January2015

Egypt court orders retrial in Al-Jazeera case

An Egyptian appeals court ordered a retrial Thursday in the case of three Al-Jazeera English journalists held for over a year, overturning the ruling in a case that ensnared the reporters in a wider conflict between Egypt and Qatar. The decision by Egypt’s Court of Cassation came after a hearing[…]

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Langebaan masjid to host Moulood celebrations

The Ibaad-u-Ragmaan Qadiri Jamaa’ah has extended an invite to members of the Muslim community in the greater Cape Town region to attend their Moulood an-Nabi celebrations in Langebaan on Saturday the 24th January. The event will take place at the Langebaan masjid, alongside regular mosque attendees. The event will be[…]

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Makro Ottery joins Stationery Drive as sponsor

With just a few weeks to go before the start of the new school year, organizers of the annual VOC Stationery Drive have announced that Makro Ottery will come on board to sponsor this year’s edition of the campaign. This comes as the station attempts to intensify its efforts in[…]

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WPBTS appeals for blood donations

The Western Province Blood Transfusion service (WPBTS) has made an urgent appeal for locals to donate blood, amidst an expected increase in festive season accidents that may deplete the current blood stocks. With the holiday season drawing to a close in the coming weeks, the country’s roads are expected to[…]

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Infrastructure upgrades must continue: Zuma

Improvements to water and energy infrastructure must continue in the new year, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday. “[In 2014], we celebrated the milestone of 11 million connections to electricity since 1994,” he said in his new year’s statement. “This successful programme has brought into sharp focus the need to[…]

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Drunk CTown taxi driver arrested again

A minibus taxi driver was arrested for the second time in less than a week for drunk driving, a City of Cape Town official said on Wednesday. A traffic officer spotted the taxi being driven recklessly on Govan Mbeki Drive on Tuesday, mayoral committee member for safety and security JP[…]

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New Year’s stampede kills 35 in Shanghai

At least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured after a stampede broke out during New Year’s celebrations in the Chinese city of Shanghai, state-run media has said. Citing Sina News, CCTV America said the the cause of the stampede on the Bund, the financial hub of Shanghai’s popular[…]

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Search resumes for bodies from AirAsia plane

The search for the bodies of passengers of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 has resumed after bad weather hampered efforts to locate the victims, along with the fuselage of the plane, that crashed four days ago. A break in bad weather raised hopes on Thursday that divers would be able to investigate[…]

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Palestinians request membership of ICC

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has signed a document at a meeting in Ramallah requesting membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Abbas signed the document on Wednesday, a day after a UN Security Council (UNSC) failed to pass a resolution that had aimed to set a deadline for Israel to[…]

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