Freemasonry
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Letters to the editor: May 13 to 19 2016
Readers write in about the Freemasons, and the new mayor of London.
Editorial: Transparency and secrets don’t mix
The DA is evading to address the issue of whether secret Freemasonry membership can mix with transparent candidate list procedures.
Tshwane DA in candidate list mess
Alleged ties to freemasonry and other conflicts have caused red faces in the Democratic Alliance ahead of municipal elections.
Fire put out at site of Nigerian pipeline blast
Thousands gathered on Friday around charred destruction from a deadly pipeline explosion as Nigerian firefighters doused flames triggered by the blast that had burnt for more…
In the rubble of a school, bodies everywhere
The masks kept the dust from the firefighters’ faces, but did nothing to conceal the reek of death. On a mound at the heart of the town’s middle school, they were frantically…
Rescuers hunt for survivors of Angolan collapse
Rescuers on Sunday pushed on with efforts to find more survivors from the rubble of the Angolan police headquarters that collapsed in the capital. The disaster is feared to have…
Cypriots may soon erase symbol of division
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders may soon erase the most potent symbol of the island’s division, by reopening a bullet-pocked crossing between the two sides closed for nearly…
Three killed in Beirut blast near US embassy car
At least three people were killed in an explosion that damaged a United States diplomatic car in Beirut on Tuesday and wounded a US passenger, security sources said. The sources…