Section: South Africa
eNCA | Gatherings mark anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea
The annexation was widely denounced by the West, and both the United States and the European Union imposed sanction on Russia in response. …read more Source:...
Couple’s five-week ordeal over
A South African mother whose son and future daughter-in-law were incarcerated for more than five weeks in the United Arab Emirates is relieved that their ordeal is finally over. Emlyn Culverwell, 29, from the Eastern Cape and his Ukrainian fiancée, Iryna Nohai, 27, were released on Wednesday from Al Wathba prison in Abu Dhabi. They …read...
Couple’s five-week ordeal over
A South African mother whose son and future daughter-in-law were incarcerated for more than five weeks in the United Arab Emirates is relieved that their ordeal is finally over. Emlyn Culverwell, 29, from the Eastern Cape and his Ukrainian fiancée, Iryna Nohai, 27, were released on Wednesday from Al Wathba prison in Abu Dhabi. They were jailed...
Putin foes receive cold shoulder from Ukraine
When the Russian authorities came for anti-Kremlin activist Alexei Vetrov he says he thought he knew where to go: Ukraine. The country had just seen its Moscow-backed leader ousted by mass protests and plunged into a standoff with Russia as it pivoted sharply towards the West. But now — almost three years after moving — …read more Source:...
Putin foes receive cold shoulder from Ukraine
When the Russian authorities came for anti-Kremlin activist Alexei Vetrov he says he thought he knew where to go: Ukraine. The country had just seen its Moscow-backed leader ousted by mass protests and plunged into a standoff with Russia as it pivoted sharply towards the West. But now — almost three years after moving — Vetrov remains trapped in...
Couple jailed in UAE in court soon
The families of two South Africans locked up in the United Arab Emirates for having sex out of marriage, have pleaded for help from the South African authorities in that country. Linda Culverwell from Port Alfred said her health had deteriorated since her son Emlyn, 29, and his fiance Iryna Nohai were arrested in the UAE. Emlyn and Iryna who are...
News24.com | Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘terrorism’ in top UN court
Ukraine urged the UN’s top court to help bring stability to its war-torn east by seeking to convince judges that Russia is “sponsoring terrorism” in its conflict against separatist pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source:...
British foreign minister to visit Russia to discuss differences
Britain’s foreign secretary Boris Johnson will go to Moscow to discuss the differences over Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
Deadly blast rips through Ukraine coal mine
Eight miners died Thursday when a methane gas explosion tore through a pit in western Ukraine, in the latest mine disaster in the ex-Soviet state. …read more Source:...
Gas explosion kills at least 8 miners in western Ukraine
The Ukrainian emergencies service has said that 34 miners had been at a depth of 550m when the explosion ripped through the mine. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
