Venezuela opposition candidate due before prosecutors in election dispute

CARACAS – Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, in hiding since shortly after the country’s disputed presidential election, is due to appear before prosecutors in a criminal investigation launched by officials considered close to President Nicolas Maduro. However, it was not immediately clear whether Gonzalez Urrutia would in fact appear. Maduro has threatened to arrest […] More

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Discussion | Jeppestown fire | Burning issue of inner city housing crisis

JOHANNESBURG – Abandoned and hijacked buildings in Johannesburg are, quite literally, a burning issue. In the latest incident, a fire a derelict Jeppestown building left four dead, three injured and hundreds displaced.  Last August last year, 76 people died in a blaze at the hijacked Usindiso Building in the inner city. At the time, the […] More

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