Debris found on an Indian Ocean island last week is from MH370, Malaysia’s prime minister has said, confirming for the first time that the plane which mysteriously disappeared 17 months ago had crashed. Najib Razak’s announcement in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday ended an agonising wait for families of the 239[…]
A senior Hamas leader said Wednesday that Israel must lift its eight-year blockade on the Gaza Strip if it wants a ceasefire with the group to continue. Mahmoud Zahhar, a senior figure within the group, said that Hamas’ message to “the enemy” is that it will not “accept the siege”[…]
An Arab League follow-up committee on Wednesday recommended further talks to discuss putting forward a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council to protect Palestinians from settler violence, officials said. The Arab PeaceInitiativemeeting in Cairo –chaired by Egyptian Foreign Minister Samih Shukri –called onUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to create[…]
Power utility Eskom implemented stage 1 load shedding on Thursday morning. “Due to increased electricity demand and a shortage of generation capacity due to power station units being on maintenance, Eskom has implemented stage 1 load shedding and this is likely to continue until 10pm this evening,” Eskom said. “Eskom[…]
Pastors and so-called prophets who engage in bizarre practices, such as instructing their followers to eat snakes, ants, and grass, will come under the spotlight on Thursday. The SA Council of Churches is to host a discussion on these and other “unethical practices” in light of several such incidents. One[…]
Members of Parliament’s ad hoc committee on Nkandla are struggling to agree on which findings to include in their draft report. After two and a half hours of back and forth between ruling party and opposition members on Wednesday afternoon, the committee was not much closer to finding a resolution ahead[…]
Molo Songololo has expressed shock and disgust at a judgement issued by the sexual offences court in Parow, which let a convicted child pornographer seemingly off the hook with a suspended 8 year sentence. Andries Petrus Retief was convicted of luring minors to his farm in Durbanville, where he proceeded[…]
While the Cape Town community is still reeling after the brutal death of Mamdouh Moustafa, known fondly as the ‘Cairo shwarma king’, very little is really known about the roots of the Egyptian expat. The 68 year old food trader was found dead in Epping on Friday evening. Police and[…]
The Muslim Judicial Halal Trust (MJCHT) believes the Western Cape Governments’ one billion rand investment into the Halal Industry should be celebrated as it will build a much needed bridge between the local Muslim community and the international Halal industry. Local government recently announced a plan to build a Halal[…]
VOC in association with Muslim Hands and Makro put warmth into the hearts and lives of the learners at Stephen Road Primary School in Lotus River on Wednesday, as part of the VOC Winter Drive. The campaign was spurred by VOC producer Quanita Kamaar after the 2015 VOC Stationery Drive,[…]
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