners who escaped at the Lenasia Magistrate court after overpowering police officers at the holding cells at approximately 16:00 today. The prisoners had already appeared in court today for robbery with aggravating circumstances and housebreaking and theft. Members of the public are warned not to confront

Letter: Why call me a ‘white bitch’ when I also love Mandela?

I am a white born-free. I was born in the year 1995 into a post-apartheid, democratic South Africa – the “Rainbow Nation” as Archbishop Tutu affectionately named us. I am a “Millennial” or “Generation Y” as Time magazine likes to call me – free from the categorical narrow-minded stereotype my parents (“Generation X”) and their

Letter: Why Niël Barnard was both right and wrong

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union without it waging a nuclear war, the United States of America became the world’s sole hyperpower. During the 1990s a powerless Russia was ruled by US-serving oligarchs, denying Russia the opportunity to ever accumulate sufficient domestic capital to rise again. Former US enemies, Japan and Germany, had already become

Rupert: The rich will want to conceal their wealth

Johann Rupert, the South African who has made billions peddling Cartier jewelry and Chloe fashion, said tension between the rich and poor is set to escalate as robots and artificial intelligence fuel mass unemployment. “We cannot have 0.1 percent of 0.1 percent taking all the spoils,” said Rupert, who has a fortune worth $7.5 billion,

Rhodes statue hero Chumani Maxwele threatened lecturer, wanting ‘to kill all whites’

The University of Cape Town has suspended the black student activist who threw ‘human excrement’ on the statue of Cecil John Rhodes, for threatening to assault a white woman lecturer on 1 May and stating: “”We must not listen to whites, we do not need their apologies, they have to be removed from UCT and

Appletiser accused of racism for calling black model a ‘brunette’

Soft drink company Appletiser has apologised for causing a froth with an advert some perceived as a “blonde moment” and racist. “Sincere apologies for offending anyone with our reference to brunettes & blue eyes, it certainly was not the intention #proudlysouthafrican,” it tweeted on Sunday. This was in response to the company posting an advert

Australia on a manhunt for white woman who punched Asian girl on a train

Australian police are looking for a woman who allegedly punched a 15-year-old girl in the face during what they say was a racial attack on a Sydney train. A description of the assailant, who is described as “a Caucasian with tanned skin” has been communicated to all the media and national manhunt or womanhunt is on

Jerry Seinfeld ‘doesn’t go near US colleges because they’re too PC’

College kids are too politically correct for Jerry Seinfeld. The comedian spoke to ESPN Radio host Colin Cowherd for an episode of “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” to promote the latest season of “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” and the two talked about political correctness and comedy. Cowherd commented how comedians like Chris Rock and