South African firefighters on Sunday battled a fire that broke out at the parliament buildings in Cape Town. According to the City of Cape Town, the Parliament building caught fire in the early hours of Sunday. Cape Town mayoral committee member for safety and security Jean-Pierre Smith said alarm was[Read More…]
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UK To Slow Down Visa Applications For Gambia, Others
The British government has decided to introduced visa sanctions against nationals of the Gambia and other countries for refusing to cooperate in taking back rejected asylum seekers and offenders from the Unite Kingdom. UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has applied slow-down measures to paperwork for Gambian applicants. According to Ms[Read More…]
Anti-Apartheid Icon Desmond Tutu Laid To Rest
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday gave the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu a hearty send-off at St Georges Cathedral in Cape Town, saying he was grateful to “Tutu for his efforts in helping build the nation.” Ramaphosa was speaking during his eulogy at Tutu’s state funeral in the[Read More…]