The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children hosted their annual Air Your Dirty Laundry event on Thursday, which culminated in hundreds of t-shirts with powerful messages speaking out against violence being hung-up on makeshift washing lines. Director Shaheema McLeod told VOC News there has been an increase in domestic violence[…]
An agreement has finally been reached between traders and the South African Police Services (SAPS) that will ensure the provision of security for the Somerset West Night Market over the coming festive season. As a result, the respective parties have agreed to host the popular Festival under the Lights from[…]
The Auwal Socio-Economic Research Institute (ASRI) has launched a unique initiative with the hopes of shaping the country’s youth into individuals who will contribute towards the development and strengthening of the civil society sector. The project, entitled the ASRI Future Leaders Fellowship Program, will hope to drive young prospects towards[…]
The International Peace College of South Africa (IPSA) will this weekend launch an English translation of the works of Sheikh al-Sayyid Muhammad bin Alawi al-Maliki, entitled “The Way of the True Salaf”. The publication has been translated through a collaborated effort by IPSA and the University of South Africa (UNISA).[…]
Russian President Vladimir Putin lashed out at “part of the leadership in Turkey” during his annual address to the parliament, accusing Ankara of having trade ties with terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq. He also promised more sanctions for Turkey over downing of the Russian jet. Putin said Russia still[…]
A Cambodian court has convicted an unlicensed medical practitioner of murder and sentenced him to 25 years in prison for spreading HIV among almost 300 villagers. A spokesman for the court in the northwestern province of Battambang said Yem Chrin, 56, was found guilty on Thursday of torture and cruel[…]
Several Israeli youths connected to Jewish extremist organizations have been arrested by Israeli forces for suspected involvement in a fatal arson attack on a Palestinian family in July, Israel’s Shin Bet security agency said Thursday. An Israeli police spokeswoman for Arab media, Luba al-Samri, confirmed that police “recently arrested young men[…]
For Barry Steenkamp it is finally “over”, but for Oscar Pistorius, it is probably the beginning of many years behind bars. It is now official: The once beloved Paralympian gold medalist is guilty of murder for firing four shots into a toilet cubicle, killing his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp behind[…]
The killing of at least 14 people in a mass shooting in the US state of California has given way to speculation about the attackers’ motives and false claims about their identities. Police in San Bernardino said 28-year-old US citizen Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, 27, opened fire on a[…]
Oscar Pistorius will now have to provide a compelling reason why he should not be sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in jail for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a legal expert said on Thursday. “He is still serving his sentence for culpable homicide, and the sentencing will be[…]
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