26 h. ago Evil father who admitted raping his newborn baby to death threatens to kill his wife if he is not jailed

A sick South African father who admitted to murdering his one-week-old baby daughter after he violently raped her while her mother was out has threatened to kill her if he is not jailed.  

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3 d. ago Scumbag dad rapes and kills newborn baby as wife went to buy daughter nappies

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: The South African evil father gave a sickening reason for sexually assaulting his newborn daughter who died while her mother was buying nappies for her at the shops

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3 d. ago ‘Canary in the coalmine of totalitarianism’: how Columbia went from a home for Edward Said to a punching bag for Trump

The university had a history of being a home for cutting-edge discourse on Palestine – until it capitulated to the administration’s demands Last week, Columbia University announced that it would cave to demands by the Trump administration and adopt sweeping measures against pro-Palestinian activity on campus, including new restrictions on protest and the takeover of an academic department from faculty control.The news sent shock waves across higher education institutions nationwide for what appeared a stunning capitulation to attacks on academic freedom and the independence of the department of Middle Eastern, south Asian and African studies, or Mesaas, which became a scapegoat for what the administration viewed as a pro-Palestinian climate on campus. It was also a remarkable turn of events for a university that had for years been a home for cutting-edge academic discourse on Palestine, beginning with the scholarship of Edward Said, a leading Palestinian intellectual. Continue readi...

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4 d. ago Rebels agree to a ceasefire with African coalition troops departing from eastern Congo

M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo have agreed to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who announced their withdrawal even as the conflict between the insurgents and Congo’s government continues

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6 d. ago Jockeys protest and meeting called off after rider suspended over explosive TV interview

Grant Van Niekerk was stood down at Durbanville after making complaints about South African racing’s governing body, resulting in a riders’ protest and the cancellation of the fixture

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9 d. ago South African ambassador expelled from US welcomed home by supporters

Ebrahim Rasool, declared persona non grata by Washington, was surrounded by crowds at Cape Town airportThe South African ambassador who was expelled from the US and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration was welcomed home on Sunday by hundreds of supporters who sang songs praising him.Crowds at Cape Town International airport surrounded Ebrahim Rasool and his wife Rosieda as they emerged in the arrivals terminal in their home town, and they needed a police escort to help them navigate their way through the building. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Pilot tragically dies in fireball explosion after losing control of plane at airshow

Respected South African pilot James O'Connell lost control of the classic 1950s aircraft he was flying, nosediving into the ground in front of a crowd of shocked spectators

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9 d. ago The sinister British cult that lured in its victims with the promise of 'life coaching' and fleeced members out of millions of pounds

According to the BBC, police are seeking the arrest and detention of the South-African raised Lighthouse executive, Shaun Cooper, after he failed to turn up to court.

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1 week ago Eddie Jordan's brave final appearance as F1 legend kept working weeks before death

F1 legend Eddie Jordan's family confirmed on Thursday that he had died at his South African home following an 'aggressive' battle with bladder and prostate cancer

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1 week ago Psychologists in touch with Antarctic base after assault allegation, South Africa confirms

Ministers also investigating sexual harassment claim at country’s isolated Sanae IV research stationPsychologists are in “constant” contact with a South African science team isolated for months at a base in Antarctica after physical assault and sexual harassment allegations were made, a government minister has said.The environment minister, Dion George, whose department manages the country’s Antarctic programme, confirmed to the Guardian that psychologists and other experts were in “direct and constant” communication with the nine-member research team. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The US government has sent Columbia University a ransom note | Sheldon Pollock

Like a mob boss, the government threatens to cut off two of the university’s fingers: academic freedom and faculty governanceOn 15 March, Columbia University received what can only be described as the most dangerous letter in the history of higher education in America. The sender was the United States government. Like a ransom note, the government letter insists that Columbia comply with a list of Trump administration demands in order to even have a chance at recovering the $400m in federal funding for scientific research that the government canceled on 7 March.Oddly, one of the specific targets identified in the letter was Columbia’s Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies (Mesaas), a small humanities department devoted to studying the languages, cultures and history of those regions. The government demanded the Mesaas department be put into “receivership” – basically, be taken over by the University – as a precondition to further negotiations. Continue readi...

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1 week ago Sexual misconduct allegations in UN missions topped 100 in 2024, UN says

A U.N. report says allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation in U.N. peacekeeping and political missions topped 100 for the third time in the last 10 years in 2024

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2 w. ago Antarctic scientist accused of threatening to kill colleagues trapped in research station apologises

The South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment said the alleged perpetrator has “shown remorse”

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2 w. ago Fear at isolated Antarctica base as a man is accused of attacking a colleague and making threats

South African officials say a member of a research team at an isolated Antarctica base has been put under psychological evaluation after he allegedly assaulted and sexually harassed colleagues

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2 w. ago Exact details of Antarctica base row as scientists beg for rescue over terrifying reason

A number of South African researchers posted at an isolated Antarctic research station are living in fear after one of their team members allegedly threatened the life of another

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2 w. ago Revealed: What made Antarctic scientist snap and 'assault and threaten to kill colleagues'

The scientists are currently stationed at Sanae IV base, a research centre located on the northern tip of Antarctica some 4,000 kilometres from their South African homeland

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2 w. ago Dispute that led to assault at Antarctica science base is revealed as team pleads to be rescued after fellow expert 'sexually assaulted and threatened to kill colleagues'

The scientists are currently stationed at Sanae IV base, a research centre located on the northern tip of Antarctica some 4,000 kilometres from their South African homeland

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2 w. ago Antarctic researcher accuses colleague of death threat and assault

South African minister ‘considering options’ after plea for help from member of team on remote baseA member of a South African research team on a remote Antarctic base has accused a colleague of physical assault and making a death threat, pleading for “immediate action” to be taken.The accusations were made in an email sent from the base that was shared with the South African newspaper the Sunday Times. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 19th century ring linked to Scottish geologist found on South African beach

The ring is engraved with the name of pioneering scientist Hugh Miller who died in 1856.

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2 w. ago Trapped Antarctic scientists beg for help after ‘assault and death threats’ from colleague

The South African scientists are in the Sanae IV research centre in Vesleskarvet, Queen Maud Land

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