At least 55 radicals were killed in airstrikes and a gun battle with ground forces in Pakistan’s troubled northwest where the military launched a major offensive this year, officials said Saturday. The army intensified its offensive after the massacre of 150 people in a school in Peshawar this month, a[…]
Egyptian prosecutors have referred a writer to a criminal trial on charges of showing contempt for Islam in a tweet allegedly criticizing ritual slaughtering, state-run newspaper al-Ahram reported online Saturday. The referral comes in response to a lawsuit filed by a lawyer against Fatima Naoot, accusing her of defaming Islam[…]
Beachgoers have been advised to observe more precaution when visiting the city’s beaches, after a recent study reportedly uncovered high levels of E-coli at the popular Fourth Beach in Clifton. The warning comes at a particularly busy period for Cape Town’s beaches, as tourists and school students flock to the[…]
The National Sea Rescue Institute has cautioned beach goers as the high spring tide swept up beaches on the coastline in the early hours of the morning on Boxing Day. Roads and houses in some parts of Cape Town have been damaged by flooding. December, 26th is traditionally a day[…]
The education department on Friday said all was on track for the release of matric results early next year. “Preparations for the release of National Senior Certificate examinations results are well underway,” said department spokesman Elijah Mhlanga in a statement. “The department…is on schedule to announce the national and provincial[…]
Three swimmers in Kalk Bay were rescued after parts of Cape Town flooded, when eight-metre-high waves hit the coast, the municipality said on Friday. “Coastal towns and resorts along the Atlantic and False Bay coastline were left swamped after tidal surge during the early hours of this morning,” acting head[…]
A Palestinian man on Friday stabbed two Israeli paramilitary border policemen at the entrance to Jerusalem’s Old City, injuring them lightly, Israeli police said. The attacker stabbed an officer in the neck, and in an ensuing struggle with border police, stabbed another officer in the arm and fled, said police[…]
arson attack on a Swedish mosque has left at least five people injured, in an incident that comes amid fierce debate over immigration in the once-welcoming Scandinavian country. “A witness saw somebody throw an object through the window of the building, which serves as a mosque, after which a violent[…]
Pakistani security forces have killed a Taliban commander who allegedly facilitated the Peshawar school massacre, which left 150 people dead in the country’s worst ever attack. Officials on Friday said the fighter, named only as Saddam, was killed on Thursday night in a gunfight with security forces in the restive[…]
While things remain the same during the colourful, vibey street parades, behind the scenes, the dynamic of the Cape Minstrel fraternity has changed drastically over time. The Kaapse Klopse has become the face of Cape Town and is more than just an annual parade in the Mother City. Its long[…]
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