Domestic worker Colleen Arends never thought she’d end up giving birth to her baby girl on the floor of her employer’s Sunningdale home. The 36-year-old Kraaifontein resident had visited the bathroom a few times on Monday morning before she spotted blood. “I was not expecting to go into labour. I[…]
More than 13 million children are being denied an education due to conflicts in the Middle East, the UN has said, warning “the hopes of a generation” would be dashed if they cannot return to classrooms. In a report on the impact of conflict on education in six countries and[…]
The Western Cape’s Department of Agriculture has been granted a temporary interdict barring any further disruptions at the Elsenburg Agricultural Institute near Stellenbosch. The department said the temporary interdict was granted by the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. The college falls under the department, with its degree courses underwritten[…]
French judges investigating claims that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was murdered have closed the case without bringing any charges, a prosecutor said. “At the end of the investigation … it has not been demonstrated that Mr Yasser Arafat was murdered by polonium-210 poisoning,” the three judges ruled on Wednesday, according[…]
The High Court in Pretoria will play a “supervisory role” in ensuring that South Africa’s national rugby team has more black players in future. This was after leader of the Agency for New Agenda party, Tshidiso Mokhoanatse, on Wednesday abandoned his bid to ask the court to prevent the Springboks[…]
Emotions reached a climax as hujjaj were torn apart in leaving their families behind and embarking on a lifetime journey to the holy land. Tears rolled on the cheeks as they strolled to the checking-in point after bidding farewell to their loved ones. These were tears of joy of fulfilling[…]
It’s been a waiting game for hundreds of South African hujjaj who have been stranded at the OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg since Monday. The situation arose when the airline reported a technical fault with its plane which was expected to depart from OR Tambo Airport on Monday. Around fifty[…]
The demolition of Palmyra’s Temple of Bel represents a tragedy, not only for the history of the Syria people but that of the global community as well, according to The U.N. Training and Research Agency (UNOSAT). The nearly 2,000-year old Roman Temple, considered amongst the most historically significant structures in[…]
Local retailer Woolworths has sent a legal letter to BDS South Africa threatening to take the organization to court if it continues to protest at its stores. Pickets during the National Day of Action on Saturday turned tense when Woolworths allegedly called police to several branches in a bid to[…]
OPINION by Marwan Bishara – Around the time of launching the Middle East negotiations in the 1990s, the BBC launched a new sitcom by the name of Keeping Up Appearances. The British comedy featured a comical and delusional middle-class woman by the name of Mrs Bucket, who conjured up stories[…]
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