SA shopping malls up security after US, UK, Aus warnings of terror threats
Some of South Africa’s biggest shopping malls have stepped up security after warnings of terror threats in places such as Johannesburg and Cape Town.
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Splintering of Nigeria threatened as minorities increasingly turn violent
More rebellions have exploded across Nigeria while the government grapples with the worst economic crisis in decades.
First the US, now Britain warns about likely terror attacks in SA. Here’s why.
Britain warned there is a high threat of terror attacks against foreigners in shopping areas in South Africa, two days after a similar advisory was issued by the US.
Govt downplays US terror alert. TRAC says SA becoming more vulnerable.
State Security Minister David Mahlobo has downplayed the US terror alert, saying his department was doing all it could to keep South Africa safe against attacks.
Nigerian Islamists extend killing spree in northeast: Police
By Lanre Ola MAIDUGURI Nigeria – Suspected Nigerian Islamist militants killed 17 people in a remote northeastern village on Tuesday night, hours after a bomb killed 118 people in the central city of Jos, police said on Wednesday. Militants opened fire on Alagarno village and razed several houses to the ground, a source at police … Read more