There could well be a resolution in the delay of 12 outstanding hajj visas by the end of Friday, with operators working tirelessly to ensure hujaaj depart for the Saudi Kingdom as scheduled. A technical glitch in the integrated filing system between local operators and the Saudi Ministry of Hajj[…]
Pro-Palestinian supporters will flock to various Woolworths stores around the country for the month National Day of Action, a campaign aimed at drawing attention to a national boycott of the retailer every month end. In August 2014, a call for the complete boycott of Woolworths until it ends its Israeli[…]
This article forms part of a series focused on community activists who are the ‘Unsung Heroes’ working tirelessly to fight crime. Ask any resident in Manenberg about Ronald ‘Uncle Errol’ Snippers, they will immediately stop what they’re doing to tell you about the man behind the ‘new found peace’ in[…]
Cabinet has called on members of the public to help police track down cop killers. “The law-enforcement agencies are working round the clock to ensure all the perpetrators of these criminal acts are apprehended. “Cabinet continues to condemn the senseless killing of police officers. Cabinet calls on members of public[…]
A documentary recounting incidents of racism faced by black students at Stellenbosch University is garnering much attention, prompting Minister of Higher Education, Blade Nzimande to call on the university to provide answers on the allegations. Luister (Listen), a 30-minute documentary created by a group called Open Stellenbosch, provides first-hand accounts[…]
Mitchell’s Plain police are still on the prowl for the suspects behind Thursday’s cash in transit heist at the busy Liberty Promenade mall. The shopping centre was left rattled after four suspects stripped a bank on the premises. Promenade’s centre management said four armed men fled with an undisclosed amount[…]
OPINION by John Bell – Another set of political demonstrations has taken off in the Arab world. This time it is in Lebanon, where a summer of rubbish in the streets has triggered street riots reminiscent of Tahrir Square. No one knows what all this portends, some hope and dream[…]
Three men are expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Monday for the possession of contraband worth R150 000, police confirmed on Friday. Spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk said a tip-off to the Border Police’s Cape Town Harbour station on Wednesday led to the seizure of illegally obtained[…]
Correct procedures were followed in chartering a plane which happened to be owned by the Gupta family to take Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to Japan, the defence minister said on Friday. “All of the information at my disposal talks to the fact that everything was done by the book. There[…]
At least 10 civilians have been killed and more than 50 others wounded, as India and Pakistan traded fire across their disputed border, officials have said. The fighting on the border on Friday comes less than a week after planned security talks between India and Pakistan were cancelled amid a[…]
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