More than 20 combatants of the Al-Shabaab and several soldiers from Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region were killed Wednesday in fighting, officials said. Puntland security forces launched an attack on an al-Shabaab base in a mountainous area 30 kilometres east of the port city of Bosaso, Puntland leader Abdiwali Mohamed Ali[…]
Retired US general John Allen, who is leading the international effort against Islamic State extremists, said Wednesday that the training of Syrian rebels would be a slow process. “It is going to take a while, it could take years, actually,” Allen said in an interview with CNN. “We have to[…]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Wednesday criticised the government for allegedly refusing a visa to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. “I am ashamed to call this lickspittle bunch my government,” he said in a statement. Last month it was reported that the Dalai Lama had again been refused entry to[…]
Only 36 percent, or 188 out of 528 toilets visited during a social audit on Cape Town’s janitorial services, were found to be clean inside, the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) said in a report released on Wednesday. Twenty-eight percent of the toilets were in a dirty condition, while 21 percent[…]
The trial of a man, who allegedly assaulted and racially insulted his girlfriend’s domestic worker, will resume in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Andre van Deventer faces charges of common assault and crimen injuria. During a previous appearance, the court heard that the domestic worker, Gloria Kente, 50, had[…]
The energy department’s commitment to complete transparency over the nuclear agreement with Russia is an empty promise, the Democratic Alliance said on Wednesday. The department had said earlier “no information of relevance to the public will be withheld” with regards to the nuclear build programme. DA MP Lance Greyling said[…]
The South African Haj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) has reported that everything remains on track within the South African camp, ahead of the sacred journey of haj. Having spent the last few days in Azizia to avoid the congestion in the holy city of Makkah, pilgrims are expected to depart[…]
About 1.4 million hujjaj will take a spiritual pledge to make the pilgrimage to the holy cities to perform the most important task of any Muslim’s life. However, with the increase in travelling prices along with restrictions by the Saudi Ministry of Haj, less South Africans are able to perform[…]
With Muslims across the globe preparing themselves for the religious practice of Qurbani over Eid al-Adha celebrations this weekend, Islamic scholars and animal rights activists, have appealed for slaughtering to be conducted with ‘kindness and mercy for the animal’. In an in-depth discussion on the conditions of Qurbani on Tuesday[…]
The South African Muslim Network (SAMNET) has strongly opposed the introduction of Electronic Bingo Terminals (EBTs) at multiple shopping malls in Kwazulu-Natal (KZN). The organisation has undertaken a campaign to mobilise all concerned parties into voicing their opposition to the installation of the new gambling stations. With hearings set to[…]
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