Syrian government troops and rebels were locked in fierce fighting on Sunday on Aleppo’s western edges, where at least 41 civilians have been killed over the past three days. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a Britain-based monitor, said the death toll included at least 17 children, adding hundreds[…]
The City of Cape Town is heading to the Gauteng High Court to fight for more than R400m of what it says is owed to its residents from the 2010 World Cup. “We will fight for justice and the return of the R429.4m owed to our residents. It is a[…]
‘Informal discussions” are under way between National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams, his close allies in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) as well as lawyers of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his two co-accused to drop the charges against them. City Press has learnt that yesterday, a draft[…]
The ANC’s top leadership moved to defuse tensions in the party’s parliamentary caucus this week, after ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu’s call for the national executive committee (NEC) to step down caused disquiet in some quarters. Four ANC sources in Parliament independently told City Press that the party’s secretary-general, Gwede[…]
With the centre failing to hold in the governing party, DA leader Mmusi Maimane said he was fully focused on unseating the ANC in 2019, even if it meant it would happen through a national coalition. “The ANC thought that it would govern until Jesus came back and now they[…]
Des van Rooyen visited the Gupta family compound not just once, but seven times, in the days before his appointment as finance minister by President Jacob Zuma in December last year. The visits, on consecutive days between December 2 and 8, have been revealed by a team of public protector[…]
Cape Town has once again done Capetonians proud by receiving the title of Second Best City Worldwide in the Lonely Planet’s newly published travel guides category, Top 10 Cities, with France in first place. If excitement, adventure, beauty and scenery are things you are searching for, search no further. Cape[…]
Umrah tour operators in Cape Town have reported a slump in umrah bookings for the forthcoming season, as a result of the high visa fees. South Africans now have to pay an additional R7 800 for an umrah visa. In August, the Saudi Government confirmed its intent to increase all[…]
The International Peace College South Africa (IPSA) will be hosting its annual IPSA Women in Islam – Women in South Africa Symposium on campus this Saturday, 29 October. The WIWISA symposium is an important flagship event on IPSA’s annual academic calendar, as it initiates important conversations and engaging debates on[…]
The following khutbah was delivered by UCT economics student Ihsaan Bassier at Claremont Main Road masjid on Friday and is a response to the debate around free, decolonised education Repected Jamaah, shukran for letting me speak. I love this masjid because it is unapologetically political. We recognise that we are part of a system[…]
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