Tens of thousands of Muslims have descended upon the small community of Roshnee just south of Johannesburg this Easter weekend, for the Tabligh Jamaah’s annual Ijtimah. The event is one of the largest religious gatherings in the country, and seeks to draw as many Muslims together in a specific location[…]
South African political parties on Friday condemned the attack on the Garissa University in Kenya, where 147 people were killed by Al-Shabaab militants, calling it appalling and senseless. “The loss of life and attacks on defenseless citizens is indefensible and unjustifiable regardless of the circumstances,” ANC national spokesperson Zizi Kodwa[…]
Motorists seem to be behaving better on the roads this Easter as fewer people have died in accidents on the eve of the long weekend compared to the same period last year, according to the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) on Friday. “A total of 40 people had died from[…]
President Jacob Zuma’s eldest son Edward Zuma says he will not apologise or withdraw his anti-foreigner statements. “The point I am trying to make is that the country [South Africa] is facing a serious problem when it comes to illegal immigrants. I am not going to withdraw my comments,” said[…]
Rebel forces have withdrawn from Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi’s palace in his former southern stronghold in Aden after overnight air raids by the Saudi-led coalition, a senior official said. “The Houthi militia and their allies withdrew before dawn from the Al-Maashiq palace,” the official in Aden, who did not[…]
Israel’s security cabinet is united in its opposition to the framework deal reached between world powers and Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement issued following a special meeting. Local media reported that Netanyahu had called a meeting of his security cabinet, including ministers, as well as[…]
South African businesses who are exhibiting their products at the 12th annual Malaysian International Halal Showcase, were educated about the halal landscape in Malaysia, at a seminar hosted by the South African High Commission in Kuala Lumpur. The 13 companies – manufacturers of biscuits, olive oil, spices and chocolates, etc[…]
The attack at the Garissa university in Kenya, where 147 people were killed by Somali radicals was appalling and indefensible, the African National Congress said on Friday. “The loss of life and attacks on defenseless citizens is indefensible and unjustifiable regardless of the circumstances,” national spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said. “We[…]
Suspended Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) head Robert McBride claims in court papers that the police watchdog was busy with sensitive investigations against high-ranking members of the police. These members are suspected of “abusing their positions to protect certain criminal syndicates… or turning a blind eye to their nefarious activities”,[…]
At least 147 people have been killed after Kenyan troops cleared a university dormitory in the town of Garissa in northeast Kenya that had been seized by al-Shabab gunmen, the interior ministry says. Members of the Somalia-based group attacked the campus after dawn on Thursday and were holed up in[…]
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