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WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. It’s not unusual for Gisèle Pelicot to be greeted with applause when she walks through the courthouse in the southern French city of Avignon. In the midst of a horrifying mass rape trial against her husband and 50 other accused […]
This week, Cape Town experienced two shootings in just two days, which claimed the lives of 12 people. (Michal Oska/Getty Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of […]
Police are investigating a case of murder (five counts), following another mass shooting in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday evening. The SAPS recovered five bodies at Chris Hani informal settlement in New Brighton, Gqeberha. In a statement, police spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli said five men were found in a shack with gunshot wounds inside […]
Gisele Pelicot, the 72-year-old victim of mass rape whose ordeal has shocked the world, told a trial in southern France on Wednesday that she was determined that making her case public should help other women and change society. Dominique Pelicot, her husband, has admitted to inviting dozens of strangers over nearly ten years to their […]
Gisèle Pelicot takes the stand Angelique Chrisafis Gisèle Pelicot has taken the stand, with her former husband Dominique Pelicot watching from the dock. The president of the court told her she will have the opportunity to talk about evidence so far and on the issue of drugging. Share Updated at 05.34 EDT Key events Show key […]
Thousands of flag-waving demonstrators hit the streets across Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday to demand restrictions to the mass tourism they say is overwhelming their Atlantic archipelago. Rallying under the slogan “The Canary Islands have a limit”, demonstrators began marching at midday in tourist hotspots across all of the archipelago’s seven main islands. Protesters gathered […]
Rallying under the slogan “The Canary Islands have a limit”, demonstrators began marching at midday in tourist hotspots across all of the archipelago’s seven main islands. Protesters gathered outside a convention centre in Maspalomas on the island of Gran Canaria, the only water park on the island of Fuerteventura, and the nightlife district in Playa […]
Article content A Catholic advocacy organization is asking people to contact The Ottawa Hospital to protest its decision to end daily Catholic mass in favour of a focus on bedside consultations. Hospital spokesperson Rebecca Abelson confirmed the shift in the way spiritual care is provided at The Ottawa Hospital on Friday. “Recently, TOH (The Ottawa […]
A father and son were indicted on murder charges Thursday in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, last month. The big picture: Accused shooter Colt Gray, 14, was formally charged with 55 counts in connection with the shooting that killed four people and injured nine others, and his father, Colin Gray, […]
Zoning policy controls what type of development can be built on a given lot, as well as the height and floor space ratio. Generally, this is set under councils’ local environmental plans, informed by long-term land use planning strategies. On top of mass rezoning, the BCA wants states such as NSW to enforce consistent definitions […]